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Opening event of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence (UCG, Montenegro)
On Wednesday, February 24, an opening event of the Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence was organized at the Faculty of […]
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“Biden is Unlike Trump, also as Regards China”, Mario Esteban (Elcano, Spain)
The Biden Administration’s China policy is expected to significantly differ from Trump’s and to be more similar to that of […]
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“One Year on and Citizens are still Paying the Price of Brexit”, Else Kvist (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Else Kvist argues that one year after the UK officially left the EU there is still much work to be done to mitigate the […]
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“One year on and citizens are still paying the price of Brexit”, Else Kvist (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
At 11pm GMT – midnight, Central European Time – on 31 January 2020 the UK left the EU, “not with […]
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“Chinese and Indian FDI in Hungary and the role of Eastern Opening policy”, Katalin Völgyi and Eszter Lukács (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The aim of this paper is to assess the main features of Chinese and Indian investments in Hungary and the […]
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“Turkey-U.S. Relations in the Changing Transatlantic Context”, Nilgün Arısan-Eralp, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Atila Eralp, Fuat Keyman and Çiğdem Nas (IPC, Turkey)
Director of the European Union Studies Centre at the Economic Policy Research Foundation of Turkey (TEPAV) Nilgün Arısan-Eralp, Research and […]
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“Bouncing Back: World Politics after the Pandemic” (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Which international order will consolidate in the post-Covid-19 world? Will it be more conflictual? Or will new opportunities for international […]
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“Collaborative Efforts to Stimulate Sustainable Investment for COVID-19 Recovery in Developing Countries”, San Bilal (Elcano, Spain)
Limited fiscal space in many developing countries demands collective efforts and EU leadership to help improve their macro-economic conditions and […]
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New publication by Prof. Pascaline Winand on EU-India relations (College of Europe, Natolin)
Professor Pascaline Winand, Director of Studies in the European Interdisciplinary Studies Department, has recently published a chapter entitled “Las relaciones entre la Unión Europea […]
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“Exiting Erasmus is an avoidable mistake”, Hywel Ceri Jones (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
There is growing momentum behind the campaign to reverse the UK Government’s decision to exit the European Union’s Erasmus programme, […]
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“The Biden-Harris Administration and Climate Change: Good News, Caveats and Warnings”, Lara Lázaro-Touza (Elcano, Spain)
President-elect Joseph Biden has pledged to re-join the Paris Agreement, raise America’s climate ambition, ‘build back better’ (and greener) and […]
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Online Conference: “A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese Perspectives”, February 16 (IIR, Czech Republic)
IIR cordially invites you to the online conference “A Fair, Green and Digital Recovery of the EU: Czech and Portuguese […]
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“Trump’s Attack on American Democracy: Towards a New Model of Electoral Manipulation in an Established Democratic Republic”, Maria Annala (FIIA, Finland)
In 2020, President of the United States Donald Trump launched an unprecedented electoral manipulation campaign in an attempt to secure […]
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“The Return of the Generals? Civil-military Relations in Latin America at times of Pandemic”, Román D. Ortiz (Elcano, Spain)
The recent warnings from politicians and academics about the re-emergence of Latin American military power as a threat to democracy […]
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“Unlocking European Defence. In Search of the Long Overdue Paradigm Shift”, Arnout Molenaar (IAI, Italy)
The European Union’s range of new EU security and defence initiatives are ground-breaking, but they can only deliver on their […]
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“What Happened?: The 2020 election showed that libertarians have a long way to go before they can become a national movement”, Jeffrey Michels and Olivier Lewis (College of Europe, Natolin)
In the 2020 presidential election, the Libertarian Party candidate, Jo Jorgensen, gained 1.2 percent of the vote, less than half […]
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“The Alliance for Democracy Must Start at Home”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
For some years now democracies in general have experienced tough times, and the best illustration is Donald Trump’s attempt to […]
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“The Actorness of the EU in Its Energy Relations with Algeria”, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
Together with Jan Mazáč of the Charles University and Zbyněk Dubský of the University of Economics, Prague, they focused on […]
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Call for Papers: International conference and workshop “CfP Transformation Narratives Beyond Winners and Losers: Deep Stories in Central and Eastern Europe” (IIRPS, Lithuania)
When people in the CEE region report how they feel about the change of political regime and current lives in […]
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Call for Applications: “5th Ana Aguado Scholarship Award” (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
