Fifth-generation aircraft – characterised by being stealthy, manoeuvrable, and multi-role and possessing advanced avionics and data processing capacities – are […]
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Category: National Politics
“Principles of Russian Military Thought”, Nicolò Fasola (IIR, Prague)
The aim of this paper is to identify the enduring principles at the basis of Russian military thought, which offers […]
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“ILR: Kurdistan and Catalonia as New States?”, Tamás Lattmann (IIR, Prague)
During the recent weeks, two major referenda have taken place with a serious ambition: to create new states by secession, […]
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Papal Geopolitics: The World According to Urbi et Orbi, Petr Kratochvíl & Jana Hovorková (IIR, Prague)
“The Catholic Church (or the Church, in this article) is, despite appearances, one of the most influential geopolitical actors in […]
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Could Austria join the Visegrád Group?, Paul Schmidt (Austrian Society for European Politics – ÖGfE)
The leader of the Freedom Party of Austria (FPÖ), Heinz-Christian Strache, has previously proposed that Austria could join the Visegrád […]
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“The “combination”: an instrument in Russia’s information war in Catalonia, Mira Milosevich-Juaristi, (Elcano Institute)
During the independence referendum in Catalonia, Russia used the ‘combination’ (kombinaciya), an operation can integrate instruments such as cyber warfare, […]
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Key Issues and Policy Recommendations by The Third International Conference “Governance and Reform of State Security Services: Best Practices” , Razumkov Centre, Kyiv
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Third International Conference “Governance and […]
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Key Issues and Policy Recommendations by The First International Conference “Monitoring Ukraine’s Security Governance Challenges: Status and Needs”, Razumkov Centre, Kyiv
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the First International Conference “Monitoring Ukraine’s […]
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Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française, Comptes-rendus, Olivier Rozenberg (Sciences Po, France)
in Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po n° 02/2017 L’Europe d’aujourd’hui est confrontée à de très nombreuses crises. L’événement majeur que […]
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Special Dossier: Catalonia’s independence bid: how did we get here? What is the European dimension? What next?
This special dossier aims to provide an overview and background information on Catalonia’s independence bid, the attempts to ‘internationalise the […]
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Decision-Making and European Policy Coordination in the German Federal Government, Timm Beichelt (IEP)
in GEPS No 05/17 The fifth paper in the German European Policy Series by author Timm Beichelt, professor of Political Science […]
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The Interdependence of Intra- and Inter-Subjectivity in Constructivist Institutionalism, Colin Hay (Sciences Po, France)
In Critical Review, September 2017, vol 29, n° 2 Oscar Larsson’s sympathetic critique of constructivist institutionalism calls for a clarification of […]
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Anti-Politics, Depoliticization, and Governance, FAWCETT, Paul, FLINDERS, Matthew, HAY, Colin, et al. (Sciences Po, France)
There is a mounting body of evidence pointing towards rising levels of public dissatisfaction with the formal political process. Depoliticization […]
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Czech Foreign Policy in 2015: Analysis,Michal Koran et al.(IIR, Czech Republic)
How did the Czech diplomacy cope with the year 2015, which was, in many aspects, a breakthrough year for the […]
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The Catalonian independence project: The frustration of the near-majority, Teemu Tammikko (FIIA, Finland)
The president of the Catalonian Generalitat, Carles Puigdemont, declared after the vote for independence on October 1 that “Catalonia had […]
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An effective antidote: The four components that make Finland more resilient to hybrid campaigns, Charly Salonius-Pasternak (FIIA, Finland)
Russia’s actions in Ukraine reminded many that states use a mixture of tools to achieve their political objectives. Analytically troublesome […]
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Republican government in the United States: Its implications for US foreign policy, Anna Kronlund (FIIA, Finland)
The 2016 elections in the United States resulted in Republican victories at both state and federal levels. After the years […]
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Key Issues and Policy Recommendations by the Second International Conference “Security Sector Governance:The Role of Democratic Institutions & International Best Practices” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Second International Conference “Security Sector […]
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Key Issues and Policy Recommendations by The Eighth International Conference “Human Rights and Security Sector Governance: Ukraine’s Reform Challenges” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This publication offers the Key Issues and Policy Recommendations based on the results of the Eighth International Conference “Human Rights […]
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Catalonia: the external dimension to the fore, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, September 2017 The attempt to hold an independence referendum in Catalonia has been the focus of a good […]
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Merkel is Germany, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, September 2017 Angela Merkel is not only German, she is Germany. Her latest victory in the elections, while […]
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Not everything has gone badly in Spain, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, October 2017 In times of national angst, it is easy to become despondent and fall prey to the […]
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Social media in China:the regime is more concerned about what people do that what they say, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog, October 2017 Apart from its Great Firewall, the Chinese state runs an elaborate system of censorship and manipulation […]
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Merkel pays a high Price for her fourth term, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain).
