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Category: Publications
TEPSA Brief “The next generation of European farmers: solutions from Romania”, Maria Balea
TEPSA is happy to present its TEPSA Brief on “The next generation of European farmers: solutions from Romania“, written by Maria Balea in […]
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TEPSA Brief “Tackling Roma youth unemployment in Romania: the role of Youth Guarantee Programme”, Catalina Meirosu
TEPSA is happy to present its TEPSA Brief on “Tackling Roma youth unemployment in Romania: the role of Youth Guarantee Programme“, written […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 24: “The Impact of Global Drivers on the Future of EU-Turkey Security Relations”
This paper examines whether global security dynamics will act as either centripetal forces to the Turkey-EU relations on threat perceptions […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 23 “EU-Turkey Relations: Security Drivers from the Eastern Neighbourhood”
A number of developments in the Eastern Neighbourhood since 1999 have affected EU-Turkish security relations. In particular the rise of […]
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“The Controversial US Withdrawal From the Iranian Nuclear Deal and Its International Consequences”, Miroslav Tůma (IIR, Czech Republic)
On May 8, 2018, US President Donald Trump went through with his threat and, this time, has not submitted his […]
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“What Role for the Czech Republic in EU Military Missions?”, Ondřej Ditrych (IIR, Czech Republic)
Policy paper by Ondřej Ditrych seeks to capture how recent strategic trends and Russia’s assertive revisionism in the Eastern approaches […]
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“Issue 1/2018 of integration” (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Pol Morillas, Melike Janine Sökmen and Akın Ünver present the global movements, trends and […]
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“Political masquerade passed off as a democratic change of government in Georgia”, Paata Gaprindashvili, Mariam Tsitsikashvili, Gia Japaridze (IEP, Germany)
As part of the new series “Eastern European Insights”, a part of our Berlin Policy Hub project, a first commentary on […]
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“EU: external centrifugal forces and European ‘clusters’”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The EU’s problems stem not only from within but also from without. What the governments of non-member countries do has an […]
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“A Disputed Sea: from Rescue to the Fight Against Traffickers”, Blanca Garcés Mascareñas (CIDOB, Spain)
Since 2013, more than 16,000 more deaths have been counted in the Mediterranean – not including the disappeared who do […]
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“Bottom-up Approaches to EU–Turkey Migration Cooperation: A Call for Sustainable, Principled, Fair and Inclusive Governance”, Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
Based on stakeholder consultations in Turkey, this report examines civil society actors’ views on policy issues regarding migration and mobility, […]
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“The Long-Suffering Europeans Trying to Save the Iran Deal”, Tobias Schumacher (College of Europe, Poland)
The article, entitled “The Long-Suffering Europeans Trying to Save the Iran Deal”, was published just a few days before U.S. […]
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“Beyond the European Council: Domestic Politics Drives the Migration “Crisis” in Italy and Germany”, Gianni Bonvicini (IAI, Italy)
EU migration policy emerged as the main bone of contention at the recent European Council meeting on 28-29 June 2018. […]
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“Looking Through the Fog of Brexit: Scenarios and Implications for the European Defence Industry”, Paola Sartori et. al. (IAI, Italy)
By looking “through the fog” of Brexit, this analysis highlights what could be its major implications on the European defence […]
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“Energy Union Watch”, Nicoló Sartori et. al. (IAI, Italy)
The Energy Union has started its great debate on the future of Europe’s decarbonization – a long, heated discussion which […]
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“Russia 2018: a geopolitical World Cup”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The FIFA World Cup in Russia, the sporting event with the largest TV audience, is helping to overcome the Putin regime’s […]
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“Relations between the US Intelligence Community and US Presidents, including the Trump Administration”, Gustavo Díaz Matey (Elcano, Spain)
Intelligence is the main response to the risks and threats facing the national security of a country. The relationship of […]
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“The Challenges of European Policies Implementation in Croatia”, Višnja Samardžija (IRMO, Croatia)
This book edited by Višnja Samardžija is result of the three-year ERESMUS+ Jean Monnet Support to Institution project “POLO-Cro28 Policy […]
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“Migration to the Gulf : policies in sending and receiving countries”, Philippe Fargues and Nasra M. Shah (Robert Schuman Centre, Italy)
International migration is an ubiquitous reality in the Gulf States where foreign citizens are a majority in the workforce as […]
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“A joined-up Union in counterterrorism and public diplomacy: Let’s stay on the right track!”, Lorenzo Vai (IAI, Italy)