Deadline March 15 Bernard Energy (BEA), the European Distribution System Operators’ Association (E.DSO), the European Network of Transmission System Operators for Electricity […]
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Call for Applications: European Public Sector Award (EPSA), 2021 (EIPA, Maastricht)
We are delighted to announce the launch of the European Public Sector Award (EPSA) 2021, organised by EIPA for the […]
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“Global Risks and Future Scenarios: Starting Down the Road”, Raquel Jorge-Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
The annual World Economic Forum’s Global Risks Report and the Davos Forum usually take place in January. While both are […]
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Internship Vacancy: “Public Relations and Event Assistant” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The PREA internship offers a wide range of marketing tasks. As a part of this internship, you will manage the […]
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Call for Papers: “Public investment policies in Europe” (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Deadline: March 19 One of the characteristics of the recovery plans set up in 2020 by the various Member States […]
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Call for Proposals: Contribution to the Conference, “A Green Deal for the Globe: European Union external action and the international Just Transition” (College of Europe, Bruges)
The Energy & Climate Governance Nest at the College of Europe in Natolin welcomes proposals for research to be presented at the […]
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Call for Abstracts: “29th Conference on Postal and Delivery Economics” (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The Florence School of Regulation – Communications and Media, and the Rudgers Business School invite submissions from researchers and practitioners, […]
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“A Smarter Funding System for European Parties”, Louis Drounau (ÖGFE, Austria)
Political parties are core stakeholders of modern representative democracies and fill a number of important functions in the political system. […]
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Call for Papers: International Conference “Belarus 2020 and beyond: Path Dependency or Break with the Past?” (IIRPS, Lithuania)
Political developments in Belarus before, during and after the Presidential election on August 9, 2020 were marked by the protests […]
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Call for Papers: “CIDOB International Yearbook 2021” (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The CIDOB International Yearbook is an annual volume devoted to the analysis and study of international relations and politics. Published […]
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Call for Articles: Duodecim Astra – College of Europe Student Journal of European Studies (College of Europe, Bruges)
Students in the Mário Soares promotion are launching a peer-reviewed student-run journal, “Duodecim Astra – College of Europe Student Journal […]
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“Four Years on: The World has Changed for Biden (and for everyone)”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
Joe Biden has a long track record in foreign policy, security and intelligence matters with his years in the Senate […]
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“The EU’s Search for “Effective” Strategic Autonomy in the Neighbourhood”, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré and Matteo Bonomi (IAI, Italy)
COVID-19 amplifies weaknesses while exacerbating latent illnesses in infected human beings. As we enter the second year of the pandemic, […]
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“Complementary Protection and Encampment”, Bríd Ní Ghráinne (IIR, Czech Republic)
The paper examines whether it is legal to deport an individual to a state where they will likely end up […]
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Video podcast: “Brexit: Ending the City’s Dominance of European Finance?”, Graham Bishop (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
In this Federal Trust video, our Council member Graham Bishop discusses the consequences of Brexit for the City of London […]
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Video podcast: “Brexit: Ending the City’s Dominance of European Finance?”, Graham Bishop (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
In this Federal Trust video, Council member Graham Bishop discusses the consequences of Brexit for the City of London in […]
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“China, the US and the EU: Three Ways of Confronting Big Tech”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
There is a general mobilisation on the part of states and governments against the power of Big Tech, the great […]
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“The politics of differentiated integration: what do governments want? Country report – Lithuania”, Inga Vinogradnaitė and Ramūnas Vilpišauskas (IIRPS, Lithuania)
The report discusses the attitude of the Lithuanian policy-makers (parliament, president, government) towards differentiated integration during the period from Lithuania’s […]
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“FDI-based models and what the future may have in store for them”, Magdolna Sass (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The economic strategy of the Visegrád countries has largely been based on attracting foreign direct investment (FDI). Although it showed […]
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Call for Proposals: Contribution to the Conference “A Green Deal for the Globe: European Union external action and the international Just Transition” (College of Europe, Natolin)
The Energy & Climate Governance Nest at the College of Europe in Natolin welcomes proposals for research to be presented […]
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“The Current State of EU-Turkey Relations and Implications for Czech Foreign Policy”, Pelin Ayan Musil (IIR, Czech Republic)