Expert Comments, October 2017 The German exception has come to an end. Like its neighbours, the German people, and their […]
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Digital Infantry Battlefield Solution. Concept of Operations. Part Two, Uģis Romanovs, Māris Andžāns eds. (LIIA, Latvia)
The book consists of a collection of opinions by authors from different countries and diverse research backgrounds, building on the […]
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Latvian Foreign and Security Policy. Yearbook 2017, Andris Spruds, Ilvija Bruge, Karlis Bukovskis (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) continues to assess Latvian foreign and security policy, inform society and provide recommendations […]
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Euroscepticism in Slovakia: The broken promise of prosperity and stability, Marta Králiková (IEP, Germany)
The attitude of Slovak citizens towards the European Union is to some extent a paradox: despite positive perception of the […]
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Russian foreign policy: the art of avoiding choices is in high demand, Arkady Moshes (FIIA, Finland)
Vladimir Putin’s re-election campaign may not be comfortable about addressing Russia’s foreign policy situation. Skirting the issue would, however, shift […]
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The EU in the German Elections: A Window of Opportunity for Euro and Defence Reforms, Niklas Helwig (FIIA, Finland)
Ahead of the federal elections, international challenges have energized the German debate on how to reform and strengthen the EU. […]
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Spirituality as a political instrument: The Church, the Kremlin, and the creation of the ‘Russian World’, Veera Laine & Iiris Saarelainen (FIIA, Finland)
This Working Paper analyses the way in which the Russian state and the Russian Orthodox Church use the claims related […]
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Political influence network in Twitter 2017, Juan Antonio Sánchez Giménez & Evgueni Tchubyalo (Elcano,Spain)
Twitter as a digital platform signals to the evolvement of political influence following recent world-focus events such as Brexit and […]
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Kant vs Hobbes: elements of Germany’s emerging grand strategy, Ulrich Speck (Elcano, Spain)
Germany’s success as a stable liberal democracy and a world economic superpower has been heavily influenced by its position within […]
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Les enjeux européens dans la présidentielle française (Science Po, France)
Les Cahiers européens de Sciences Po Accueil et intégration des réfugié.e.s et des migrant.e.s : une priorité pour l’Europe ? Les enjeux […]
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Ukraine’s party system evolution: 1990-2017 (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This publication presents an abridged version of the Analytical Report by the Razumkov Centre that examines the emergence and further […]
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Integration 1/2017 (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Minister Wolfgang Schäuble presents prospects for the future of the European Union and details […]
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Approaching the German Federal election: The Traditional Parties break the trend and stay in front, Fabrizio Tassinari and Sebastian Tetzlaff (DIIS, Denmark and IEP, Germany)
In the DIIS Policy Brief “Approaching the German Federal election: The Traditional Parties break the trend and stay in front”, […]
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Rebooting the Franco-German engine: Two post-election scenarios, Fabrizio Tassinari and Sebastian Tetzlaff (DIIS, Denmark and IEP, Germany)
In their DIIS Policy Brief titled “Rebooting the Franco-German engine: Two post-election scenarios” Fabrizio Tassinari, Senior Researcher at DIIS, and […]
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Macron’s Foreign Policy: Not a Zero Sum Game, Jean Pierre Darnis (IAI, Italy)
“La France est de retour”. This is how French Prime Minister Édouard Philippe commented the results of the June elections […]
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Industrial relations in Croatia and impacts of digitalization on the labor market, V. Samardžija, H. Butković and I. Skazlić (IRMO, Croatia)
This book is a result of research activities carried out in Croatia within the project ‘Industrial relations in Central and […]
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The Czech-German Strategic Dialogue: Assessment of Current State and Future Prospects, Benjamin Tallis (IIR, Czech Republic)
This discussion paper by Benjamin Tallis, a senior researcher at the Institute of International Relations, seeks to examine competing evaluations […]
