Europe Programme

Focusing on three fundamental priorities to help safeguard European security will put NATO in a better position to tackle the many other challenges it faces.

Stark recommendations in the report risk being thwarted by a European leadership vacuum – and a lacking sense of urgency.

As the EU seeks to diversify its energy supply, Russian ‘gas-laundering’ could undermine its foreign policy objectives.

Far right parties’ vote share did not increase on the scale some expected. But in the long-term, their ideas may affect EU policy on migration, environment, security and enlargement.

If his party is severely defeated at the European elections in June, the French president will find it harder than before to shape the EU’s agenda.

Centrists like Mette Frederiksen are talking tough on migration. But adopting right-wing policy may make it harder to manage the issue.

Paper argues US and Europe need to think about the ‘endgame’ for their respective China policies.

The European Union is using an old tool for a new purpose as it looks to its defence

Hungary’s Viktor Orban bows to EU pressure and agrees to a €50 billion support package for Ukraine, but this may not be enough to move the needle in the war.

As Russia continues to weaponize migrants to undermine EU unity on Ukraine, the EU can learn important lessons from Finland.

The latest episode of our weekly podcast looks ahead to the flashpoints and elections next year.

A solid bloc of Eurosceptic parties in power is cause for concern.

Poland will regain influence in EU affairs but the future government will not be an easy partner and face fierce opposition from PiS when reforming the rule of law.

Episode 31 of our weekly podcast explores the UK’s role in the defence of the Nordic region.

As European attitudes towards refugees harden, Anna Vallianatou speaks to Lisa Toremark about the ongoing reform negotiations and key policy issues at stake.

The UK and EU are beginning to secure supply of critical raw materials necessary for the twin transitions to a digital and net-zero economy.

On April 24, 2011, leaked details of prisoners at the US base were published. The story, with others, transformed the news media, writes James Ball.

The Czech writer’s 40-year-old essay on the roots of Russia’s empire-building, ‘A Kidnapped West’, reads all too presciently, writes Stefan Auer.

Europe’s great song competition may strive for continental harmony, but bitter conflicts and voting blocs often drag it off key, writes Saskia Postema.

Chatham House experts examine the shifts in geopolitical alliances, security, energy, and supply chains and whether these changes are likely to be long-lasting.

Both London and Paris appear committed to making the March summit a success by relaunching a positive agenda for bilateral cooperation on a range of issues.

Pepijn Bergsen discusses the nuances behind populist protest and explains why economic inequality undermines democracy in Europe.

Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has galvanized the bloc, but doubt remains about how it can capitalize on this moment, writes Catherine Fieschi.

As relations between the UK and its European neighbours become less contentious, plenty of opportunities exist to build on this positive momentum in 2023.

Hard choices are needed but it is crucial the UK provides security and leadership to its European partners given the wider context of the war in Ukraine.

This account of the rise of the Sinn Féin president struggles to consider that she might be her own woman rather than a political puppet, says Katy Hayward.

After the heartbreak of Brexit, a jilted Europe better understands why it happened and is eyeing up Britain once again, writes Catherine Fieschi.

From nuclear proliferation to African debt, here are the issues six of our expert contributors expect to make the news in the year ahead.

The G20 summit epitomized the growing self-confidence of its middle-income members, who value the G20 for its mandate to manage shared economic challenges, not as a forum for crisis mediation.

Europe and the US recognize that their policies and strategies on the Indo-Pacific need to be more coherent. Existing structures such as the G7 and the Quad could become key forums for enhanced cooperation.