The latest policy paper of researcher Pelin Ayan Musil discusses this important topic from the perspective of bringing back the […]
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Capacity Building Workshops on the United Nations SDGs at Natolin (College of Europe, Natolin)
The Careers and Professional Development Office of the College of Europe in Natolin in cooperation with the United Nations Association […]
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“Hacking back Unpacked: An Eye for an Eye?”, Stefano Soesanto (Elcano, Spain)
This analysis will try to build a new baseline by explaining the fragmented history of hacking back and outlining varying […]
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“A Critical Review of 2020: Time to revisit our value system, norms and priorities”, Andreas Theophanous (CEIA, Cyprus)
The COVID-19 pandemic, which is not over yet, has created a devastating impact on the socioeconomic and health infrastructures of […]
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“Does the EU really Promote the good Governance of Energy Resources?”, Gonzalo Escribano, Enrique San Martín González and Juan Diego Paredes Gázquez (Elcano, Spain)
The good governance of energy resources and its role in the economic development of oil and gas producing countries is […]
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“Acquis or not Acquis: Statelessness in the Context of Forced Migration”, Oleksandra Zmiyenko published in the special edition of DPCE Online (College of Europe, Bruges)
Oleksandra Zmiyenko, Senior Academic Assistant in the EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies Department, recently published the article “Acquis or […]
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“EU Strategic Autonomy in the Shadow of Geopolitical Rivalry: A View from Moscow”, Sergey Utkin (FIIA, Finland)
The EU is determined to maintain the transatlantic bond, while Russia tends to interpret the EU’s strategic autonomy precisely as […]
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“Artificial Intelligence and Cybersecurity: A Promising but Uncertain Future”, Matteo E. Bonfanti (Elcano, Spain)
Governments and private corporations are paying attention to the transformative capacity of AI but despite some early and promising applications […]
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“Europol and Differentiated Integration”, Camino Mortera-Martínez (IAI, Italy)
Europol has become a hub for differentiated integration. Initially a small anti-drugs unit, the EU’s police agency is now a […]
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“Developmental States in the Twenty-First Century: New Wine into Old Bottles?”, Judit Ricz (IWE CERS, Hungary)
On the eve of the twenty-first century both the world economy and economics as a social science face important challenges, […]
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“Horizon 2030: Assessing the Impact of Socio-economic and Governance Issues on the future of the MENA Region”, Chloe Berger (Elcano, Spain)
In view of the NATO Summit next year, the North Atlantic Council has initiated a comprehensive reflection on the Alliance’s […]
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“COVID-19 and Fieldwork: Challenges and Solutions”, Emil Aslan et al. (IIR, Czech Republic)
Research director Emil Aslan contributed to this article, which focuses on conducting fieldwork during and after the COVID-19 pandemic. In […]
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“The Impact of the Biden Administration on Turkey-EU Relations”, Kadri Tastan and Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
After years of rising tensions in transatlantic relations, the European Union could have a sigh of relief when Joe Biden […]
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“American LNG and the EU-Russia Relationship: The End of Moscow’s Energy Weapon?”, Stefano Cabras (College of Europe, Bruges)
The Department of EU International Relations and Diplomacy Studies has published a new EU Diplomacy Paper entitled “American LNG and […]
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“Norway, NATO and the Northern Flank”, Karsten Friis (NUPI, Norway)
This chapter discusses Norwegian perspectives on North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and security and defense policy. It begins with a […]
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“Myanmar’s generals recoup: The Recurrence of Military-Defined Disciplined Democracy”, Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
Myanmar’s generals cited election fraud as the motive behind their coup. However, as the country’s transition during the past decade […]
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“The EU-China Investment Agreement: A Step in the Right Direction”, Mario Esteban and Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
The announcement of an investment agreement between the EU and China (EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI) on 30 […]
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“Brexit: Ending the City’s Dominance of European Finance?”, Graham Bishop (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
The future of the financial services industry – centred in the City of London – matters enormously to the health […]
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“Finding the roots of neo-traditionalist populism in Poland: ‘Cultural displacement’ and European integration”, Francesco Melito (IES, Poland)
This article investigates the roots of populism in Poland in its current traditionalist-conservative fashion. In contrast with the liberal hegemony […]
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“From ‘Resilience’ to Strategic Autonomy: A Shift in the Implementation of the Global Strategy?”, Pol Bargués (CIDOB, Barcelona)
There is a growing scepticism regarding the implementation of the European Union Global Strategy (2016), which builds on the idea […]
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“Making Progress, Fighting Rollback. Pan-European youth participation in times of Covid-19”, Funda Tekin, Jana Schubert and Johannes Kohls (IEP, Germany)
