“China in Africa, a hybrid strategy”, Anna Fiorelli Sánchez. 15/2/2019. The Djibouti naval base is a manifestation of the strategy of […]
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Category: EU External Relations & Global Politics
“New wine in old bottles: Explaining the dimensional structure of European party systems”, ROVNY Jan and POLK Jonathan (CEE Sciences Po, France)
ROVNY, Jan et POLK, Jonathan. New wine in old bottles: Explaining the dimensional structure of European party systems. Party Politics. […]
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“Is There a Threat of a Repeated Deployment of Nuclear “Eurorockets” from the Cold War Period in Europe?”, Miroslav Tůma (IIR, Czech Republic)
Miroslav Tůma, Is There a Threat of a Repeated Deployment of Nuclear “Eurorockets” from the Cold War Period in Europe? […]
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“The Soviet Heritage in Central Asia”, Susann Heinecke (CIFE, France)
New SEnECA Blog Post: The Soviet Heritage in Central Asia In the European public view, the five Central Asian states […]
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“When China catches a cold, the world shudders”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
When China catches a cold, the world shudders Andrés Ortega. 5/2/2019. When China falters, the world shudders. The current weakness […]
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“The nostalgic”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The nostalgic. Andrés Ortega. 19/2/2019. Is nostalgia something negative? Not necessarily. But in our time, even more so than in […]
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“What has remained of the USSR: Exploring the erosion of the post-Soviet space”, Arkady Moshes & András Rácz (FIIA, Finland)
Arkady Moshes & András Rácz, What has remained of the USSR: Exploring the erosion of the post-Soviet space, 02 2019 […]
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“Plugging the capability-expectations gap: towards effective, comprehensive and conflict-sensitive EU crisis response?”, Pernille Rieker & Steven Blockmans (NUPI, Norway)
“Plugging the capability-expectations gap: towards effective, comprehensive and conflict-sensitive EU crisis response?”, Pernille Rieker & Steven Blockmans, February 2019 Since […]
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TEPSA Brief: “What we know that we don’t know: globalisation, demographic balances and security issues”, Teresa Rodrigues
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “What we know that we don’t know: globalisation, demographic balances and […]
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“China’s new policy on the European Union: A toughening line on political issues”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Italy)
China’s recent policy paper on the European Union shows that the country continues to recognize the EU as an important […]
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“Europe’s connectivity strategy and the challenge of China: Rivalry, reciprocity, or both?”, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The EU’s new strategy for connecting Europe and Asia, implicitly a response to China’s Belt and Road Initiative, is an […]
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“Pull factors driving Russian multinationals into five CEE countries – A sectoral overview”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
Investigating the Russian economic footprint through outward foreign direct investment (OFDI) and the activities of Russian multinationals has not become […]
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“The political expansion of evangelical churches in Latin America”, Carlos Malamud (Elcano, Spain)
The presence of evangelical churches in the political life of various Latin American countries has increased notably in recent years, […]
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“The EU’s role in stabilising the Korean Peninsula. 17 January 2019”, Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
The diplomatic situation in the Korean Peninsula is changing at enormous speed. In this context, this working paper analyses the […]
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“How the Snowden Revelations saved the General Data Protection Regulation”, Agustín Rossi (IAI, Italy)
Snowden’s global surveillance revelations inverted the direction of the European Parliament’s debate on the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Before […]
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“The Sino-Russian and US-Russian relationships: Current developments and future trends”, Teija Tiilikainen, Mark N. Katz, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
The great-power system has been in constant change since the end of the Cold War. The US became the hegemonic […]
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“Outflanked? NATO’s Southern Hub and the Struggle for its Middle East Strategy”, Jean-Loup Samaan (IAI, Italy)
Following the rise of the Islamic State in 2014, the Atlantic Alliance engaged in an ambitious political revision of its […]
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“Assessing EU-Mediterranean Policies in the Field of Energy from a Bottom-Up Perspective: The Case of Tunisia”, Jean-Yves Moisseron, Khaled Guesmi, Marie-Gerin Jean (IAI, Italy)
