ECFR Brochure Redraft 2017 V

“We are living through a global counter-revolution. The institutions and values of liberal internationalism are being eroded beneath our feet and societies are becoming increasingly polarised. The consensus for EU action is increasingly difficult to forge, but there is a way forward. In this new world, on our tenth anniversary, the European Council on Foreign Relations will build the consensus for European foreign policy by engaging in the debates at the national level to make the case for common European action as the most effective way of protecting European citizens. But we will reach out beyond “ We believe a common foreign policy will those already converted to our allow individual countries to increase their message, framing our ideas global influence. A strong European voice and calls for action in a way that resonates with key decision- in favour of human rights, democracy makers and the wider public and international law will not just benefit across Europe’s capitals.” Europeans; it will be good for the world.” Martti Ahtisaari, Joschka Fischer, Mark Leonard and Mabel van Oranje writing in the Financial Times, 1 October 2007 ecfr.eu Mark Leonard, Director Our leadership Our unique approach The European Council on Foreign Relations We provide a safe meeting space for decision- (ECFR) is an award-winning international makers and influencers to share ideas for CONTAGIOUS think-tank that aims to conduct cutting-edge common action; we promote informed debate IDEAS independent research in pursuit of a on Europe’s role in the world; and we build coherent, effective and values-based pan-European coalitions for policy change. Developing proposals that people talk about European foreign policy. ECFR has brought together a team of distinguished policy entrepreneurs to link cutting-edge research Mark Leonard to practical policy. Our research is presented through three regional programmes – Asia and China, Middle Director East and North Africa, and Wider Europe – and a cross-cutting thematic programme − European Power. Mark is the Director and co-founder of ECFR. In 2014, he was chosen to chair the World Economic Forum’s Global Agenda Council on Geoeconomics. PAN-EUROPEAN Previously he was Director for Foreign Policy at the OUTREACH Centre for European Reform, and founding Director of the Foreign Policy Centre. Being part of the national conversation ECFR is the only think-tank that has a truly pan- European network, with a presence in Berlin, London, Madrid, Paris, Rome, Sofia and Warsaw, and an antenna in Brussels. Our pan-European structure allows us to understand national foreign policy priorities and challenges, be part of the national Thorsten Joanna Alba Jeremy Vessela conversations, and grasp viewpoints from across Klassen Knowles Lamberti Shapiro Tcherneva the continent. Senior Director for Senior Director for Senior Director for Research Director Senior Director for Development Finance and Operations Advocacy Programmes A COMMUNITY OF LEADERS BOARD OF TRUSTEES Bringing Europe together Carl Bildt (co-chair) Ian Clarkson Andrzej Olechowski The ECFR Council is the strongest and most visible Emma Bonino (co-chair) Lykke Friis Andrew Puddephatt expression of ECFR’s pan-European identity. Our 300 Mabel van Oranje (co-chair) Timothy Garton Ash Norbert Röttgen Council Members act as ambassadors for ECFR’s ideas within their networks and help us build the consensus Sylvie Kauffmann Javier Solana ecfr.eu Martti Ahtisaari (chair emeritus) Ivan Krastev Helle Thorning-Schmidt for a common European foreign and security policy. Our impact Engaging First to call Iran for Europe’s ECFR has led the way in creating a platform for Over the past 10 years, ECFR has been continuous dialogue between European and Global unrivalled in its ability to shape European Reframing Iranian policymakers and experts. We were foreign policy debates and decision-making, the first think-tank to send a delegation to Strategy with bold, counter-intuitive insights and EU-Russia visit Tehran after the nuclear deal was signed. compelling policy prescriptions. More recently, we welcomed Iranian Foreign We were the first to advocate a profound Minister Javad Zarif on his first official visit rethink in the EU’s overall approach to relations to London in February 2016. In line with Ellie European security. In our paper from Geranmayeh’s recommendations, the EU has November 2013, Why Europe needs a new ECFR has been in the vanguard of established a biannual Iran-EU dialogue at global strategy, Mark Leonard, Susi Dennison conceptualising future relations between ministerial level and has begun discussions to and Nick Witney, put forward arguments on Russia and Europe. In 2007, we published a open an EU delegation in Tehran. security and defence that armed European ground-breaking Power Audit of EU-Russia governments with the rhetoric to task the EU Beyond relations. In 2014, Mark Leonard and Ivan High Representative, Federica Mogherini, to Krastev set the terms of reference