This essay analyses the current status of Sino-European relations. While trade remains the driving force, disagreements on human rights, on […]
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This essay analyses the current status of Sino-European relations. While trade remains the driving force, disagreements on human rights, on […]
Read moreUnderstanding the future of relations between Russia and the West depends largely on how the war in Ukraine plays out. […]
Read moreIn Europe, Latin America and the United States the electoral successes and rising popularity of political parties that take nationalist […]
Read moreThe ongoing bombing of Ukraine may create the impression that the war has become hopeless. In addition, the economic and […]
Read moreThe publication “Three Seas Initiative: Mapping National Perspectives” offers a collection of articles that discuss priorities of the Initiative from […]
Read moreThe European Union (EU) has increasingly become a foreign policy actor in its own right, sparking the emergence of EU […]
Read moreAlbeit heavily sanctioned and exhausted by the Islamic revolution and the war with Iraq, Iran has managed to upbuild a […]
Read moreDr Andriy TYUSHKA, Senior Research Fellow in the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair at the College of Europe in Natolin, has […]
Read moreReshaped by the new great power competition, the international order has been undergoing revolutionary transformations. Revanchist Russia has unleashed a […]
Read moreA devastating fire in Urumqi, the capital city of the Xinjiang autonomous region in the People’s Republic of China (PRC) […]
Read moreOndřej Horký-Hlucháň’s in-depth analysis, commissioned by the European Parliament, has evaluated the EU’s Policy Coherence for Development. At a time […]
Read moreOne year ago, Russia had a firm foothold in Central Asia. However, Moscow’s decision to invade Ukraine, its military defeats, […]
Read moreThe publication “Hybrid Threats in Baltics and Taiwan: Commonalities, Risks and Lessons for Small Democracies” gathers a group of leading […]
Read moreItalian capabilities, expertise and potential in the space sector are not widely known. Among state actors, Rome has actually been […]
Read moreIn her new book published by Routledge, IIR’s researcher Asya Metodieva looks at Salafi influencers and foreign fighters in the […]
Read moreIn 2023, limits, both individual and collective, will be tested, whether it be inflation, food security, the energy crisis, rising […]
Read moreThe European Union (EU) has over time developed close relations, typically taking the form of acquis-based association agreements, with the […]
Read moreAnalysts debate if there is anything that can change the public opinion in Russia about the so-called “special military operation” […]
Read moreWith the 15th year anniversary of Kosovo’s independence approaching in 2023, the status quo of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict looks increasingly […]
Read moreWith the 15th year anniversary of Kosovo’s independence approaching in 2023, the status quo of the Kosovo-Serbia conflict looks increasingly […]
Read moreMore than ten years after the ousting of Gaddafi, the Libyan police under the Ministry of Interior are still struggling […]
Read moreThis paper examines the links and dynamics between the counter-terrorism and humanitarian aid policies of the European Union (EU). These […]
Read moreIt is far from inevitable that the looming historical defeat of the Russian armed forces in their full-blown invasion of […]
Read moreThe Russian invasion of Ukraine represents one of the most critical geopolitical developments in Europe’s recent history and a major […]
Read moreWith Russia’s barbaric invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022, major conventional war returned to Europe in a manner unseen […]
Read moreIIR’s researcher Think Visegrad fellow Ivan Lidarev has published a policy paper, which seeks to understand the impact of the […]
Read moreThis paper considers decolonisation as a turning point, or moment of change, in the history of the legal regulation of […]
Read moreIn late September 2022, Burkina Faso experienced its second coup in eight months. In the name of national security, Captain […]
Read moreIn recent years European and other nations have been increasingly targeted by different manipulation or coercion tactics that remain under […]
Read moreThis Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
Read moreParticipation in the monitoring of UN sanctions on North Korea is Europe’s most prominent operational contribution to Indo-Pacific security, but […]
Read moreIn the spirit of Chancellor Willy Brandt’s Ostpolitik, Germany prioritised commercial ties with Russia and China over the geopolitical risks […]
Read moreDr Tamar GAMKRELIDZE, Postdoctoral Fellow in the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair at the College of Europe in Natolin, recently co-authored […]
