Since his election as the President of Ukraine in 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Russia policy has been driven by his campaign […]
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Since his election as the President of Ukraine in 2019, Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s Russia policy has been driven by his campaign […]
Read moreThis research paper argues that the European Union should roll out a European Green Marshall Plan for ecosystem restoration and […]
Read moreThe world is watching the alliance of liberalism and nationalism in Ukraine’s struggle for survival. These two ideas were the […]
Read moreThe European Union has employed a wide set of legal and policy tools in its well-established relations with Colombia, playing […]
Read moreSince 2014, Russia’s de-dollarization plan has been guided by security and geopolitical considerations. By dumping the US dollar from its […]
Read moreIn line with a global trend, Southeast Asia faces an overall decline in levels of democracy, raising the question of […]
Read moreThe EU is not always united and visible in foreign policy. This policy brief argues it could make more use […]
Read moreOn 28 May, Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz and President of France Emmanuel Macron urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to […]
Read moreNon-state armed groups (NSAGs) are standard yet versatile protagonists in today’s armed conflicts. Struggling to deal with NSAGs, the dominant […]
Read moreHad China backed Russia like the EU and the US back Ukraine, that would have been a tipping point for […]
Read moreThe growth of Russia’s presence across Africa over the last decade has generated significant international concern, further exacerbated after Moscow’s […]
Read moreIn 2021, bilateral trade returned to the sustained pace it had prior to the Covid pandemic. Direct investment also grew […]
Read moreThe relationship between the United States and Italy has historically been strong, although there have been moments of misunderstanding and […]
Read moreIn the United States and across Europe, there is a broad recognition that right-wing extremism has become either the main […]
Read moreYoung Russians are different from older generations. They are confident Internet users and thus have access to independent media and […]
Read moreFew may have noticed, but Italy recently advanced its own diplomatic proposal for a resolution of the war in Ukraine. […]
Read moreIf China’s security concerns with regard to the growing US presence in its neighbourhood are not taken seriously, it could […]
Read moreIn the fourth month of war, European support for Ukraine risks sagging. This includes dropping the ball on Ukraine’s EU […]
Read moreThe relationship between Turkey and the European Union has never been easy. It is now affected by the activism of […]
Read moreThis policy brief develops the argument for strengthening cooperation between the EU and Southeast Asia in the field of digital […]
Read moreThe whole world is now witnessing what Russian lawmaking of previous years has led to. The aggression against Ukraine is […]
Read moreIn the paper published in the Regional Science Policy and Practice journal, the authors examine the factors behind Afghanistan’s persistent […]
Read moreBefore 24 February 2022, the Russian-Ukrainian agreements signed in the capital of Belarus in 2014–2015 were seen by many observers […]
Read moreThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has resulted in the most serious conflict on the European continent since the Balkan wars […]
Read moreIt is believed that during the war there are different moral rules than in peacetime, especially for combatants. After all, […]
Read moreStuck in the middle between past and future, the Russian army struggles with a manpower paradox as it is simultaneously […]
Read moreThe Russian authorities apply an “algorithm of lies”, the Russian armed forces have become a sealed organization, and tactical information […]
Read moreAn important characteristic of the modern world order is that the United States and China, as the countries with the […]
Read moreThe Takuba Task Force, set up in March 2020, is a coalition of European special forces units with the aim […]
Read moreFaced with the brutality of Russia’s war, the emotional urge to do more to help Ukraine is fully understandable. But […]
Read moreThe fight of Ukraine against Russian aggression has reflected the peculiarities and contradictions of global integration processes. It has encouraged and […]
Read moreAt the end of last year, the European Economic and Trade Office in Taiwan published its EU-Taiwan Relations brochure for the year […]
Read moreFor the last decade, a unique ecosystem of external forces has deployed over 21,000 uniformed personnel across the Sahel to […]
Read moreEight years after the 2nd edition, the fully revised third edition was published of the acclaimed ‘The Foreign Policy of […]
Read moreQuite rightly, when it comes to the post-war reconstruction of Ukraine, it is emphasised that such a restoration should take […]
Read moreGovernments in Kyrgyzstan and Uzbekistan, including law enforcement and justice systems, continue to view and treat gender-based violence (GBV) largely […]
Read moreWhat does it mean in practice for the European Union that the Sahel is a priority? Which political and operational […]
Read moreDoes the Russian invasion of Ukraine herald the end of the world order? The same was said in 2008, when […]
Read moreThe established global patterns of appropriating and distributing natural resources are called into question by the current international context of […]
Read moreTransitional justice refers to the art of pacifying societies in the aftermath of violent periods – be it dictatorship, civil […]
Read moreOn February 24, Russia unleashed the war aimed at the total annihilation of the Ukrainians. Every passing day brings artillery […]
Read moreIn response to Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, the International Olympic Committee and international sports federations took a number of exceptional […]
Read moreWar is an instrument of policy. Those who lose sight of the policy objectives, or keep shifting them, rarely do […]
Read moreSpurred on by the atrocities in Bucha, NATO allies have begun to shift from crisis management to a focus on […]
Read moreAmid growing concern about Chinese coercion, this article examines the extent to which Beijing has resorted to such measures in […]
Read moreThis op-ed article looks into the early signs of the EU’s opening to using ‘hard power’ as part of its […]
Read moreBy launching a war against Ukraine, right on the borders of the European Union, Russia has unleashed the strongest push […]
Read moreIn October 2021, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a national consultation process on the role the EU should […]
Read moreThis article addresses how MERCOSUR has overcome tensions within the integration process over more than three decades. It applies the […]