MEDRESET Papers The present report analyses the situation of Tunisia concerning the energy sector in the framework of the EU-funded […]
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“The Czech Republic’s values-based policy towards China reconsidered”, Rudolf Fürst (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Institute of International Relations is proud to contribute to the new ETNC Report 2018: Political values in Europe-China relations. […]
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“The EU and NATO: A Partnership with a Glass Ceiling”, Nicole Koenig (IAI, Italy)
The Civilian Compact – a milestone document in the implementation of the EU Global Strategy – marks a notable shift […]
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“EU-supported reforms in the EU neighbourhood as organized anarchies: the case of post-Maidan Ukraine”, Jozef Batora and Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
How does the EU and its member states organize their support for reforms in the countries of the EU Neighbourhood? […]
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“The International Spread of State Intervention in History and Historical Memory”, Georges Mink (CoE, Poland)
“The International Spread of State Intervention in History and Historical Memory”, Georges Mink, December 2018 Le Professeur Georges MINK, Professeur permanent au campus […]
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“Using past international cooperation to rethink development: alternative critical approaches”, Rafael Domínguez and Simone Lucatello (CIDOB, Spain)
“Using past international cooperation to rethink development: alternative critical approaches”, Rafael Domínguez and Simone Lucatello, December 2018 As the historical […]
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“The World in 2019: Ten Issues that will Shape the Global Agenda”, Eduard Soler (CIDOB, Spain)
“The World in 2019: Ten Issues that will Shape the Global Agenda”, Eduard Soler, December 2018 In 2019 the cards […]
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“Political values in Europe-China relations”, Tim Nicholas Rühlig, Björn Jerdén, Frans-Paul van der Putten, John Seaman, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Alice Ekman (Elcano, Spain)
“Political values in Europe-China relations”, Tim Nicholas Rühlig, Björn Jerdén, Frans-Paul van der Putten, John Seaman, Miguel Otero-Iglesias and Alice […]
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“Weapons of Mass Destruction in the Middle East and North Africa”, Erzsébet N. Rózsa (IWE, Hungary)
MENARA Papers The Middle East and North Africa (MENA) is both the source of concern about weapons of mass destruction […]
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“The EU Global Strategy and the MENA Region: In Search of Resilience”, Andrea Dessí (IAI, Italy)
Europe has made some progress in implementing the EU Global Strategy, yet, when it comes to the Middle East and […]
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“Hungary: Leveraging political influence”, András Deák and Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
András Deák, Csaba Weiner: Hungary: Leveraging political influence. In Shentov, O., Stefanov, R. and Vladimirov, M. (Eds.) The Russian Economic […]
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“Regional Geopolitical Rivalries in the Middle East: Implications for Europe”, Ellie Geranmayeh (IAI, Italy)
Ellie Geranmayeh, Regional Geopolitical Rivalries in the Middle East: Implications for Europe, IAI Papers, 18:18, IAI, October 2018. The Middle […]
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“European Industrial Policies in Tunisia: A Bottom-Up Assessment”, Khaled Guesmi & Jean-Yves Moisseron (IAI, Italy)
Khaled Guesmi, Jean-Yves Moisseron, European Industrial Policies in Tunisia: A Bottom-Up Assessment, MEDRESET Papers, Working Paper 29, IAI, December 2018. […]
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“NATO’s Return to the North Atlantic: Implications for the Defense of Northern Europe”, Stephen J. Flanagan (FIIA, Finland)
Stephen J. Flanagan, NATO’s Return to the North Atlantic: Implications for the Defense of Northern Europe, 11 2018 In a […]
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“What foreign policy now for Brazil?”, Carlos Malamud (Elcano, Spain)
On 1 January 2019 Jair Bolsonaro will become the next President of Brazil. What could be the key elements of the new Administration’s foreign […]
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“The IS and Attacks on the Oil and Gas Sector in Iraq”, Lukas Tichy (IIR, Czech Republic)
Attacks on energy sectors are an important part of the strategy of Islamist militant and terrorist organisations such as Al […]
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“French status seeking in a changing world. Taking on the role as the guardian of the liberal order”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
France has a long history as a traditional European great power. But is this still the case today? The analysis […]
