Weapons of Mass Diplomacy
Carnegie Europe invited Antonin Baudry, former speechwriter to Dominique de Villepin, then French minister of foreign affairs, to discuss the acclaimed satirical graphic novel Quai d’Orsay.
A New Strategy for NATO’s Southern Flank
Amid conflicting threat perceptions and divisive questions across allies over budgets and burden sharing, how can NATO respond to this new configuration of challenges?
EU Global Strategy: A Northern Perspective
From a détente with Russia to a stronger NATO to international cooperation in the High North, where do Norway’s and the EU’s priorities converge?
Maturing China-EU Engagement: Opportunities and Challenges
Since China and the EU celebrated forty years of diplomatic ties last year, many of their latest overtures have focused on upgrading investment and trade cooperation.
Reforming Ukraine: The EU, Ukraine’s Constitution, and Democratic Reform
Ukraine faces monumental challenges as it strives to build a transparent and accountable system of governance. How can the EU support the country’s constitutional reform and democratic institution building?
Should the EU Support Non-Western Democracy?
Calls for different forms of democracy are becoming more prominent and widespread. Yet, it remains unclear what such models should look like.
Monitoring Reform in Ukraine
A year and a half after the Euromaidan protests and the fall of Viktor Yanukovych’s government, is Ukraine on the right reform path?
The Cost of European Security
As a security vacuum in Europe grows, a wider, strategic question remains unanswered: Who is responsible for keeping Europe safe and free, and at what cost?
Bridging the Gaps in EU Foreign Policy
Six years after the Lisbon Treaty, there are still major gaps between the EU member states and the institutions on how to shape a strategic foreign policy for the union.
Can Prime Ministers Do Foreign Policy?
European leaders should boost the foreign policy role of the European Council and the EU’s other institutions—but will they?