Mark Leonard
Mark Leonard is Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
Mark Leonard is Director of the European Council on Foreign Relations.
The most frightening periods in history have often been interregnums – moments between the death of one king and the rise of the next. The global order is in such a state now, and the EU’s goal, achie… read more
Boris Johnson, the shape-shifting politician who is now Britain’s foreign secretary, embodies many of the contradictions of our age. He did more than anyone to bury the UK’s European future, but his u… read more
The shock of the British vote to leave the EU has yet to sink in. Yet European leaders must steel themselves for what is to come, as Brexit may well be the initial tremor that triggers a tsunami of re… read more
Much of modern geopolitics seems to be following the plot from Game of Thrones, with many countries under so much political and economic stress that their only hope is that their rivals collapse befor… read more
Though much has been written about how a world on the move is changing national politics, there has been little consideration of its geopolitical effects. But the mass movement of people is already en… read more
The consequences of Russia’s intervention in Syria stretch far beyond the Middle East. They also herald the beginning of a new era in geopolitics, in which large-scale military interventions are not c… read more
Prime Minister David Cameron's decision to hold a referendum on the UK’s membership in the EU could bring down his government, destroy his political party, and tear his country apart. In other words, … read more
The EU is now divided between those that view Russia as a potential partner which can be drawn into the EU’s orbit through a process of “creeping integration,” and those that view Russia as a threat w… read more
Barring a last-minute change of heart, European heads of government will agree this month to beef up the EU’s foreign policy machinery by strengthening the role of the EU High Representative. But this… read more
Some 240 million people today are living outside their country of birth – enough to form the world’s fifth most populous country. And yet, while few topics are more politically salient, international … read more