The search for a more effective method of work has been explicitly mentioned in the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) through […]
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“Security and Defence: A Glass Half Full EUGS”, Nicole Koenig (IAI, Italy)
Strengthening European security and defence cooperation is one of the EUGS’s central aims and an area where significant progress has […]
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“Happy Birthday to the EUGS?”, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré (IAI, Italy)
The EU Global Strategy, presented by the High Representative and Vice President of the European Commission Federica Mogherini in June […]
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“The challenges of the IOM in a migration tricky era”, Patrícia Lisa (Elcano, Spain)
The Portuguese António Vitorino will head the International Organization for Migration (IOM) for the next five years from 1 October. He will […]
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“Will the long-awaited justice prevail in Ukraine?”, Kateryna Pryshchepa (College of Europe, Poland)
Many of Ukraine’s judiciary reforms are starting to take effect. A new Supreme Court has been in place since last […]
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“The vulnerability to exploitation of women migrant workers in agriculture in the EU: the need for a Human Rights and Gender based approach”, Letizia Palumbo and Alessandra Sciurba (Robert Schuman Centre, Italy)
The study aims to explore, through a qualitative approach, the conditions characterising migrant women’s employment in EU rural areas and […]
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“European External Actions in a Multilateral Arena: An Analysis of EU Relations with Brazil”, Eleonora Poli (IAI, Italy)
Relations between the European Union and Brazil have often become stuck in a “vicious circle” of progress, stagnation and even […]
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“Association agreements between the EU and Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine”, Andriy Tyushka (eds.) (College of Europe Natolin)
This opening analysis presents the opinions on the implementation of the association agreements with Moldova, Georgia and Ukraine, expressed in […]
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“Industry 4.0 and capability development in manufacturing subsidiaries”, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
This paper investigates whether advanced manufacturing technologies (AMT) can modify the patterns of upgrading in manufacturing subsidiaries operating in FDI […]
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“Trump vs. NATO? Appearances and realities”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Coming hard on the heels of the G7 in Quebec, and featuring largely the same cast, is the NATO summit in Brussels. At the […]
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“Catalonia is not Scotland, despite appearances”, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Catalonia and Scotland share grievances that led them to hold referendums on independence, in the first case an illegal vote in 2017, in […]
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“Europe and Latin America can blaze a trail on implementing the Paris Agreement”, Guy Edwards (Elcano, Spain)
On Monday 18 June, I had the pleasure to speak at a seminar on Ibero-America and the energy transition and climate […]
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“Rethinking Global Cities Through International Municipalism and the Right to the City”, Agustí Fernández de Losada and Eva Garcia Chueca (CIDOB, Spain)
We live in the era of cities: more than half the world’s population lives in urban areas and forecasts suggest that […]
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“Brexit and European Defence: What to Expect from a “No-Deal” Outcome?”, Paola Sartori (IAI, Italy)
Brexit poses a unique set of challenges to both the UK and the European Union. Its multifaceted implications will affect […]
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“A Soviet project tempts Europe…again”, John Szabó (IWE, Hungary)
All eyes were on the 2018 NATO summit, as President Trump was poised to wreak havoc during his time in […]
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“The demolition of Rodrik’s trilemma”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
In his book The Globalization Paradox, published in 2011, the Harvard Professor Dani Rodrik formulated his famous trilemma: it is impossible to […]
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“The EU and the Iran nuclear deal: How to proceed?”, Erzsébet Nagyné Rózsa (IWE, Hungary)
The European Union has played a complementary role to that of the United States over many issues in the Middle […]
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“Should Franco’s tomb be removed from his basilica?”, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
More than 40 years after the death of General Francisco Franco, Spain’s dictator between 1939 and 1975 and the victor of […]
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“Turkey’s choice: an election that might be too close to call”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
How can one write a pre-election comment when there is so much at stake, society has become so polarised and […]
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“Revision of EU-Turkey customs union in the light of trade relations throughout history”, Ceran Arslan Olcay (IWE, Hungary)
The acceleration of Globalization, with the decrease in the costs of information, communication and transportation, changed the nature of the […]
