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Category: Publications
TEPSA Brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, Juha Jokela
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Strengthening the EU as a security actor: citizens’ views and perspectives”, […]
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“Europeanization Revisited: Central and Eastern Europe in the European Union”, Michal Matlak, Frank Schimmelfennig & Tomasz Wozniakowski (Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies, European University Institute, Italy)
Michal Matlak, Frank Schimmelfennig & Tomasz Wozniakowski (ed.), ‘Europeanization Revisited: Central and Eastern Europe in the European Union’, November 2018 […]
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“Italy’s budget battle with the European Commission”, Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The European Commission has rejected Italy’s proposed draft budget because of how seriously it breached prior fiscal commitments, including an increase in […]
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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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“Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda”, Gonzalo Escribano (Elcano, Spain)
Gonzalo Escribano. Algerian presidential elections and the energy reform agenda, 26th November 2018. A new hydrocarbon law seems imminent in Algeria and progress […]
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“Waiting for Godot? Estonian Perceptions of Germany in the Security of the Baltic Sea region”, Riina Kaljurand and Piret Kuusik (EFPI, Estonia)
Riina Kaljurand and Piret Kuusik, Waiting for Godot? Estonian Perceptions of Germany in the Security of the Baltic Sea region, […]
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“The Nordic-Baltic region in the EU: A loose club of friends”, Piret Kuusik and Kristi Raik (EFPI, Estonia)
Piret Kuusik and Kristi Raik, The Nordic-Baltic region in the EU: A loose club of friends, October 2018 The three […]
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“The Russian Language as a Soft Power Tool: The Construction of National Identity by the Kremlin”, Anna Tiido (EFPI, Estonia)
Anna Tiido, The Russian Language as a Soft Power Tool: The Construction of National Identity by the Kremlin, October 2018 […]
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“UK Counters Rise of White Supremacists”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Spain)
Francis Ghilès, UK Counters Rise of White Supremacists, November 2018 The recent move to give Britain’s domestic security agency MI5 […]
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“The Competitive Edge in China’s Overseas Investments: The Golden Hand of the State”, Lourdes Casanova (CIDOB, Spain)
Lourdes Casanova, The Competitive Edge in China’s Overseas Investments: The Golden Hand of the State, November 2018 In the last […]
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“The European Dimension of Nuclear Deterrence: French and British policies and future scenarios”, Bruno Tertrais (FIIA, Finland)
While the idea of a “European nuclear deterrent” has a long history, it has recently made a comeback in the […]
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Rule of law and human rights in Cuba and Venezuela and EU engagement, Par Egstrom, Giulia Bonacquisti (European Parliament)
TEPSA has recently coordinated a publication for the European Parliament’s Subcommittee on Human Rights (DROI) on “Rule of law and human rights […]
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“Eastern European Insights – Op-Ed: ‘Presidential elections in Georgia showing signs of state capture'”, Paata Gaprindashvili, Mariam Tsitsikashvili (IEP, Germany)
Georgia held its last direct presidential elections on 28 October 2018. As no candidate reached 50% of the vote, there […]
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“Exit, Voice, and Loyalty: Norway’s Options. Chapter in The Future of Europe: Views from the Capitals”, Ulf Sverdrup (NUPI, Norway)
What would the late political economist and intellectual Albert O. Hirschmann have said if asked to assess the developments in […]
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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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“Moldova’s Europeanization and interethnic cohesion – a delicate balancing act”, Stanislav Ghiletchi, Sarah Pagung (IEP, Germany)
How is the ethnic fragmentation of Moldova reflected in the political system and what are the consequences? This question is […]
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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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“Issue 4/2018 of Integration” (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Björn Hacker discusses the potential of the European Pillar of Social Rights to strengthen […]
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“New Political Economy of Energy in Europe. Power to Project, Power to Adapt”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This edited collection details and analyses the dramatic changes that the international political economy of energy has undergone in the […]
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“Electoral Sentiment Monitoring in Ukraine” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The study was conducted by three companies: Kyiv International Institute of Sociology, the Razumkov Centre and Sociological Group “Rating” Audience: population […]
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The Society’s Expectations of Church and Interchurch Relations (public opinion survey) (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The Sociological Service of the Razumkov Centre has been monitoring the role and place of religion in Ukraine since 2000. […]
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“Reformatting the European integration process: Opportunities and Risks for the Ukraine-EU association” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This document serves as “Conclusions and Proposals” of the Analytical Report contained in this publication (Ukrainian). “The research arrived at […]
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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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TEPSA brief “Multistakeholderism in the EU’s Trade Governance”, Diana Potjomkina
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Multistakeholderism in the EU’s Trade Governance”, written by Diana Potjomkina (PhD […]
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TEPSA Brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, Petr Kratochvíl & Zdeněk Sychra
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “Euro or no Euro, that is the question”, written by Petr Kratochvíl (Senior […]
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TEPSA recommendations for the Romanian Presidency are now available
The Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) has a tradition of formulating recommendations to the incoming Council Presidency. Katrin Böttger […]
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“Security of energy supply and gas diversification in Poland”, Csaba Weiner (IWE, Hungary)
Poland entered the twenty-first century with an unsustainable energy/electricity mix, strongly overdependent on coal. This situation seems to be changing […]
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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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“The performance of the automotive industry after the crisis in two semi-peripheral EU regions”, Gábor Túry (IWE, Hungary)
Materials prepared in the framework of the 15th European Association for Comparative Economic Studies. Find them here.
