Divided EU Foreign Policies

In this podcast, RANE Director of Analysis Adriano breaks down the geopolitical significance of differing messages from leading candidates in France's presidential election.

These countries will probably receive more EU funding and political support to help fend off threats from Russia, but they're unlikely to join the bloc anytime soon.

If Russia invades, the West’s reaction will be one of the most consequential and complex decisions in decades, setting off a motion of reverberating effects throughout the world.

Unless Russia invades Ukraine, the bloc is unlikely to impose high-impact sanctions that could damage its economic ties with Moscow.

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Germany’s outreach to Lukashenko may temporarily improve the migrant crisis, but simmering tensions with Brussels will likely push Minsk to resume pressure tactics.

Moscow’s response to the Western alliance’s expulsion of Russian diplomats is aimed at undermining transatlantic unity and deterring additional U.S. sanctions.

Failure to reach an agreement would deprive governments of critical revenue to cushion the aftershocks of COVID-19.

The results of the bloc’s foreign policy-focused summit signal continued tensions with Moscow and potentially more pragmatic ties with Ankara.