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“Assessing EU Democracy and Human Rights Policies from the Perspective of Tunisian Bottom-Up Actors”, Asma Nouira and Hamadi Redissi (IAI, Italy)
This report is part of a series of working papers to provide an understanding and assessment of EU democracy and […]
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“Reversing the Perspective: How European Stakeholders React to Migration Policy Frames of Southern Mediterranean Counterparts”, Emanuela Roman (IAI, Italy)
This paper investigates how European institutional and civil society actors frame and assess EU migration policies in the Mediterranean area. […]
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“Three reasons to be ambitious with the Climate Change and Energy Transition Law”, Lara Lázaro (Elcano, Spain)
Spain’s ratification of the Paris Agreement – with the government now committed to developing a Climate Change and Energy Transition […]
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“Shifting trafficking routes for illicit narcotics and the importance of Spain-US counter-narcotics cooperation”, Eric L. Olson & Nina Gordon (Elcano, Spain)
Counter-narcotics cooperation between Spain and the US is of growing importance to both countries but remains limited in scope. Flows […]
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“Wise Cities in the Mediterranean? Challenges of Urban Sustainability”, Eckart Woertz (ed.) (CIDOB, Spain)
Cities are home to over half the world’s population, consume a majority of its resources and cause a large share […]
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“Target 2030: illicit financial flows”, Alex Cobham (Elcano, Spain)
Target 16.4 in the UN Sustainable Development Goals (Agenda 2030) is a global commitment to reduce the level of illicit […]
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“Moroccans and the second generation among Jihadists in Spain”, Fernando Reinares & Carola García-Calvo (Elcano, Spain)
A large majority of Jihadists in Spain are either Moroccans or descendants of Moroccans. But it is more likely for […]
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“Italian and Spanish approaches to external migration management in the Sahel: venues for cooperation and coherence” (Elcano, Spain; IAI, Italy)
This paper is the result of a joint project by the Istituto Affari Internazionali (Rome) and the Elcano Royal Institute, promoted by […]
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“Renminbi Internationalisation: stuck in mid-river – for now”, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
This paper looks at the internationalisation of the renminbi in May 2018, why it has stagnated since 2015 and what […]
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“The Trump Administration’s National Security Strategy”, Carlota García Encina (Elcano, Spain)
At the end of 2017 the US published a new National Security Strategy (NSS), replacing the previous NSS of 2015 […]
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“Implementing the integrated approach: Investing in other international organisations”, Hylke Dijkstra (IAI, Italy)
This contribution points at the importance that the EU ascribes to partnership in the EU Global Strategy and other policy […]
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“EU-Russia Relations in the New Putin Era: Not Much Light at the End of the Tunnel”, András Rácz and Kristi Raik (EVI, Estonia)
On 7 May 2018, Russia entered the fourth and probably final presidency of Vladimir Putin. This was preceded by a […]
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“Innovating Global Governance: bottom-up, the inductive approach”, Andrés Ortega, Aitor Pérez and Ángel Saz-Carranza (Elcano, Spain)
In this Policy Brief authors argue that inductive global governance is a bottom-up mode of organising global collective action that […]
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“The US-Europe vs. Russia Triangle”, Eugene B. Rumer (IAI, Italy)
Russia’s relations with Europe and the United States are at their worst since the end of the Soviet Union. Russian […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Making the invisible visible: the EU’s impact on the lives of Slovenian people”, Maja Bučar
TEPSA is happy to present a new policy brief on “Making the invisible visible: the EU’s impact on the lives […]
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“It’s the rules, stupid!”: Estonia in the EU MFF negotiations”, Piret Kuusik (EVI, Estonia)
The European Union is currently in the early stages of its negotiations about the next Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) for […]
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Human rights in Belarus: The EU’s role since 2016, Giselle Bosse and Alena Vieira (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a study for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on Human rights in Belarus – The […]
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“The Role of Innovation Policy in Building National Competitiveness: The experience of Slovenia and Montenegro”, Maja Bučar and Danijela Vojinović Jaćimović (CIR, Slovenia)
The book offers a fresh insight into contemporary challenges in the area of innovation and innovation policy, with a focus […]
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“Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU?”, Paul Schmidt, Johanna Edthofer (Elcano, Spain)
Austria has been the only country in the EU that allows voting at the age of 16 at all political […]
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“The Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, Michael Kaeding, Johannes Pollak, Paul Schmidt (Eds.)
