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Israel's illiberal and ethno-nationalist forces are reshaping the country in their image. This is a structural transformation that runs deeper than October's election and will outlast Netanyahu. ECFR's web special maps the battle of ideas for the country's future and what a new Israel could mean for Europe. @ECFRMena 🧵 👇

📆 Webinar on 30 October, 09:00am CET How can Ukraine and its partners respond to growing risks to shipping and critical infrastructure in the Black Sea? And what more can Europe, the EU, and NATO do? Register and join us!👇

Serbia’s student movement have ended Vucic’s 14-year rule. Europeans now need to support the new, inexperienced government to reform the captured state. @ECFREuropeanSec

After the election, Israel faces political deadlock. Europeans need to use their leverage to ensure Netanyahu does not exploit the uncertainty to wage more war, writes @BethOppenheim. @ECFRMena

🎧 What is behind the Franco-German paper? What options does the EU have to deal with the China shock 2.0? And what is at stake for Europe’s economy?

Whether Europeans have a say in Trump’s deals with Russia is not a decision for Washington but for EU governments. The next EU sanctions package may be a good place to start.

The geopolitical rupture the world is living through has already encouraged the EU to look outward.

Europeans are being asked to become less dependent on American forces, while remaining obedient to a hostile Washington.

Following the tragic railway accident that occurred yesterday in the province of Toledo (Spain), the public debate "Towards a New European Energy Architecture", scheduled for today, Thursday 29 October, has been cancelled. From ECFR, we would like to express our deepest condolences to the families of the victims and our solidarity with the injured and all affected. @ECFRMadrid

🗓️ 29 October - 09:30-13:30 CET 📍@ComisionEuropea, Madrid (In-person) How can Europe secure cleaner, more affordable and more reliable energy? Which external dependencies can it accept, and where does it need greater control? 📝 Register here ⬇️ @ECFRMadrid

The race for US midterms reveals a rapidly changing Democratic party. Europeans must understand and engage its three camps well before the party could take power.

Lula’s fourth-term victory should keep EU-Mercosur alive—but Brussels cannot relax yet. The European Parliament must still approve the deal, and Europe needs to offer deeper industrial cooperation with Brasilia.

Fearing a renewed war between America and Iran, European and regional powers are building a diplomatic framework to prevent escalation. Their efforts reveal a new appetite for middle-power-led paths towards stability without American leadership, writes Ellie Geranmayeh. @ECFRMena

RT @ECFREuropeanSec: The Black Sea is at the heart of Europe’s security challenge. As Russia escalates its attacks, what are the risks for regional stability, global trade and food security — and what can Europe do next? Join @ECFR’s webinar on Friday at 09:00 CET. Register:

🎧 @markhleonard's World in 30 Minutes has made @FeedspotPodcast's Top 100 Geopolitics Podcasts list! Thank you to everyone who tunes in every Friday! Latest episode, Europe’s new China playbook: Full list:

RT @PubAffairsEU: [Commentary] #GlobalEurope: Rupture politics: How the #EU and #Canada can build “global communities”, by @IlkeToygur | @ecfr

A Europe that depends on America for chips, cloud and the price of compute has little leverage left in trade and technology talks.

A Democratic win in the midterms could matter enormously in the long term but change very little in the short term, write @celiabelin and @majda_ruge. @ECFRStates

RT @ECFRPower: The geopolitical rupture the world is living through has already encouraged the EU to look outward, writes @IlkeToygur

Many Europeans are hoping for a blue Congress after the US midterm elections. While this result would change the tone in Washington, it won’t change Trump’s policies.

Serbia’s student movement have ended Vucic’s 14-year rule. Europeans now need to support the new, inexperienced government to reform the captured state, writes @EngjellusheM. @ECFREuropeanSec