Manisha Reuter is the Asia Programme Coordinator. She is working on China/India relations and security in the Indo-Pacific. Upon joining ECFR in August 2020, Reuter worked for the Asia Program of The German Marshall Fund of the United States. Moreover, she has gained professional experience working for the Bosch Foundation’s Fellow Program as well as in the German Research Council (DFG) funded project "A BRICS-Variant of Capitalism? Challenges to the Stability of the Economic Model of Larger Emerging Countries, a Case Study of Brazil and India".
Reuter holds a B.A. in political science and business psychology from the University of Lüneburg, Germany and the Hong Kong Baptist University, China and is currently finishing her studies at the University of Frankfurt am Main, Germany where she will be graduating with an M.A. in International Studies/ Peace and Conflict Studies.
Cinzia Bianco, Hugh Lovatt - 14 August, 2020
The Israel-UAE peace deal provides multiple wins for both countries, and for the US. But it could yet deepen the region’s political fault lines.
Pawel Zerka - 14 August, 2020
Poland was once the leading voice of the EU’s east. But smaller countries such as Lithuania have overtaken it in responding to the situation in Belarus.
Podcast
Pawel Zerka, Ulrike Esther Franke, Mark Leonard - 14 August, 2020
In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard presents the new and third edition of ECFR´s Coalition explorer, which also included special questions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Together with policy fellows Ulrike Franke and Pawel Zerka, he analyses the…
View from the Council
Kemal Derviş - 13 August, 2020
When the United Nations celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary this September, the US will still be misgoverned by a transactional president who has no interest in global rules. But if that precludes a rebirth of global multilateralism this autumn, things could look very…
Policy Brief
Mark Leonard - 12 August, 2020
The shock of covid-19 in Britain may end the culture-wars politics set off by the Brexit referendum
Andrew Wilson - 11 August, 2020
A new mass civic movement has emerged in Belarus – the EU should put supporting it at the heart of its new policy towards the country.
Nick Witney - 11 August, 2020
The UK wants to “take back control” of its borders – but is now finding out the reality of what this means.
10 August, 2020
Warszawskie Biuro ECFR poszukuje osób interesujących się polityką zagraniczną Unii Europejskiej, chętnych do współorganizowania debat, konferencji i współprowadzenia Warszawskiego Biura ECFR. Zgłoszenia przyjmujemy do…
Ulrike Esther Franke - 10 August, 2020
It is ill-advised for Germany to be complacent on common European defence – especially at a moment when the country holds the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Podcast
Jana Puglierin, Mark Leonard, Jeremy Shapiro, Vessela Tcherneva, Tara Varma - 7 August, 2020
After last week’s discussion with Matt Duss and Jeremy Shapiro, Mark Leonard follows up by gathering the European views on a possible Biden win and its effect on US foreign policy. Vessela Tcherneva, deputy director of ECFR and head of our Sofia office, Jana Puglierin,…
Mark Leonard - 4 August, 2020
By weaponising immigration and launching new foreign adventures, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly acting like his Russian counterpart. And though such behaviour speaks to a deteriorating political situation at home, Europeans can no longer assume that…
Jana Puglierin, Ulrike Esther Franke - 3 August, 2020
Just as they have on the economic recovery, Berlin and Paris must overcome their differences and present a courageous plan to create a Europe that takes decisive geopolitical action.
by Mark Leonard - 12th August, 2020
The shock of covid-19 in Britain may end the culture-wars politics set off by the Brexit referendum
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by Carla Hobbs (ed.) - 30th July, 2020
The EU cannot continue to rely on its regulatory power but must become a tech superpower in its own right. Referees do not win the game.
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by Sajad Jiyad - 28th July, 2020
Europe should help the Kadhimi government undertake political and economic reform, increase its geopolitical autonomy, and take on a greater security role
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by Jana Puglierin, Ulrike Esther Franke - 14th July, 2020
The EU Coalition Explorer survey reveals the importance of Germany and France within the EU, and the impact they can have when they cooperate with each other.
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by Pawel Zerka - 08th July, 2020
ECFR research into how EU member states and institutions worked together at the height of covid-19 confirms Germany was the bloc’s undisputed crisis leader
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by Anthony Dworkin - 03rd July, 2020
North African countries, each for their own reasons, are increasingly turning their attention towards sub-Saharan Africa.
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by Jonathan Hackenbroich, Jeremy Shapiro, and Tara Varma - 29th June, 2020
Europe must improve its early warning systems, supply chain resilience, medical R&D, and cyber security and technology, to act decisively in future emergencies
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by Susi Dennison, Pawel Zerka - 29th June, 2020
A new survey shows that, after the onset of the covid-19 crisis, there has been a rise in public support for unified EU action to tackle global threats
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by Thierry Brésillon and Hamza Meddeb - 24th June, 2020
The government must build on its response to the pandemic to create a compromise that shares the burden of reform between political actors and interest groups
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by Ivan Krastev, Mark Leonard - 24th June, 2020
New research reveals that the crisis has revolutionised citizens’ perceptions of global order – scrambling the distinctions between nationalism and globalism
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by Ellie Geranmayeh - 23rd June, 2020
Europeans wish to persuade Iran to compromise on strategic issues – but, unless they understand the dynamics of domestic Iranian politics, they will not get far
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by Jean-Baptiste Gallopin - 09th June, 2020
The transition will only succeed if the government stabilises the economy and civilians work hard to tilt the balance of power away from the military.