This book, which brings together contributions from over 25 scholars from the TEPSA network, sheds light on the political dynamics within […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Spain’s firm Europeanism in an age of uncertainty”, Ignacio Molina & Salvador Llaudes
TEPSA is happy to present a new policy brief on “Spain’s firm Europeanism in an age of uncertainty” written by Ignacio Molina […]
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TEPSA Brief: “Talking Europe: How did Italians do it in the latest election campaign and what will come next?”, Nicoletta Pirozzi
TEPSA is happy two present a new policy brief on “Talking Europe: How did Italians do it in the latest […]
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“European Union and Challenges of Cultural Policies: Critical Perspectives” – Special Issue of Croatian International Relations Review – CIRR, Jaka Primorac, Aleksandra Uzelac, Paško Bilić (IRMO, Croatia)
This special issue is the output of the biannual Jean Monnet project ‘EU Competences and National Cultural Policies: Critical Dialogues […]
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“Austria’s EU-presidency: between ambition and reality”, Paul Schmidt, Christoph Breinschmid (ÖGFE)
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“Worrying labour market tendencies in the European Union”, Annamaria Artner, Krisztina Sőreg (IWE, Hungary)
In: ROMANIAN JOURNAL OF EUROPEAN AFFAIRS18:(1) pp. 71-92. (2018) Read it here
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“Avoiding conflict? The EU legislative process in times of tension”, Olivier Rozenberg, Stéphanie Novak, Selma Bendjaballah, Renaud Dehousse (SciencesPo – CNRS, France)
The current crisis could lead us to expect an overall increase of conflicts in the EU legislative process and eventually […]
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“Finland, Sweden, and NATO’s 2018 summit: The agenda looks good for the Nordic neighbours”, Matti Pesu (FIIA, Finland)
The heads of NATO’s allies will assemble in Brussels in mid-July to give their blessing to NATO’s future agenda. Although […]
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“The Conte Government: Radical Change or Pragmatic Continuity in Italian Foreign and De-fence Policy?”, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The new Italian government headed by Giuseppe Conte relies on a parliamentary majority formed by the Five Star Movement (Movimento […]
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“Desire as Geopolitics: Reading The Glass Room as Central European Fantasy”, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Prague)
The article focuses on the affective dimension of the tension between the Central European aspiration for a Western identity and […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 22: “Gas Developments in the Eastern Mediterranean: Trigger or Obstacle for EU- Turkey Cooperation?”
This paper positions energy as a critical component of international relations as it has been both a driving force for cooperation […]
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“Nordic responses to Brexit: Making the best of a difficult situation”, Kristin Haugevik, Björn Fägersten, Pétur Gunnarsson, Juha Jokela, Catharina Sørensen, Baldur Thorhallsson, Anders Wivel (NUPI, Norway)
This policy brief examines how the British decision to withdraw from the EU has influenced the political debates in and […]
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“Scotland and London: a constitutional crisis over Brexit?”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Last week the Scottish parliament rejected the Brexit or EU withdrawal bill. A majority of Scottish lawmakers want a substantial […]
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“Digital sovereignty”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The debate about sovereignty has entered the digital realm. At root, sovereignty involves control of one’s own destiny. The Chinese […]
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“Religion’s waning influence in Western Europe”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
In general –despite the fact that several countries in the EU have some form of Christianity as their official state […]
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“Spain ups its global presence”, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Spain was ranked 11th out of 110 countries in the 2017 Elcano Global Presence Index, which measures the results of […]
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“Spain is not Italy”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Italy and Spain are not only highly different, if anything they have become more so. This has become even more […]
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“Trade wars and conflict of perceptions”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Spain was ranked 11th out of 110 countries in the 2017 Elcano Global Presence Index, which measures the results of […]
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“G7 in Canada: Trump’s bravado annoys Europe”, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
The G7 meeting has been one of the most disastrous in years. The debate in Europe will continue to be […]
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“Jamā’at Nuṣrat al-Islām wa-l-Muslimīn: a propaganda analysis of al-Qaeda’s project for the Sahel”, Sergio Altuna Galán (Elcano, Spain)
The lessons that al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) has learnt after years of activity in the Sahel have crystallised […]
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“A Brazilian perspective on the challenges facing the EU and Latin American cooperation agenda”, Carlos R. S. Milan (Elcano, Spain)
The construction of a cooperation agenda between the EU and South America must take into account the challenges Latin American […]
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“Turkey in and out of NATO? An instance of a turbulent alliance with Western institutions”, Yaprak Gürsoy, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