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Policy Brief: “Two Important Summits of President Trump and Nuclear Disarmament Expectations”, Miroslav Tuma (IIR, Czech Republic)
In a surprisingly short period of time, the U.S. president Donald Trump attended two summits with his counterparts from North […]
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“Foreign Policy Analysis: German Foreign Policy Toward Russia” Jakub Eberle, Vladimir Handl (IIR, Czech Republic)
The article analyzes Germany’s policies toward Russia from an ontological security perspective. We argue that foreign policy should be seen […]
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“The anger vote: the new (or not so new) Latin American electoral phenomenon”, Carlos Malamud and Rogelio Núñez (Elcano, Spain)
This paper analyses the social, economic, institutional and political cultures that have given rise to the ‘anger vote’, an emerging […]
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“Poland: The Missing Link in European Defence”, Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
As EU member states step-up efforts to strengthen defence cooperation and integration, Poland’s role and contribution remain an enigma. Traditionally […]
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“Technological cooperation between Spain and China”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Scientific and technological cooperation between Spain and China has significant potential to be developed for the benefit of both countries. However, such […]
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“The Immortal Regiment: the pride and prejudice of Russia”, Mira Milosevich-Juaristi (Elcano, Spain)
The March of the Immortal Regime is a performance, a massive parade that has been celebrated in major cities both inside […]
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“The Brazilian elections”, Esther Solano Gallego (Elcano, Spain)
With the former President, Dilma Rousseff, out of office as the result of a polemical impeachment and with Luiz Inacio […]
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“Enhancing Military Capabilities in Europe: The Case of Air-to-Air Refuelling”, Andrea Aversano Stabile, Giorgio Di Mizio (IAI, Italy)
The development and interoperability of military capabilities in Europe has returned to the forefront of contemporary debates about Europe’s strategic […]
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“Dual use technologies and civilian capabilities: Beyond pooling and sharing”, Andrea Aversano Stabile et. al. (IAI, Italy)
This policy paper investigates how to increase the pooling and sharing (P&S) of civilian and military capabilities in light of […]
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“Chinese economic influence in Hungary – Rhetoric versus realities”, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
Chinese companies have increasingly been targeting Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in the past one and a half decades, […]
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“Diplomacy in the Digital Age”, Corneliu Bjola (Elcano, Spain)
The core mission of diplomacy in the Digital Age is still about finding the middle ground among the broadest possible […]
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“China’s go out policy – A review on China’s promotion policy for outward foreign direct investment from a historical perspective”, Yushan Li (IWE, Hungary)
China became the second largest outward investor for first ever in 2015. The dominant role of Chinese “go out” policy […]
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“Middle power assertiveness as a behavioural model in foreign policy”, Andriy Tyushka (CoE, Poland)
The chapter on “Middle power assertiveness as a behavioural model in foreign policy” challenges the mainstream perception of middle powers […]
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“The governance of migration and border controls in the European-North African Context”, Jean-Pierre Cassarino, Raffaella A. Del Sarto (IAI, Italy)
MENARA Papers Against the backdrop of the growing leverage that MENA states have been acquiring vis-à-vis Europe on the issue […]
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“The New Era of Populism? Theoretical, Empirical and Comparative Perspectives”, Camil Ungureanu and Ivan Serrano (CIDOB, Spain)
Populism has undoubtedly been one of the most controversial political concepts of recent years. Transcending the boundaries of academia, it […]
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“How should the EU confront President Trump?”, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
“The surly challenges that President Trump has hurled at his European partners have increased at the same rate as his […]
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“Holy Rus challenged: The conflict between Churches in Ukraine has consequences for Russia, Ukraine and the Orthodox world”, Veera Laine (FIIA, Finland)
The initiative to create an autocephalous national Orthodox Church in Ukraine, proposed by the political leadership of the country, now […]
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“Balancing Against Threats In Interactions Determined by Distance And Overall Gains”, Matus Halas (IIR, Czech Republic)