Read moreAs violent attacks targeting civilians in the Sahel region of West Africa are mounting, allegations of abuses perpetrated by Sahelian […]
Read moreThis year marks the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union, […]
Read more“A New Era of Geopolitics in Europe: How Can the EU Secure a New Peace in Ukraine?” was the subject […]
Read moreThis open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond determined-design models of […]
Read moreNo event exists beyond the media. This is also the case with the current Russian-Ukraine war. Daily, we are flooded […]
Read moreLast year saw the 10th anniversary of the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. While leading to results on technical matters, political normalisation […]
Read moreThe relationship between Cuba and the EU still is conditioned by asymmetries, the different nature of political and economic systems, […]
Read moreThere has never been a better time to read diplomatic history than right now. The topic is covered in broader, […]
Read moreThe global rivalry between the US and China, as well as geopolitical competition and instability in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, […]
Read more“The difficulties and the wounds of the past have to be overcome in order to build a better future for […]
Read moreOver the years, foreign policy has become a source of tension in the European Union’s relationship with Turkey. Although the […]
Read moreThe war against Ukraine launched by Vladimir Putin’s regime on February 24, 2022, from the very beginning raised multiple questions […]
Read moreIn response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Western governments have enacted packages of economic sanctions, principally in the […]
Read moreIn view of the adoption of the Strategic Compass of the European Union, on 23 March 2022, the European Institute […]
Read moreIn the current Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, NATO and the EU would do well to recall the Boston […]
Read moreThis analysis explores Estonia’s Council term through the lens of three crises: The 2020 Iranian sanctions “snapback” debate, which saw […]
Read moreOver recent years, relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU) have been difficult and driven more by crisis management […]
Read moreIn December 2021 the European Union unveiled the Global Gateway. The programme focuses on global physical infrastructure needs to promote […]
Read moreAs consistent supporters and a joint driving force of deeper European integration over the years, southern European member states today […]
Read moreAs a response to the changing geopolitical situation, initiatives aimed to strengthen European defence have been taken in NATO, in […]
Read moreThe strategic character of space has been recognised worldwide already during the Cold War. Space and defence have continued to […]
Read moreThe energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about […]
Read moreThe dispute between Serbia and Kosovo over the status of the latter has the potential to destabilise other European states, […]
Read moreFractious domestic debates, the fragmentation of regional politics and growing interstate competition all affect the capacity of the EU to […]
Read moreMaritime security is high on the international and European security agenda, hence a number of new initiatives and actions have […]
Read moreThe EU Global Strategy puts ‘principled pragmatism’ at the core of EU foreign and security policy. This has also been […]
Read moreThe political, strategic and technological aspects of the AUKUS deal may be more important than the provision of nuclear-powered submarines. […]
Read moreRising US–China rivalry is shaping and constraining the relations between European states and China. The Netherlands is no exception and […]
Read moreThe European Union’s Global Gateway, adopted in December 2021, marks the continuation of efforts by numerous international actors to limit […]
Read moreHow does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? […]
Read moreThis paper examines the career trajectories of new health policy elites in the American federal government, identifying areas of expertise, […]
Read moreWe’re pleased to announce the launch of our new E-book series CIFE Studies: The EU in World Politics. The first […]
Read moreDuring the Cold War, the space sector was structured by clashes between the United States and the USSR and technological […]
Read moreIn December 2021, the EU and Singapore launched talks towards a digital partnership agreement that could prove a building block […]
Read moreChina wants a new world order, but not the new world order initiated in Ukraine by the Putin regime. China […]
Read moreRussia’s military attack on Ukraine has prompted the European Union (EU) to turn a new page in foreign, security and […]
Read moreWestern assistance for Ukraine has been signifcant but still insufcient. Western decision-makers should realize that increasing economic, political, military, diplomatic […]
Read moreThe war in Ukraine started in February 2022 adds major uncertainties to foreign direct investment (FDI) to and from the […]
Read moreRussian President Vladimir Putin’s decision to recognise the independence of the self-styled separatist republics of Donetsk and Luhansk in the Donbas may very […]
Read more“Ukraine is not just a neighbouring country for us. It is an inalienable part of our own history, culture and […]
Read moreBy ordering Russian armed forces into Ukraine, President Vladimir Putin has arguably made the greatest blunder of his twenty-two-year long […]
Read morePutin’s war on Ukraine has shaken the European Union to its core. Implications will be long lasting in numerous domains, […]
Read moreThe European Institute of Romania has recently published a collective opinion titled “The crisis in Ukraine: European solidarity in action”. […]
Read moreThe financial and economic war the West has been unleashing onto Russia in response to Putin’s murderous assault on Ukraine […]
Read moreIn an extraordinary session of the European Parliament on 1 March 2022, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky requested from a bunker […]
Read moreUp until the Russian invasion of Ukraine, Russia’s and China’s worsening relations with the European Union and the United States […]
Read moreRussia’s strategic line in the current war on Ukraine doesn’t stop at the Crimea as most maps depict, but goes […]
Read moreWhat is an extra slice of Ukrainian territory to Russia? A war of aggression no longer fits in our European […]
Read moreRussia has launched an exceedingly cynical war of aggression against Ukraine. Since the apparently anticipated blitzkrieg victory didn’t materialise, this […]
Read moreAs European gas prices hit an all-time high this week with futures linked to Title Transfer Facility (TTF), Europe’s wholesale […]
Read moreAs it confronts the most serious armed conflict in Europe since the end of the second world war, the European […]
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