“It’s time to square the circle!” was a plea by Clarissa Roth, participant in the second project cycle of #EngagEUrCouncil, […]
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“Cash for development? The use of microcredits and cash transfers as development tools”, Aitor Pérez, Nicolás Ayensa and Maricruz Lacalle (Elcano, Spain)
This report provides details of the latest advances in these cash-for-development tools at a time when the EU is reshaping […]
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“EU-Africa Partnership on Migration and Mobility in Light of COVID-19: Perspectives from North Africa”, Mehdi Lahlou (IAI, Italy)
The coronavirus pandemic has turned into a global economic crisis with severe social effects in the least developed countries, particularly […]
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“Governing Migration Beyond the State”, Andrew Geddes (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
Focusing on four key world regions, Europe, North America, South America, and Southeast Asia, this book explores the underlying factors […]
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“Immigration in times of COVID-19”, Joaquín Arango, Blanca Garcés, Ramón Mahía and David Moya (CIDOB, Barcelona)
This issue of the CIDOB Immigration Yearbook analyses the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on immigration, human mobility, and migration policies. Spain […]
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“The Chechen post-war diaspora in Norway and their visions of legal models”, Julie Wilhelmsen and Maryam Sugaipova (NUPI, Norway)
This article examines how understandings of the rule of law are shaped in the Chechen diaspora in Norway. Taking as […]
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“Recovery and Resilience Plans for the Next Generation EU: A Unique Opportunity that must be taken Quickly, and Carefully”, Marco Lopriore and Marina Vlachodimitropoulou (EIPA, Maastricht)
The Covid-19 pandemic has brought a severe economic contraction in EU countries through a massive shock to demand and a […]
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“Cyprus in the Tentacles of the Great Energy Game of the Eastern Mediterranean and the Turkish Blue Homeland”, Panayiotis Tilliros (CEIA, Cyprus)
The geopolitical and geoeconomic aspects of energy developments in the Levantine basin are of enormous importance, given the power vacuum […]
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“Sustainability-driven Digital Transitions: Tools for the Long Term”, Raquel Jorge-Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
Digital transitions will reshape the sustainability paradigm, but these transitions must be sustainable in itself as well. Digital transformation is […]
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“Cities in Global Governance: from Multilateralism to Multi-stakeholderism?”, Agustí Fernández de Losada and Marta Galceran-Vercher (CIDOB, Barcelona)
Cities have been advocating for a seat at the global table for decades. They are part and parcel of the […]
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“Mémoire, histoire et politique en Europe centrale, de la réconciliation à la réactivation des conflits du passé”, étude du Professeur Mink (College of Europe, Bruges)
Le Professeur Georges MINK, Titulaire de la Chaire de Civilisation européenne au Collège d’Europe à Natolin et Directeur de Recherche […]
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“Sovereignty and National Independence: Belgium and the Transferral of Sovereignty Towards International Organisations”, Rik Coolsaet (Egmont, Belgium)
Contrary to a widespread myth, Belgium has not always been a strong advocate of the transfer of sovereignty to international […]
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“Russian Energy and Grand Strategy”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
Russia ranks as the top global exporter of energy, the third-biggest global producer and the fourth-biggest consumer of energy and […]
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“‘I want to be European, but I find it hard to be’: Identity between emotions and rights”, Camille Dobler (IES, Poland)
This brief presents research results on the resilience of European identity to a decade of socio-economic and political crises. It […]
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“The Paris Agreement Five Years on: Are Congratulations in Order?, Lara Lázaro-Touza (Elcano, Spain)
Despite the Paris Agreement, there are significant emission and adaptation gaps, and climate finance is far from being aligned with […]
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“Towards a European Green Deal with Cities: the urban dimension of the EU’s sustainable growth strategy”, Hannah Abdullah (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The European Union is widely considered a global leader in climate action. Yet, until the launch of the European Green […]
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“Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2021”, Andris Spruds Sintija Broka (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2021 aims to examine and evaluate various spheres of Latvia’s foreign and security […]
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“The Anatomy of the Newly Emerging Illiberal Model of State Capitalism: A Developmental Dead End?”, Judit Ricz (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The article aims to conceptualize the contemporary illiberal model of state capitalism with the main focus on emerging economies. State […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: Somalia”, Cedric de Coning et al. (NUPI, Norway)
Somalia is highly susceptible to the effects of climate change and extreme weather. Without anticipatory preventive approaches, these factors are […]
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“Russia’s contestation of Europe’s liberal identity, power and hegemony”, Dr Andriy Tyushka (College of Europe, Bruges)
Dr Andriy TYUSHKA, Senior Research Fellow at the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair of the College of Europe in Natolin, has […]
