
Boost Europe’s defences, but not against imagined Kremlin attacks
Giles Merritt finds future Russian invasion scenarios unconvincing, but warns Europe’s vulnerability is to the internal divisions Putin provokes

Introducing a new method to assess the productivity of human-AI collaboration
By: EBR | Monday, February 10, 2025
Artificial intelligence (AI) has reached an inflection point where agentic AI – autonomous systems that dynamically adapt to human workflows – is both a promise and a reality

Democracy in Decline?
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 5, 2025
Reflections on the political economy of waning economic growth and the future of justice and fairness in an age of rising social restlessness.

Candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor rules out cooperation with AfD
By: EBR | Monday, February 3, 2025
The leading candidate to become Germany’s next chancellor, conservative bloc leader Friedrich Merz

Taking the Pulse: Is Elon Musk Meddling in European Politics?
By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025
U.S. tech billionaire Elon Musk has publicly backed European far-right parties, claiming to champion free speech

At the Table or on the Menu? A European Four-Point Plan for Ukraine
By: EBR | Wednesday, January 22, 2025
To have a say in the end state of Russia’s war on Ukraine, which will impact Europe’s security order, Europeans must approach the Trump administration with concrete ideas and commitments
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By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025
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By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025
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By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025
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By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025
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Erdogan’s Plan to Shape Syria’s Future
By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025
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Will Syrian Refugees Return Home? A Close-Up
By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025
After the stunning military offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that toppled the Assad regime, political stability and the emergence of a democratic state in Syria remain a distant hope

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By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025
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Taking the Pulse: Can Poland’s EU Presidency Be Credible Without Deploying Troops to Ukraine?
By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025
Europe’s security is Poland’s top priority as it assumes the rotating EU Council presidency

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Missed Opportunity, Vital Legacy: Reflecting on Jimmy Carter’s Presidency
By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025
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Stabilizing Syria: Looking Back at 1945
By: EBR | Tuesday, December 31, 2024
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Taking the Pulse: This Year’s Good and the Coming Bad and Ugly
By: EBR | Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen
By: EBR | Tuesday, December 24, 2024
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