for a new conduct a strategy review. This resulted in the debate on Europe’s long-term strategy towards adoption of the EU Global Strategy in June the EU’s Moscow and provided options for how the 2016. EU can reduce its energy dependency on trade-centric Russia, while Kadri Liik’s seminal paper, How Unlocking to talk with Russia, has been widely read by European leaders and policymakers, helping approach them make sense of the often contradictory Europe’s to China approaches of Europe and Russia. potential in the Mapping Our work on Asia and China, led by François Europe’s Godement, has attracted attention at the Middle East highest levels in both China and Europe. leaders Publications over the past decade, such as Libya: Peace Process the Power Audit of EU-China relations, China Analysis quarterly bulletin, China 3.0 essay From ideas ECFR has worked relentlessly to re-energise and slackers collection, and Xi Jinping’s China, have been European efforts to play a meaningful role in Since 2011, ECFR’s European Foreign Policy widely praised. In 2009, then Chinese Vice- Israeli-Palestinian peace talks. ECFR’s Mattia Scorecard has become a staple publication President Xi Jinping specifically mentioned to action Toaldo and Hugh Lovatt were responsible for pioneering the concept of ‘differentiation’ and for the European foreign policy establishment. our work at the EU-China summit. German ECFR’s Mattia Toaldo has quickly established making it a bastion of EU policy. The concept Our annual reckoning of the EU’s global Chancellor Angela Merkel’s 2010 China himself as one of the leading experts on was originally outlined in our 2015 report EU role has mapped the achievements and strategy speech reflected ECFR’s memos how European governments can support Differentiation and Israeli Settlements, and shortcomings of the EU institutions and each on China, while the concept of “reciprocal the democratic transition in Libya. His policy by December 2016 our approach had been of the 28 member states on foreign, security engagement” and the need for realist prescriptions were discussed at a ministerial endorsed by the first UN Security Council and defence policy. It has attracted significant bargaining with China, emphasised in summit on Libya convened by the British resolution on Israel/Palestine in seven years. It attention among senior policymakers and our our Power Audit, have worked their way government in November 2016, with the was also actively promoted by the EU External online audience. into European Council conclusions and participation of UK Foreign Secretary Boris Action Service and over 20 EU member states. official EU policy. Johnson, US former Secretary of State John Kerry and then Italian Foreign Minister Paolo ecfr.eu Gentiloni and Libya’s Prime Minister Fayez al-Sarraj. CONTAGIOUS Mark Leonard’s World in 30 Minutes ECFR’s weekly podcast series curated by Mark Leonard IDEAS features top-level speakers from across the EU and beyond to debate and discuss Europe’s role in the world. In less than two years, the podcast has attracted thousands of subscribers from across the continent. We also produce podcasts in French and Spanish. Since its launch in 2007, ECFR has built a “ Foreign policy is back but reputation for innovation, intellectual rigour, and engaging communications. We are dedicated to Europe is in danger of developing new perspectives on difficult foreign losing the plot. With the policy questions, and conveying our findings to a wide audience in a compelling way. depth of its analysis and Power Audits What does X think? the edge of its policy ideas Instead of the usual Our essay collections have institutional focus on EU policy, showcased prominent ECFR helps foreign ministers ECFR’s Power Audits highlight local voices, often not to look beyond the latest the role and contributions accessible to European of each EU member state audiences, to present the crisis and the next Foreign towards global players such native view on political Affairs Council.” as China, India, the US, Russia developments. ECFR has and Turkey. The aim of these presented the foreign Carl Bildt ECFR Co-Chair, former Prime Minister and publications is to identify policy debates in Russia, Foreign Minister of Sweden possible coalitions and foster India, China, Germany, a more constructive common the Gulf States, and Turkey approach to contentious through this format. issues among European governments. “ ECFR has the knack of producing the right paper at Flash Scorecards Views from the Capitals Note from Berlin Our Flash Scorecards help EU The Views from the Capitals Our weekly Note from Berlin the right time, which really policymakers navigate series mobilises ECFR’s pan- provides timely analysis of grabs people’s attention the big questions about European network of Council what Germany’s leadership the future trajectory for Members and policy experts is thinking about domestic with some new or counter- European integration.

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