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National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The National Security and Defence Journal “Basic Principles and Means of the Formation of a Common Identity of Ukrainian Citizens” […]
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The joint sovereignty proposal for Gibraltar: benefits for all, Martín Ortega Carcelén (Elcano, Spain)
In the wake of the Brexit referendum, Spain submitted a negotiation proposal to the UK on Gibraltar that put joint […]
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Global Spain: the country’s economic, military and soft presence, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Almost 500 years since Juan Sebastián Elcano completed the first circumnavigation of the world and a vast empire was created, […]
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Latvian Foreign and Security Policy, Yearbook 2017, Andris Spruds, Ilvija Bruge and Karlis Bukovskis (eds.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs (LIIA) continues to assess Latvian foreign and security policy, inform society and provide recommendations […]
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Slovenia and the European Union, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Marjan Svetličič (CIR, Slovenia)
The chapter in a new Oxford University Press encyclopaedia offers an all-encompassing literature review of Slovenian EU-engagement from the Yugoslav […]
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Après l’élection de Macron: la responsabilité de l’Allemagne pour l’Europe, Hartmut Marhold (CIFE)
Le défi européen et la responsabilité allemande Le risque est grand : si le nouveau Président de la France échoue, […]
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Political and geopolitical games in the Cypriot labyrinth: a Greek-Cypriot perspective, Costas Melakopides (Elcano, Spain)
Cyprus’s ‘bi-communal negotiations’ have collapsed once again but in a manner that reveals diplomatic cacophony, deceptive international ‘diplomatic’ practices and […]
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Multi-level Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in Ireland, Marco Giugni, Maria Mexi, Tristan Boursier (IAI, Italy)
This report contains a discussion of the main findings emerging from a study of the role of young people in […]
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Multi-level Factors of Youth Exclusion and Inclusion in Greece, Marco Giugni, Maria Mexi, Tristan Boursier (IAI, Italy)
This report contains a discussion of the main findings emerging from a study of the role of young people in […]
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Conquered the French Presidency: Now he must secure the capacity to govern, David Cadier (FIIA, Finland)
Emmanuel Macron defeated Marine Le Pen in the second round of an atypical election that was closely monitored by France’s […]
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Personal view on Brexit: early lessons, potential outcome and impact on Hungary, András Inotai (IWE, Hungary)
Published in Japanese, Russian Eurasian Economy and Society, no. 1015, 2017, pp. 2-11. Original English manuscript available upon request from […]
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Upgrading and value capture in global value chains in Hungary: more complex than what the smile curve suggests, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
In: Szent-Iványi Balázs (ed.) Foreign direct investment in Central and Eastern Europe: post-crisis perspectives. 266 p. Basingstoke; London; New York: […]
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The Rise of Direct Democracy in Croatia: Balancing or Challenging Parliamentary Representation? Hrvoje Butković (IRMO, Croatia)
Starting from theoretical notions, this paper analyses the practice of direct democracy in selected transitional countries, which could be instructive […]
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Nothing new in French politics? Why Emmanuel Macron is the most Gaullist of all candidates for the French presidential elections of 2017, Matthias Waechter (CIFE)
The French presidential campaign of 2017 turns very much around the buzzword of renewal: Renewal of the political elites, the […]
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Xi Jinping Makes a Stop-over in Finland on his Way to the USA: Finland and China launch “a new type of partnership”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
It is a feat of Finnish diplomacy to have Helsinki included in President Xi’s itinerary. The decision may be thanks […]
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A sociology of the camps’ persisting architecture. Why did Rome not put an end to expensive ethnic housing policies?, Tommaso Vitale and Gaia Maestri (Sciences Po)
