

Germany’s conservatives and Social Democrats have set out their new foreign policy agenda. With few exceptions, Berlin still refuses to think strategically.

Ten days before the Eastern Partnership Vilnius Summit, Ukraine still has to prove it will pursue reforms. Tymoshenko’s fate complicates matters.

In the run-up to the EU’s Eastern Partnership summit in Vilnius, Europeans have been surprisingly united in the defense of their values, but also their interests.

Every week 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.

Herman Van Rompuy believes that Europe is stuck in a “post–Berlin Wall” period. Until the EU becomes truly integrated, that is where the continent will remain.

Sweden’s Carl Bildt believes European leaders have a mandate to push forward with EU foreign policy. Will December’s defense summit give the EU the strategic oomph it needs?

Every week 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.

Russia has repeatedly resorted to imposing embargoes on EU countries to test Europeans’ unity. Yet in almost all cases, Moscow’s bullying has failed to break EU solidarity.

A series of NATO exercises reveals much about EU member states’ diverse approaches to defense. Will Steadfast Jazz be the catalyst for a stronger security and defense doctrine?

Postwar feelings of transatlantic solidarity are no more. Today, Americans and Europeans have vastly different perceptions of the outside world and of the threats they face.