To deliver results, French diplomacy needs less grand posturing President Macron’s recent overseas visits have stirred up partners but his strategic objectives are right, writes François Le Goff. First, it was DRC President Felix Tshisekedi who told French...
Making the most of the UK-EU reset With agreement on the Windsor Framework, relations between Britain and the EU have shifted to a more positive trajectory, writes Sarah Raine. The UK government will now look to...
Ukraine war shows urgency of building a new security architecture for Europe NATO is already over-extended and US commitment to Europe will not last forever, writes Sir David Logan. You do not usually start a war that you do not think...
Giorgia on my mind Giorgia Meloni’s reassuring tone on Europe and the economy are welcome but the far-right leader faces a tough balancing act, writes Bernard Spitz. As expected, Italy has tipped over,...
Volte-face of Turkish foreign policy Turkey’s return to its traditional foreign policy should be encouraged by its Western partners, writes Ambassador Selim Yenel. As Turkey’s effort and cooperation with the United Nations to solve...
The cost to Ukraine of the conflict with Russia Lost output between 2014 and 2020 amounts to US$280bn, nearly 20% of Ukraine’s pre-conflict GDP, writes Douglas McWilliams. My colleagues at the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr)...
Why the Germans can look to the future with confidence After the election, gloom reigned in all quarters, but Germans are a mature society and ideally placed to master new challenges, writes John Kampfner. In Germany, the glass is...
Biden’s America must reach out to other world powers The next US Administration should not try to restore American hegemony, writes Professor Margarita Mathiopoulos. As Harvard political scientist Graham Allison rightly pointed out in his latest Foreign Affairs...
How the E3 can help British-EU co-operation overcome Brexit France, Germany and Britain have an interest in strengthening their collaboration, writes FT’s Martin Sandbu. Germany’s defence minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer recently hosted what her department trumpeted as the first...
France needs a bold, forward-looking recovery plan Youth employment and productive investment, notably in digital and the energy transition, must be top priorities, writes Bernard Spitz. The rescue measures adopted last Spring by France and other...