“Actors in the Prisoner’s Dilemma agent-based model presented here decide between cooperation and defection in binary interactions determined by distance […]
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“The Challenges of NATO Nuclear Policy: Alliance management under the Trump administration”, Robert Bell (FIIA, Finland)
In no aspect of NATO’s deterrence and defense posture is the challenge of Alliance management more demanding than in its […]
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“Private Sector Contributions to the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development: The Case of Italy”, Nicolò Sartori, Daniele Fattibene (IAI, Italy)
In September 2015 the United Nations General Assembly formally adopted the Agenda 2030 for Sustainable Development, an action plan consisting […]
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“EU Foreign Policy in a Networked World: Webs against power politics”, Kristi Raik (FIIA, Finland)
The liberal, norms-based international order is being challenged by two contradicting trends: the rise of power politics and geopolitical conflicts, […]
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“The China-EU Relationship: Trade but Verify”, Alan Riley (CIDOB, Spain)
The EU (and the US) have been extremely naïve in the way they have developed their trade relationship with China. […]
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“Communist Parties In Russia, Ukraine and Moldova: Struggling with popular demands”, Jussi Lassila & Ryhor Nizhnikau (FIIA, Finland)
The appeal of left-leaning ideas is on the rise in Russia, Ukraine and Moldova. Nonetheless, the main left-wing parties, particularly […]
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“Prospects and Parameters of the Donbas Peacekeeping Mission”, Mykhailo Pashkov (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
In August 2018, at the 8th meeting of Ukrainian, Russian and German experts in Italy (Cadenabbia), Co-director of the Foreign […]
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“Europe should not be betting against Trump”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog Europe, despite the insults meted out to it by Donald Trump, must devise its own strategy come what […]
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“Space forces”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog Globalisation and its control do not (yet) operate on a cosmic scale, but they do extend as far […]
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“Prospects for scientific and technological cooperation between Spain and China”, Mario Esteban & Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
In the course of only a few years, China has become a first-rank scientific and technological power (in both quantitative and qualitative […]
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“The future of the world : Futurology, futurists and the struggle for the post Cold War world”, Jenny Andersson (SciencesPo, France)
The Future of the World is devoted to the intriguing field of study which emerged after World War Two, futurism or […]
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“Trump against the future of China”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog Why is it unlikely that the US will fail to attain its goals against China, which go far […]
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“Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: the Euro-Atlantic consolidation of the Baltic region”, Rafael José de Espona (Elcano, Spain)
In 2018 the three Baltic countries jointly commemorated the centenary of their birth as independent states. The integrated inter-Baltic vision, […]
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“Partnering for democracy: protecting the democratic order in post-Brexit Europe”, Pablo José Castillo Ortiz (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Working Papers “The EU has been a key actor in the democratisation of the European continent and in the […]
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“Xi Jinping thought and China’s future foreign policy: Multipolarity with Chinese characteristics”, Jyrki Kallio (Elcano, Spain)
Xi Jinping Thought is aimed at guiding China both domestically and internationally. The goal is China’s national rejuvenation, which will […]
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“Coercion and Cyberspace”, Miguel Alberto Gómez (Elcano, Spain)
This ARI provides an overview of factors crucial in our understanding of coercive cyber operations as the exercise of power […]
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“India and the geoeconomics of climate change: Global responsibility as strategic interest”, Emma Hakala (FIIA, Finland)
As climate change progresses, it will have impacts on global politics, creating both new vulnerabilities and opportunities. Geoeconomics provides a […]
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“China and Russia in global governance: Long-term obstacles to cooperation”, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
Russia and China play dissimilar roles in global governance and define their interests in this sphere in divergent ways. While […]
