Chinese companies have increasingly been targeting Central and Eastern European (CEE) countries in the past one and a half decades, […]
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Category: EU External Relations & Global Politics
“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“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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“The US-Japan-India-Australia Quadrilateral Security Dialogue: Indo-Pacific alignment or foam in the ocean”, Sophie Eisentraut, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Briefing Paper 239, May 2018 In late 2017 the US, Japan, India and Australia re-launched the Quadrilateral Security Dialogue, […]
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“Trump and the Iran Nuclear Deal”, Thomas Gomart, Robin Niblett, Daniela Schwarzer, Nathalie Tocci (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaries, 18:30, May 2018. US President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the 2015 Iran nuclear deal, known as […]
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“European Defence and Third Countries after Brexit”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
The UK’s departure from the European Union has given energy to the process towards ‘ever closer Union’ in the EU’s […]
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“Limits to the European Union’s Normative Power in a Post-Conflict Society: EULEX and Peacebuilding in Kosovo”, Rok Zupančič, Nina Pejič (CIR, Slovenia)
Springer published a new book Limits to the European Union’s Normative Power in a Post-Conflict Society: EULEX and Peacebuilding in […]
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“A Stronger North? Nordic cooperation in foreign and security policy in a new security environment”, Tuomas Iso-Markku, Eeva Innola, Teija Tiilikainen (FIIA, Finland)
Nordic cooperation on foreign and security policy has gained renewed attention in recent years. Changes in the Nordic states’ immediate […]
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“Putin 4.0: ‘If it ain’t broke, don’t fix it’”, Arkady Moshes (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Comment 10/2018, May 2018 Russia’s re-elected president speaks about the need to achieve a “breakthrough”. But his only realistic […]
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“Sustainable Growth and Development in Small Open Economies”, Andrea Éltető, Isidora Ljumović (IWE, Hungary)
Full text of the book is available here
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“Understanding the shift from micro- to macro-prudential thinking: a discursive network analysis”, Matthias Thiemann, Mohamed Aldegwy, Edin Ibrocevic (SciencesPo-CNRS, France)
Cambridge Journal of Economics, 2018 Read it here
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“The dangerous politics of humiliation”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
One of the expressions that has cropped up in various analyses of Donald Trump’s foreign policy is «humiliation», whether in […]
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“The US and North Korea: will their Presidents shake hands?”, Félix Arteaga, Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
The best news that we can hope for is that the summit does finally take place and that it serves […]
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“What to do with Iran?”, Félix Arteaga (Elcano, Spain)
The relationship of Western countries with Iran is difficult because it is a country with two faces: a reformist face, […]
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“Between a Rock and a Hard Place: Europe’s Uncertain Role in Middle Eastern Geopolitics”, Riccardo Alcaro (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaries, 18:28, May 2018. The Middle East is experiencing a reconfiguration of power. As has often been the case […]
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“The Social Construction of Slovakia as a Donor and its Power Effects”, Tomas Profant (IIR, Czech Republic)
New article by Tomáš Profant in Europe-Asia Studies shows the power effects of Slovak development cooperation discourses. It focuses on […]
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“Russian-Chinese relations in Eurasia: Harmonization or subordination”, Marcin Kaczmarski (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Briefing Paper 238, April 2018 Russia and China have largely managed to avoid direct competition in the post-Soviet space, […]
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“China: New Silk Road stir mixed reactions in Europe”, Hans Jørgen Gåsemyr Bjørnar Sverdrup-Thygeson (NUPI, Norway)
Europeans are growing more wary of China, but still welcome many of its contributions, according to this analysis by NUPI […]
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“Nordic-Baltic Security in Times of Uncertainty: The Defence-Energy Nexus”, Jakub Godzimirski, Aleksandra Gawlikowska-Fyk, Marcin Terlikowski, Wojciech Lorenz, Bartosz Bieliszczuk, Artur Kacprzyk (NUPI, Norway)
The report shows that energy and defence in the Nordic-Baltic region are closely interrelated. During the Cold War, the energy […]
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“Societal Security in Baltic Sea Region: Expertise Mapping and Raising Policy Relevance”, Andris Sprūds, Boris Kuznetsov, Mika Aaltola eds. (LIIA, Latvia)
The book “Societal Security in Baltic Sea Region: Expertise Mapping and Raising Policy Relevance”, edited by Andris Sprūds, Boris Kuznetsov […]
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“Beyond Enlargement: Conceptualizing the Study of the European Neighbourhood Policy”, Frank Schimmelfennig (ETH, Zürich)
in: Schumacher, Tobias, Marchetti, Andreas and Demmelhuber, Thomas (eds.): The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy, Abingdon: Routledge, 2018, […]
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“Do Western Balkans face a coming Russian storm?”, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
New ECFR report by Mark Galeotti focusing on possibility of launch of a renewed Russian campaign in the Balkans in […]
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“Crisis Management versus Collective Defense”, Nicholas Williams (IIR, Czech Republic)
“After more than 20 years of focusing on crisis management and intervention, NATO knows how to do crisis management, but […]
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“Pro-Castro Cuba: Entrenched military guarantees continuity”, Mikael Wigell (FIIA, Finland)
FIIA Comment 9/2018, April 2018 Cuba’s presumed new president, Miguel Díaz-Canel, is facing hefty challenges. A major hurdle is the […]
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“Geoeconomics as concept and practice in international relations: Surveying the state of the art”, Mikael Wigell, Sören Scholvin (FIIA, Finland)
Recent cases of power politics such as China’s One Belt, One Road strategy, Venezuela’s petro-diplomacy during the era of Hugo […]
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“Report on EU comprehensive approach to conflict prevention and peacebuilding”, Giovanni Faleg, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Bernardo Venturi (IAI, Italy)
EU-CIVCAP, March 2018 This report appraises the evolution of the EU’s comprehensive approach into the integrated approach, in comparison with […]
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“Perspectives on an Uncertain World: Japan-EU Views on the United States and Russia”, Kazuto Suzuki (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaries, 18:21, March 2018 Japan and the European Union share many commonalities. Both are advanced industrialized countries, are governed […]
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“Psychographic advertising: the global battle to sway minds”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The Cambridge Analytica case shows that almost anyone –private companies, governments, non-state organisations– with access to users’ data and a […]
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“Russia’s propaganda war about Syria: How pro-Kremlin Twitter accounts manipulate the West”, Sophie Eisentraut (FIIA, Finland)
Moscow is keen to exploit the conflict in Syria in its information war against the West. Russian messaging on Syria […]
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