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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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“The European Council and migration: any progress?”, Carmen González Enríquez (Elcano, Spain)
The results of the European Council of June 28 2016 on migration were weak for their vagueness, but at least they avoided […]
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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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Elcano Blogs October
Andrés Ortega. 2018, a lost year for Europe. 16 October 2018. There was a time when it was hoped that […]
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“Malta’s EU Presidency: A Study in a Small State Presidency of the Council of the EU” (Institute for European Studies, Malta)
The Institute for European Studies – University of Malta recently published “Malta’s EU Presidency: A Study in a Small State Presidency of […]
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“The Western Balkans and the European Union Moving? In the right direction?”, Matteo Bonomi (CIFE, France)
“After years of sluggish progress, the first half of 2018 has been characterised by renewed initiatives for EU enlargement. On […]
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“Africa’s Dependency Curse: – the Case of Botswana”, Zsuzsánna Biedermann (IWE, Hungary)
Zsuzsánna Biedermann analyses the complex reasons behind the largely fruitless diversification efforts in Botswana. Many African countries abundant in non-renewable […]
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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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“Private enforcement of EU competition law: the impact of the damages directive”, Pier Luigi Parcu, Giorgio Monti, and Marco Botta (EUI, Italy)
During the past decade, the use of private enforcement within competition law has gradually increased throughout Europe but major differences […]
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“The EU Codification of Private Law: Between Constitutional and Regulatory Rationales”, Maryia Breskaya (CoE, Poland)
This article draws a parallel between the national and supranational contexts of constructing Private Law systems and analyses whether national […]
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“Impact of greening on the upgrading of manufacturing subsidiaries’ technological capabilities – A Hungarian perspective”, Andrea Szalavetz (IWE, Hungary)
This paper investigates the relation between greening in global companies and the upgrading of manufacturing subsidiaries’ technological capabilities. Drawing on […]
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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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“Export influencing factors in the Iberian, Baltic and Visegrád regions”, Andrea Éltető, Norbert Szijártó (IWE, Hungary)
The global financial crisis and the euro crisis had severe negative impacts on the European economy and highlighted the problems […]
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“The leap of faith : the fiscal foundations of successful government in Europe and America”, Sven Steinmo (EUI, Italy)
Why are citizens in some countries more willing to pay taxes than in other countries? This book examines the history […]
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TEPSA Brief “Ukraine on the path to the EU: citizens’ opinions and hopes”, Yuriy Yakymenko and Mykhailo Pashkov
TEPSA is happy to present its TEPSA Brief on “Ukraine on the path to the EU: citizens’ opinions and hopes”, written […]
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“Is Catching Up Possible?: The example of Central and Eastern Europe”, Annamária Artner (IWE, Hungary)
In the age of “transnational monopoly capitalism,” the hierarchy of nations along the axial division of labor has become more […]
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“Too much trash and overflowing dustbins!”, Jean-Marie Rousseau (CIFE, France)
On June 5th, 2018, Benoît Lecomte, a French architect established in the United States for more than 25 years, embarked […]
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“Le revenu universel: un projet réaliste?”, Jean-Claude Vérez (CIFE, France)
Sur un plan sémantique, il y a une prolifération de dénominations, de concepts et de définitions : revenu universel, revenu […]
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“L’économie est avant tout un acte politique”, Andy Smith and Colin Hay (SPCEE, France)
À rebours de l’adage que l’été fournit à tous un temps de réflexion, le fatalisme ambiant qui marque cette rentrée […]
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“The Growth of Shadow Banking: A Comparative Institutional Analysis”, Thiemann, Matthias (SPCEE, France)
The ‘shadow banking system’ refers to a system of credit-provision occurring outside of the official regulatory perimeter of commercial banks. […]
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“Race, Religion, or Culture? Framing Islam between Racism and Neo-Racism in the Online Network of the French Far Right”, Caterina Froio (SPCEE, France)
When debates about Islam acquire importance in the public sphere, does the far right adhere to traditional racist arguments, risking […]
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“Russia’s evolving gas relationship with the European Union: Trade surges despite political crises”, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
Gas trade between the European Union and Russia increased considerably in both 2016 and 2017, despite the ongoing political crisis. […]
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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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“The EU’s Multiannual Financial Framework: Where Should Italy Stand?”, Simone Romano (IAI, Italy)
