Mark Leonard speaks with François Godement and Chistine Ockrent about the candidates for the French presidential election in 2017.
There is no longer any real hope of deposing Assad. Europe must instead work towards an ugly deal that salvages something for the Syrian people.
The answer for European countries in the age of Trump lies in genuine integration of territorial defence.
It is not the absence of a strategy that is most troubling, but the fact that the government appears to be going into the negotiations with aims that are intellectually incoherent, even delusional.
There is no escaping the fundamental tension between Britain’s need for economic ties with rising powers and the growing nativist sentiments at home.
It is hard to see what ‘red lines’ could be imposed on the government, but the ruling could be an important victory for thought and reflection over rabble rousing on both sides.
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18 November 2016
The danish broadsheet Weekendavisen quotes Josef Janning on Germany's evolving role in international relations.
17 November 2016
In an opinion piece for RealClearWorld, Josef Janning analyses the past, present, and future of Europe's defense integration and security architecture.
17 November 2016
In an op-ed piece for the Tagesspiegel magazine Causa, Josef Janning ponders the consequences of Trump's presidency and the uncertain future of transatlantic relations.
17 November 2016
El Pais quote Josef Janning in an article on Angela Merkel's newfound leadership role in global affairs.
The speed of Turkey’s decline is mind-boggling, even when you live through its day-to-day machinations.
India and the EU have plenty of chances to cooperate but the relationship continues to disappoint.
Mark Leonard speaks with Cristina Manzano and Borja Lasheras about the new Spanish government, and with Conor Quinn about the recent UK High Court ruling that only Parliament has the authority to trigger Article 50.
Ankara’s new security doctrine sees a greater role for military intervention in its ‘backyard’.
Renewed focus on differentiation one of few hopes for saving the two state solution.
The military plan A is working well, for now. But if it encounters problems, the myriad of actors involved could start to pull in different directions, to the detriment of Mosul’s future.
China’s response to the terror threat is becoming increasingly militarised and could accelerate if there are more attacks on Chinese nationals.
Many of the most widely held views on immigration are false.
Mark Leonard speaks with Almut Möller and François Godement about the recent blocking of the trade deal by the Belgian Walloons, and what this means for Europe’s governability.
The more power delegated to the Commission, with the appropriate balance of power with a strengthened EU Parliament, the more likely we are to get outcomes representing the majority of Europeans.
The curtailment of law enforcement cooperation between the UK and the European Union will be an inevitable consequence of the British exit.
Mark Leonard discusses the battle for Mosul with Hayder al-Khoei and Ellie Geranmayeh
Europe must narrow the gap between urban and rural areas, otherwise radical populists will continue to flourish in neglected communities.
A joint European defence budget won’t happen, but smaller steps in the direction of pooling European defence resources could and should be taken.
The upsurge of populism in Europe has provided Russia with an ample supply of sympathetic political parties across the continent.