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“The United States braces itself for the midterm elections: Is there a foreign-policy dimension?”, Ville Sinkkonen (FIIA, Finland)
“The upcoming congressional midterm elections on November 6, 2018 will serve as the first electoral litmus test for Donald Trump’s […]
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“The New Sea People: China in the Mediterranean”, Ronald H. Linden (IAI, Italy)
The surge in overseas investment that has accompanied China’s Belt and Road Initiative has swept into Mediterranean region. Italy, Greece, […]
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“Pension reform in Russia: A test of the regime’s resilience and citizens’ patience”, Jussi Lassila (FIIA, Finland)
On June 14, the day that marked the kick-off for the FIFA World Cup, the Russian government announced that from […]
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“Germany and European defence cooperation: A post-Atlantic turn?”, Niklas Helwig (FIIA, Finland)
Tensions in the transatlantic partnership are spurring the German debate on how to prepare for the possibility of a post-Atlantic […]
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“Normative and Civilisational Regionalisms: The EU, Russia and their Common Neighboorhoods”, Andrey Makarychev (IAI, Italy)
The contours of regionalism in a wider Europe are shaped by two dominant actors, the European Union (EU) and Russia, […]
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“Analysing Migration Policy Frames of Lebanese Civil Society Organizations”, Jad Chaaban et. al. (IAI, Italy)
This paper is part of a series of working papers of the MEDRESET project to investigate existing EU policies in […]
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“PESCO and Security Cooperation Between the EU and Turkey”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The Permanent Structured Cooperation (PESCO) aims to achieve more effective, efficient and synergic military capabilities through a series of ad […]
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“The Crisis of GCC and the Role of the European Union”, Máté Szalai (IAI, Italy)
MENARA Papers, Future Notes 14 The dispute that erupted in 2017 between the members of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) […]
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“Russia and the Baltics: A Testing Ground for NATO–EU Defence Cooperation”, by Lucrezia Sapienza (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaries September 2018 Russia’s growing international assertiveness is particularly relevant to the Baltic region. Due to its geographic position […]
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“The US Withdraws from the UN Human Rights Council”, Veronika Bilkova (IIR, Czech Republic)
In mid-June 2018, the US announced its withdrawal from the UN Human Rights Council. It sat in the Council for […]
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“Bureaucratic Authority and Mimesis: the Eurasian Economic Union’s Multiple Integration Logics”, Ueli Staeger, Christian Bobocea (IAI, Italy)
Regional economic integration in the post-Soviet space is related in a complex way with the European Union’s integration process. Multiple […]
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“Russian geopolitical narratives from ‘geopolitics 101’ to postmodern revisionism: Implications for the Baltic-Pontic Region”, Andriy Tyushka (CoE, Poland)
This article maps Russia’s manifold geopolitical narratives along a divide between classical and critical geopolitical thinking and disentangles its geopolitical […]
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Strategy-Making in the EU. From Foreign and Security Policy to External Action”, Pol Morillas (CIDOB, Spain)
This book provides a detailed analysis of the policy-making processes of EU strategies in foreign and security policy and external […]
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“Bridging the Gap Between India and the Baltics”, Sharanya Rajiv (EVI, Estonia)
Diplomatic relations between India and the Baltic states have remained below their potential. However, over the past decade, this began […]
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“Japan-Russia relations: The Kremlin has the upper hand”, Bart Gaens, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
Even though bilateral relations have warmed somewhat, Japan has failed to convince Russia to make concessions with regard to the […]
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“Chinese investment in Central and Eastern European Countries: the analysis of EU factor”, Fumei Zhang (IWE, Hungary)
Historically, the international relationship between China and the European Union mainly refers to trade and investment with western European countries. […]
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TEPSA Brief “Which future for EU-Swiss relations? A citizens’ perspective”, Sabine Jenni
TEPSA is happy to present its TEPSA Brief on “Which future for EU-Swiss relations? A citizens’ perspective”, written by Sabine Jenni, PhD graduate […]
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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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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