At this critical juncture, the decisions made by Germany’s pro-European parties, especially the SPD and the CDU/CSU, on the campaign trail will have far-reaching consequences for European policy Rafael Loss Angela Mehrer ECFR Berlin
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The birth of the ABPA will allow Lukashenka to demo-test if his idea of creating a “collective Lukashenka” in the form of this new body can preserve the regime after his departure.
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African and European decision-makers can achieve mutual benefit on critical raw materials - but the EU should be clearer about which parts of the value chain it wishes to invest in, writes Theo Acheampong, PhD in his policy brief ECFR Africa👇
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Mimicking the migration policies of Britain’s Conservatives, these political dynamics will almost certainly remain. Such policies will still lose votes even in the unlikely scenario the GOV.UK is able to make a Rwanda scheme stop migration. ECFR European Power
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🎧 In this week's podcast, we discuss US-China competition and the likelihood of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Listen here👇
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If the US were ambitious in a security cooperation agreement of its own, this could embolden other countries to sign or expand agreements, writes Leo Litra ECFR Wider Europe
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European politicians are trapping themselves in a migration hysteria of their own creation, write Mireia Faro Sarrats and Tarek Megrisi in their latest commentary on the UK's Rwanda bill👇
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🎧 In the final episode of #EuropeListens , Rafael Loss & Jana Puglierin welcome Arancha González (@PSIASciencesPo) & Richard Gowan (@CrisisGroup) to revisit discussions and ask how the EU can continue to play a meaningful role on the global stage
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The war in Gaza has stalled plans for the IMEC. But this corridor project to link the EU and India via the Gulf can still happen - and it can serve the geopolitical goals of all its participants, writes Alberto Rizzi in his policy brief ECFR European Power 👇
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On 24 April, Belarus held the inaugural congress of the All-Belarusian People’s Assembly (ABPA), a newly formed constitutional body. It remains to be seen exactly how the ABPA will exert influence over Belarusian politics.
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🎧 What would the consequences of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan be? What can the US do about it? And what role should Europeans play in all of this?

Listen to the World in 30 Minutes👇
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In Theophilus Achaempong (Theo Acheampong, PhD)'s new policy brief, he unpacks how Africa and Europe can become green industry partners of choice, in the context of the geopolitics of critical minerals and the energy transition ECFR Africa
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European politicians' migration strategy backfires as they outsource control, losing grip on migration flows while the far-right controls the narrative.

Glad to share ECFR's latest piece in which Tarek Megrisi & I argue why this scheme won't work.👇👇
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This election year must be the year mainstream European politicians break from the far-right migration dogma that led to the Rwanda bill. ECFR European Power
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A truly geopolitical EU would recognise that stronger ties with India can achieve core objectives, write james crabtree and Manisha Reuter ECFR Asia
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In #Paris today discussing #Belarus role in Russia’s war against 🇺🇦 at a conference organised by 🇱🇹Embassy in 🇫🇷 & ECFR. As Lukashenka’s regime is enabler of the war and a source of hybrid threats against 🇪🇺, we should strengthen sanctions & double our support for civil society.

Intelligence diplomacy, it seems, is the next big thing that the European Union lacks - Jeremy Shapiro in his letter from Washington ECFR US 👇
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