Housing facilities and public shelters for Roma in Rome are expensive, highly segregated, and low quality. They have been justified […]
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Moldova’s Election of a pro-Russian President: Implications for Europe, Elvira Melin (UI, Sweden)
In November 2016, Moldova elected Igor Dodon as president in the first presidential elections since 1996. In his campaign, Dodon […]
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Intangible investments at multinational companies’ manufacturing subsidiaries: do they promote innovation-based upgrading?, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
Research background: Despite a widely acknowledged importance of intangible capital as the main driver of value creation, papers discussing corporate […]
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The European ‘Other’ in Poland’s Conservative Identity Project, Molly O’Neal (IAI, Italy)
Since taking office in November 2015, Poland’s conservative government has pressed for a sweeping reinterpretation of the past, and a […]
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Sociologie plurielle des comportements politiques: Je vote, tu contestes, elle cherche…, Olivier Fillieule, Florence Haegel, Camille Hamidi, et al (eds.) (Sciences Po, France)
Je vote, tu contestes, elle cherche… La montée de l’abstention, celle des partis d’extrême droite, l’émergence d’une consommation engagée ou […]
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Scandales et corruption dans le discours médiatique français: la partie émergée de l’iceberg?, Sofia Wickberg (Sciences Po, France)
This article is concerned with how corruption is socially constructed in the French press media, both from a problem definition […]
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Think Tanks in Germany and Ukraine: Differences and Perspectives for Cooperation, Ljudmyla Melnyk, Magdalena Patalong and Oleksii Sydorchuk (IEP, Germany)
Which difficulties are Ukrainian think tanks facing today in Ukraine? What does the cooperation between German and Ukrainian think tanks […]
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Les agriculteurs face à la paperasse: policy feedbacks et bureaucratisation de la politique agricole commune, Blandine Mesnel (Sciences Po, France)
Based on a fieldwork in the French agricultural sector, this article analyses the political and social consequences of red tape […]
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The Spanish Exception: Unemployment, inequality and immigration, but no right-wing populist parties, Carmen González-Enríquez (Elcano, Spain)
Very few European countries have proven immune to the appeal of right-wing populism. Despite economic crisis and fast-eroding political trust, […]
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Pourquoi détestons-nous autant nos politiques?, Emiliano Grossman and Nicolas Sauger (Sciences Po, France)
Nous sommes parfois séduits par leurs promesses, mais, très vite, ils nous déçoivent. Si cette séquence se répète régulièrement depuis […]
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Italy and Spain: a tale of two countries, Sebastián Puig and Ángel Sánchez (Elcano, Spain)
While Italy is still more economically powerful than Spain, it displays more structural imbalances and declining trends. http://www.realinstitutoelcano.org/wps/portal/rielcano_en/contenido?WCM_GLOBAL_CONTEXT=/elcano/elcano_in/zonas_in/commentary-puig-sanchez-italy-and-spain-tales-of-two-countries
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Small states and parliamentary diplomacy: Slovenia and the Mediterranean, Zlatko Šabič, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Petra Roter (CIR, Slovenia)
The article contributes to the scholarship on parliamentary diplomacy in the Mediterranean region through the lens of a small state: […]
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Eight recommendations for the II National Action Plan on Women, Peace and Security, María Solanas Cardín (Elcano, Spain)
The II National Action Plan for the implementation of Resolution 1325, currently being prepared by the Spanish Government, should build […]
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Brexit: Reasons and challenges, Zsuzsánna Biedermann & Miklós Somai (IWE, Hungary)
This paper reviews the deeper societal and economic reasons behind the British choice of leaving the European Union. We address […]
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Latvia’s Foreign Policy Centenary: Ideas and Personalities, Diāna Potjomkina, Andris Sprūds, Valters Ščerbinskis (Eds.) (LIIA, Latvia)
The upcoming centennial of Latvia’s statehood provides an important occasion to reflect on the country’s international achievements and offer a […]
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