Turkey’s links with its Western allies have steadily deteriorated over the past few years. There have been major developments over […]
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“Quit kicking the can down the road: a Spanish view of EMU reforms” (Elcano, Spain)
This document written by Spanish economists offers some recommendations towards a stronger architecture for the euro through deeper fiscal, financial […]
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“Spain and the prospect of Brexit”, Salvador Llaudes, Ignacio Molina, Miguel Otero Iglesias, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The decision of the British people to leave the EU has consequences not only for the UK but also for […]
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“Outward foreign direct investment by Russian MNEs: focus on home-country push factors, Europe and five CEE countries”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
In: Baltic Rim Economies 15:(2) pp. 42-43.(2018) Read it here
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“Independence of central banks after the crisis – focus on Hungary”, Lisa Coiffard (IWE, Hungary)
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“Energy Union: Europe’s New Liberal Mercantilism?”, Csaba Weiner: Svein S. Andersen, Andreas Goldthau and Nick Sitter (eds.) (IWE, Hungary)
(International Political Economy Series) Palgrave Macmillan UK, 2017, 253 p. ISBN 978-1-137-59105-0 In: SOCIETY AND ECONOMY40:(2) pp. 315-327. (2018) Read […]
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“Brexit: questions, dangers, opportunities for Europe”, Miklós Somai (IWE, Hungary)
Lecture of the ‘4th international scientific conference – International Conference on European Integration 2018(ICEI 2018)’ Read it here
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“The challenge of researching “partial exit” and “rootedness” among upper-middle classes in European cities”, Alberta Andreotti, Patrick Le Galès, Francesco Javier Moreno-Fuentes (SciencesPo – CNRS, France)
The rise of mobilities has paved the way for important changes within cities and the possibility for urban upper-middle classes […]
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“The sustainability of the questionable US presidency: The Trump era might last longer than expected”, Mika Aaltola (FIIA, Finland)
The 2020 US presidential election could be a close call with a narrow margin of victory. Many key factors underlying […]
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“Ambiguity and stability in the Baltic Sea region: Defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden increases both”, Charly Salonius-Pasternak (FIIA, Finland)
Defence cooperation between Finland and Sweden has created a ‘fleet-in-being’ effect across the Baltic Sea region, with mixed consequences for […]
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“The security strategies of the US, China, Russia and the EU: Living in different worlds”, Mika Aaltola, Jyrki Kallio, Kristi Raik, Katri Pynnöniemi (FIIA, Finland)
This report analyzes and compares the security strategies of four major international actors: the United States, China, Russia and the […]
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“Italy’s new maverick government: Mixed signals for the EU, bad news for asylum seekers”, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
The economic agenda of the new government in Rome is preoccupying Italy’s EU partners. However, this should not become an […]
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“The defence of Finland and Sweden: Continuity and variance in strategy and public opinion”, Charly Salonius-Pasternak (FIIA, Finland)
At state strategic decision-maker and public opinion levels, Swedish defence politics fluctuates more than its Finnish counterpart. During the past twenty-five […]
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“Trump’s Iran sanctions gamble: Divergence across the Atlantic”, Katja Creutz & Ville Sinkkonen (FIIA, Finland)
Donald Trump’s new Iran policy, with the abandonment of the nuclear agreement and the reimposition of sanctions, reveals a fracture in […]
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“Lebanon-EU Relations and Ways Forward: Qualitative Research Findings with Key Stake-holders in Lebanon”, Karina Goulordava (IAI, Italy)
This report provides qualitative findings from interviews conducted with key stakeholders in Lebanon within the categories of labour, women’s rights, […]
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“Boosting Defence Cooperation in Europe: An Analysis of Key Military Capabilities”, Alessandro Marrone (et al.) (IAI, Italy)
This study aims at analysing the developments regarding key military capabilities of 31 European countries in four specific areas: Air-to-Air […]
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TEPSA Brief “State aid regulation post-Brexit: Why a state aid control mechanism is likely to be included in a future EU-UK trade agreement”, Laurence Bielen
TEPSA is happy to present its first TEPSA Brief on “State aid regulation post-Brexit: Why a state aid control mechanism is […]
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Targeted sanctions against individuals on grounds of grave human rights violations – impact, trends and prospects at EU level, Clara Portela (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on Enhancing EU actions on economic, […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 21: “Highly Skilled Migration between the EU and Turkey: Drivers and Scenarios”, Elena Sánchez-Montijano, Ayhan Kaya, Melike Janine Sökmen
Attracting and retaining highly skilled migrants has become a priority for countries looking to address labour shortages and to strengthen […]
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FEUTURE Online Paper No. 20: “The Role of the Middle East in the EU-Turkey Security Relationship: Key Drivers and Future Scenarios”, Doruk Ergun, Andrea Dessì, Jakob Lindgaard, Dlawer Ala’Aldeen, Kamaran Palani
This paper analyses the effects of developments in the Middle East since 1999 on the security relationship between the European […]
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