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Cinzia Bianco, Hugh Lovatt - 14 August, 2020
The Israel-UAE peace deal provides multiple wins for both countries, and for the US. But it could yet deepen the region’s political fault lines.
Pawel Zerka - 14 August, 2020
Poland was once the leading voice of the EU’s east. But smaller countries such as Lithuania have overtaken it in responding to the situation in Belarus.
View from the Council
Kemal Derviş - 13 August, 2020
When the United Nations celebrates its seventy-fifth anniversary this September, the US will still be misgoverned by a transactional president who has no interest in global rules. But if that precludes a rebirth of global multilateralism this autumn, things could look very…
Andrew Wilson - 11 August, 2020
A new mass civic movement has emerged in Belarus – the EU should put supporting it at the heart of its new policy towards the country.
Nick Witney - 11 August, 2020
The UK wants to “take back control” of its borders – but is now finding out the reality of what this means.
10 August, 2020
Warszawskie Biuro ECFR poszukuje osób interesujących się polityką zagraniczną Unii Europejskiej, chętnych do współorganizowania debat, konferencji i współprowadzenia Warszawskiego Biura ECFR. Zgłoszenia przyjmujemy do…
Ulrike Esther Franke - 10 August, 2020
It is ill-advised for Germany to be complacent on common European defence – especially at a moment when the country holds the presidency of the Council of the EU.
Mark Leonard - 4 August, 2020
By weaponising immigration and launching new foreign adventures, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is increasingly acting like his Russian counterpart. And though such behaviour speaks to a deteriorating political situation at home, Europeans can no longer assume that…
Jana Puglierin, Ulrike Esther Franke - 3 August, 2020
Just as they have on the economic recovery, Berlin and Paris must overcome their differences and present a courageous plan to create a Europe that takes decisive geopolitical action.
View from the Council
Caroline de Gruyter - 3 August, 2020
Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte is stuck between European partners urging him to engage in Europe at this critical moment and a growing chorus at home threatening to punish him if he does so.
View from the Council
Timothy Garton Ash - 31 July, 2020
Angela Merkel’s triumph in brokering an EU covid-19 recovery package could mark the resurgence of a shared political dream.
Podcast
Pawel Zerka, Ulrike Esther Franke, Mark Leonard - 14 August, 2020
In this week’s episode, Mark Leonard presents the new and third edition of ECFR´s Coalition explorer, which also included special questions regarding the impact of the COVID-19 crisis. Together with policy fellows Ulrike Franke and Pawel Zerka, he analyses the…
Podcast
Jana Puglierin, Mark Leonard, Jeremy Shapiro, Vessela Tcherneva, Tara Varma - 7 August, 2020
After last week’s discussion with Matt Duss and Jeremy Shapiro, Mark Leonard follows up by gathering the European views on a possible Biden win and its effect on US foreign policy. Vessela Tcherneva, deputy director of ECFR and head of our Sofia office, Jana Puglierin,…
Podcast
Mark Leonard, Jeremy Shapiro - 31 July, 2020
The United States presidential election is approaching and there is no doubt that its result will have a significant and large-scale impact on global politics. Across the Atlantic, European analysts already started to discuss the possible outcomes and what they would mean for…
Podcast
Piotr Buras, José Ignacio Torreblanca, Mark Leonard - 24 July, 2020
The over 90-hour European Council summit in Brussels ended with a deal on a €1.82 trillion financial package. What does this deal mean for the future of Europe? Will the EU recovery fund, made up of €390 billion in grants and €360 billion in loans, be a historic…
Podcast
Janka Oertel, Mark Leonard - 17 July, 2020
Can Europe compete in today’s new geopolitical realities? Does the Union find itself in a technology war with China? And are at least cooperative solutions with China on climate policies possible? In this week’s podcast, Mark Leonard is joined by Agatha Kratz,…
Video
ECFR - 10 July, 2020
Taiwan’s experience with fighting the coronavirus has shown that there is a way in overcoming pandemics without sacrificing fundamental values like democracy, freedom and human rights.
Podcast
Jana Puglierin, Mark Leonard - 10 July, 2020
In his opening remarks at our virtual Annual Council Meeting, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas, spoke about Germany’s Presidency of the Council of the EU and the high expectations which are placed on it. According to him, the next six months will be centred around two…
Podcast
Jonathan Hackenbroich, Anthony Dworkin, Mark Leonard, Tara Varma - 3 July, 2020
“If it’s about Europe´s role in global health, a big part of it is Europe's health sovereignty which we want to make one of the big topics of the German EU Council Presidency”, Germany’s Federal Minister of Health Jens Spahn said in our Virtual…
