

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

In the struggle for influence between the EU and Russia in Europe’s East, Brussels should use its Eastern Partnership more effectively to fend off Russian intimidation.

In a letter to Conservative lawmakers, a former Tory member of parliament calls for an early referendum on Britain’s EU membership. Labour’s Ed Miliband should take note.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon face parliamentary elections. There is much unfinished business that the next chancellor, be it Merkel or someone else, will have to manage.

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

Violence before and after the coup in Egypt was a bitter blow to EU foreign policy leaders, but there may yet be a role for Europe's soft power in establishing political dialogue.

London’s overreliance on its special relationship with Washington has been bad for Britain and bad for the EU. The UK should accept that its real future lies with Europe.

With elections due in September, Merkel cannot afford to alienate her staunchly anti-war electorate. But staying on the sidelines over Syria also carries a high price.

EU Special Representative Bernardino Leon does not believe that the military’s crackdown can create long-term stability in Egypt.

Russia and the European Union are competing intensely for influence in Ukraine, Belarus, Moldova, Georgia, Armenia, Azerbaijan, and other countries.