Carnegie Europe

Exit America, Europe’s Trust Engine?

Jan Techau — Tue, 17 Feb 2015 11:01:06 +0000

The United States succeeded as Europe’s benevolent hegemon because it was able to pacify rivaling European states and instill mutual trust in them. That role is still needed.

Euro-Atlanticism After Minsk II

Judy Dempsey — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:11:59 +0000

As Moldova, Macedonia, and Montenegro are knocking on the doors of EU and NATO, the West cannot take these countries’ European orientation for granted.

Are Prime Ministers Taking Over EU Foreign Policy?

Stefan Lehne — Mon, 16 Feb 2015 11:07:45 +0000

The European Council is now the leading actor in EU foreign policy making, but it lacks coherence and ambition. Can the EU reenergize its approach to external relations?

Letter From Copenhagen

Bo Lidegaard — Fri, 13 Feb 2015 15:42:46 +0000

Denmark pursues an active foreign policy at both the European and the international level, helping develop joint EU approaches and contributing to military interventions.

Merkel Alone

Judy Dempsey — Thu, 12 Feb 2015 10:30:41 +0000

The German chancellor has done everything possible, excluding using force, to end the war in eastern Ukraine. Now, she needs wide support to make a new peace accord stick.

Judy Asks: Is Germany Discovering Strategy?

Judy Dempsey — Wed, 11 Feb 2015 10:55:45 +0000

A selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

European Security After Ukraine

Jan Techau — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 10:19:59 +0000

The war in eastern Ukraine is about more than the future of the European geopolitical order. It is about the role of the United States in Europe.

Crisis in Ukraine, One Year On

David Lidington, Jan Techau — Tue, 10 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000

After a serious escalation of violence in eastern Ukraine, EU policymakers are weighing up the possibility of expanding sanctions against Russia. Is that the right approach?

What Russia and the Islamic State Mean for U.S.-European Ties

Judy Dempsey — Mon, 09 Feb 2015 10:45:28 +0000

From Russian intimidation to Middle Eastern jihadism, the threats facing the West should galvanize, not weaken, the transatlantic relationship.

Judy Asks: Can the West Save Ukraine?

Judy Dempsey — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 10:45:19 +0000

A selection of leading experts answer a new question from Judy Dempsey on the foreign and security policy challenges shaping Europe’s role in the world.

The Tragedy of Petro Poroshenko

Judy Dempsey — Sun, 08 Feb 2015 09:25:31 +0000

Damned if he does, damned if he doesn’t, Ukraine’s president may have to cede more territory to end the conflict raging in the country’s east.

The Dialogue of the Deaf Between the West and Russia

Judy Dempsey — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 16:46:40 +0000

The gap between the Kremlin and the transatlantic allies was exposed to the full at the Munich Security Conference—and shows no signs of narrowing.

Merkel in Munich

Judy Dempsey — Sat, 07 Feb 2015 12:49:06 +0000

The German chancellor has made clear that Berlin will neither provide weapons to Ukraine nor give up its diplomatic attempts to end the conflict in the country’s east.

Europe’s Losing Information War

Judy Dempsey — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 19:47:22 +0000

European governments and the EU are doing little or nothing to counter Russian propaganda.

Meanwhile in Munich, Waiting for Merkel

Judy Dempsey — Fri, 06 Feb 2015 15:28:52 +0000

Angela Merkel’s visit to Moscow for peace talks on the Ukraine crisis could be the last diplomatic attempt to end the fighting in the country’s east.