IAI Commentaires Negotiations over the EU’s new Multiannual Financial Framework (MFF) officially began last May, when the European Commission tabled […]
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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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“Mediterranean Cities, the Urban Dimension of the European Neighborhood Policy”, Eckart Woertz (CIDOB, Spain)
Cities play a growing role in international policy issues such as climate change mitigation, accommodation of migrants, and Track II […]
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“EU scenarios for 2027”, Antonio Estella (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Working Papers “In 2008 I published a paper on ‘EU scenarios for 2017’ (Estella, 2008). It was written over the course […]
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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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“Multinational enterprises: theories, practices, effects and policies”, Filip de Beule & Andreja Jaklič (CIR, Slovenia)
Edward Elgar published the Handbook of the International Political Economy of the Corporation. The publication, to which Andreja Jaklič from […]
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“Chips off the Old Block: Europeanisation of the Foreign Policies of Western Balkan States”, Ana Bojinović Fenko & Bernhard Stahl (CIR, Slovenia)
Palgrave Macmillan published a new book titled ‘The Europeanisation of the Western Balkans: A Failure of EU Conditionality?’ (editors: Jelena […]
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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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“Forty years of democratic Spain: Political, economic, foreign policy and social change”, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Whichever way one looks at it, Spain has been profoundly transformed since the 1978 democratic Constitution that sealed the end […]
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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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“A Union of States But Not of Intent. What If the Common European Vision Comes Apart?”, Virginia Volpi (IAI, Italy)
The European project was itself born out of an ambition to make war “not just unthinkable, but materially impossible”. The […]
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TEPSA Brief “German elections 2017 – Low voter turnout in the context of the upcoming European elections 2019”, Michael Kaeding & Stefan Haußner
TEPSA is happy to present its new policy brief “German elections 2017 – Low voter turnout in the context of the […]
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“The Civilian CSDP Compact: Strengthening or Repurposing EU Civilian Crisis Management?”, Tobias Pietz (IAI, Italy)
More than 15 years since the EU deployed its first civilian crisis management mission under Europe’s Common Security and Defence […]
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“Turkey’s Migration Policy Revisited: (Dis)Continuities and Peculiarities”, Seçil Paçacı Elitok (IAI, Italy)
The 2000s witnessed the restructuring of Turkey’s migration policy, mostly because of the EU accession process. In retrospect, Turkey’s migration […]
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“A New Narrative for an Old Project: Re-Imagining Europe”, Giovanni Santambrogio (IAI, Italy)
Considering that I was born on 30 May 1993, and the Maastricht Treaty entered into force when I was just […]
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“Inside Spain” Nr 152, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
‘A lively look at current affairs by a seasoned observer of Spanish political and economic life‘. Section specially commissioned for […]
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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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“An outbreak of ethics in Silicon Valley”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog To what can we ascribe this outbreak of ethics in Silicon Valley and elsewhere? The political awakening spread […]
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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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“The Europeanisation of the anti-Europeans”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Elcano Blog They are gaining ground in general elections. The most recent stride forwards was on Sunday by the Sweden […]
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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 ICC and the RtoP in a post-interventionist world: Adapting to critique?”, Katja Creutz (FIIA, Finland)
The International Criminal Court (ICC) and the Responsibility to Protect (RtoP) principle both seek to respond to mass atrocities. They […]
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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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“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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“From Thessaloniki to Sofia: Turning the Enlargement Process into a Win-Win Deal for All”, Ginevra Poli (IAI, Italy)
During the conference “From Thessaloniki to Sofia and Beyond: Heading towards a Credible European Enlargement towards the Western Balkans?” (Rome, […]
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“The Paradox of Weakness in European Trade Policy: Contestation and Resilience in CETA and TTIP Negotiations”, Dirk De Bièvre (IAI, Italy)
The International Spectator, 53:3 Over the last decade, trade negotiations with Canada and the United States met with considerable resistance […]
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