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“Ethiopia: A potential (De) Stabilising Presence in the Horn of Africa”, Oriol Puig (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The Ethiopian government ended its military intervention in the Tigray region last December after five weeks of open conflict against […]
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“The EU-MENA partnership: time for a reset”, Marc Otte (Egmont, Belgium)
The storm raging across the Southern Neighbourhood, as the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region is also known in […]
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“Understanding corruption in the twenty-first century: towards a new constructivist research agenda”, Sofia Wickberg (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The search for a universally acceptable definition of corruption has been a central element of scholarship on corruption over the […]
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“Everyday Brexit”, Federico Steinberg and Chiara Manley (Elcano, Spain)
The reality of the consequences on everyday life of a no-deal Brexit (or even a very limited deal) are becoming […]
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“Green Deal Watch”, Lorenzo Colantoni (IAI, Italy)
This Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical Foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
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“Event Report Lunch Debate (digital): A Preliminary Assessment of the German EU Council Presidency”, Laura Worsch (IEP, Germany)
The end of the year 2020 also marked the end of the German Presidency of the Council of the EU. […]
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“Weaponizing narrative: Russia contesting Europe’s liberal identity, power and hegemony”, Andriy Tyushka (College of Europe, Natolin)
Dr Andriy Tyushka, Senior Research Fellow at the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair of the College of Europe in Natolin, has published a new article […]
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“The Security and Defence Aspect of Brexit: Altering the Third Country Balance?”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
What room is there for inclusion of third countries in EU security and defence initiatives and how does Brexit alter […]
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“The Portuguese Presidency: Striking the Balance between unfinished Business and Leaving its own Mark”, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin and Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
On 1 January 2021 Germany handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Portugal. The Portuguese Government will lead […]
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“The Coronavirious Test of the International Relations”, Nadia Alexandrova-Arbatova (CEIA, Cyprus)
The year 2020 left us with the devastating results of the coronavirus pandemic. To date, the main question that gnaws […]
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“The cost of strategic failure in North West Africa”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Barcelona)
The EU’s position remains fully aligned with that of the UN Security Council which supports negotiations to resolve ongoing conflicts, […]
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“The Radical Milieu and Radical Influencers of Bosnian Foreign Fighters”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
Previous studies showed that only a tiny number of actors play a considerable role in recruitment. Asya Metodieva shows that […]
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“TINA for Putin – Or is there an alternative?”, Marc Franco (Egmont, Belgium)
EU relations with Russia hit the news headlines this week. The visit of EU High Representative Josep Borrell, launched in […]
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“The Reinvention of Development Banking in the European Union: Industrial Policy in the Single Market and the Emergence of a Field”, Daniel Mertens, Matthias Thiemann and Peter Volberding (Sciences Po CEE, France)
National development banks (NDBs) have transformed from outdated relics of national industrial policy to central pillars of the European Union’s […]
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“Great Power Rivalry in the Middle East”, Wojciech Michnik (Elcano, Spain)
Today three external powers –the US, China and Russia– are the leading players behind great power rivalry in the Middle […]
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“Cyber Sanctions: Towards a European Union Cyber Intelligence Service?”, Yuliya Miadzvetskaya (College of Europe, Bruges)
A new issue of the College of Europe Policy Brief series (CEPOB) has been published: CEPOB #1.21 “Cyber sanctions: towards […]
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“Conventional Counterforce Dilemmas: South Korea’s Deterrence Strategy and Stability on the Korean Peninsula”, Henrik S. Hiim and Ian Bowers (NUPI, Norway)
In response to North Korea’s nuclear weapons program, South Korea is quietly pursuing an independent conventional counterforce and countervalue strategy. […]
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“Spanish integration policies according to the MIPEX Index”, Francesco Pasetti and Carlota Cumella de Montserrat (CIDOB, Barcelona)
According to MIPEX, the Spanish regulatory framework ensures favourable conditions on healthcare access and family reunification, but the regulations are […]
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“EU-Korea Security Relations”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
This book provides an original examination of current European Union (EU)–Republic of Korea (ROK) security relations. It brings together analysis […]
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“2020 as a Stress Test for the EU: Challenges in times of the Covid-19 Pandemic”, Juha Jokela Funda Tekin Niklas Helwi and Vittoria Meissner (IEP, Germany)
Together with the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA), IEP has published a discussion paper based on an intensive three-day […]
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