French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to change Moscow’s position on the conflict in Ukraine should be accompanied by bolder support for Kyiv.
Fabrice Pothier is no longer with the Carnegie Endowment.
Fabrice Pothier was director of Carnegie Europe, the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace’s pan-European foreign policy forum for senior policy makers, experts, and leading journalists. Pothier is a noted commentator on European policy in Afghanistan and Pakistan, transatlantic issues, and global drug policy. He is a regular contributor to BBC World, France24 and Bloomberg, and has published in leading European affairs journals including the European Voice, E!Sharp, and Europe’s World. He has testified before the UK Parliament’s Foreign Affairs Committee, and given presentations at RUSI, IISS, the EU Commission, and NATO. He is on the advisory board of the LSE Ideas Transatlantic Programme.
Prior to his appointment, Pothier was head of policy analysis and co-founder of the Senlis Council (now ICOS), an international security and development group with a special focus on counternarcotics and Afghanistan, which was initiated by the Network of European Foundations. Pothier built and headed the European representation bureau in London, where, as spokesman, he made appearances on BBC World, CNN International, ITN, Al Jazeera International and CBC. He also led special projects in Afghanistan on the relations between narcotics, insurgents, and poverty.
Selected Publications: "Quelles alternatives a la prohibition," (Foreign Policy Edition Française, Sept/Oct 2007).
French President Emmanuel Macron’s efforts to change Moscow’s position on the conflict in Ukraine should be accompanied by bolder support for Kyiv.
It is time for NATO members to engage in a real strategic debate about why defense matters and what must be done to uphold both the transatlantic relationship and its values.
Turkey’s geopolitical role as a country that is both European and Middle Eastern has grown more complex than ever.
The last decade has seen a marked change in both the scale of competition for resources and the interdependences this entails.
The recent adoption of a new round of UN Security Council sanctions, followed by bilateral measures from the United States and the EU, represents the latest attempt by the international community to curb Iran’s nuclear ambitions.
Turkey’s AKP referendum victory on constitutional reform could result in measures revitalizing the country’s bid for EU membership. However, the referendum could also deepen Turkey’s political divisions.
The growing imbalance between high-growth economies—led by China—and low growth ones will have increasingly profound implications for trade and investment patterns and the global distribution of power.
In the face of the euro crisis, questions have emerged about Europe’s cohesion—particularly the strength of the institutions called for under the Lisbon treaty—and what that means for its relevance in major international challenges.
Despite unprecedented support from the European Union and the IMF, the euro crisis that began in Greece has quickly engulfed Europe and now threatens the very future of the euro.
European and Russian experts discuss the key issues affecting Russia-Europe relations.