Read moreIn an era of multipolarity, India – expected to become the world’s most populous nation soon – will be a […]
Read moreThese days, one very specific type of tourist does descend on Taiwan in droves: the political tourist. For many politicians […]
Read moreThe stagnating EU accession process needs political will and procedural changes allowing eastern candidates to advance. In the meantime, they […]
Read moreIn this paper we explore whether China’s presence in Francophone Africa is to the detriment or the benefit of the […]
Read moreAcademics love analysing documents – indeed, we often over-analyse them. For a security analyst, a National Security Strategy is the […]
Read moreThe EU has surprised everybody, not least itself, with its strong response to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. Yet as the […]
Read moreWith Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, European security has been placed on high alert, highlighting the importance of both the EU […]
Read moreWhat signs can make us think that the threat for Ukraine is imminent. There are two pending questions for us, […]
Read moreAs EU Member States are increasing defence spending and strengthening their armed forces, the role of the EU institutions is […]
Read moreOn 12 June 2022, a bilateral meeting between Italian Foreign Minister Luigi Di Maio and Somalian President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud […]
Read moreThe headlines this week are, of course, about the results of the midterm elections in the USA, and with that […]
Read moreFollowing a spectacular counteroffensive and the retaking of Kherson, the war in Europe’s east has moved into a new phase. […]
Read moreWith the 15th year anniversary of Kosovo’s independence approaching in 2023, the status quo of the Kosovo–Serbia conflict looks increasingly […]
Read moreMore than most Western European countries, Germany appears especially affected by the Ukraine war. Faced with Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, […]
Read moreThe Arctic has always fascinated people; its history, its present, and its future. The future of the Arctic has increasingly […]
Read moreAlthough food insecurity had been worsening in Africa well before Russia´s invasion of Ukraine, the war is triggering more attention […]
Read moreIn her new book published by Routledge, our researcher Asya Metodieva looks at Salafi influencers and foreign fighters in the […]
Read moreAs expected, the 20th Congress of the Communist Party of China confirmed Xi Jinping’s third consecutive mandate as General Secretary, […]
Read moreThe Bimonthly Review (July-September 2022) discusses the latest political, economic, political, social and security developments in Belarus and in respect to the EU, […]
Read moreFactors that limit the EU’s effectiveness in promoting the Libyan peace process can be categorised into three streams: damage control […]
Read moreMore than ten years after the ousting of Gaddafi, the Libyan police under the Ministry of Interior are still struggling […]
Read moreAlthough there is international consensus on the desired outcome of the Middle East Peace Process (MEPP) – namely Israeli-Palestinian talks […]
Read moreRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has exposed how close a nuclear escalation, or a nuclear war can be. While the majority […]
Read moreThis paper analyses the decision to allocate funds from the European Union, more particularly DG ECHO, in the field of […]
Read moreThe Mediterranean and the Black Seas should not be viewed principally as “borders” for purposes of European security, with the […]
Read morePeace and security is an area in which the EU-Africa partnership has been particularly effective – despite the political falling […]
Read moreThe paper, elaborated by Mihaela-Adriana Pădureanu (expert within the European Studies Unit), tackles the emergence and evolution of European space […]
Read moreIt was clear that Russia’s chances of keeping the right-bank part of Ukraine were decreasing day by day, and this […]
Read moreAfter the collapse of the Soviet Union, Ukrainian society and political establishment chose a different path of transformation than Russia. […]
Read moreThe protests that have jolted Iran’s clerical leadership over the past weeks, as well as news of Iran’s drone and missile sales to Russia, raise questions […]
Read moreThe issues of strategic choice, formation of a new world order (both political and economic), search for rational and productive […]
Read moreDespite their shared communist past, similarities in political systems, and record of “authoritarian learning” from one another, there is significant […]
Read moreThe 2,340 odd teacups have been rearranged in their cupboards, and sobriety has returned to the Great Hall of the […]
Read moreWith the full-scale attack on Ukraine, Russia crossed a red line for Finland, prompting the country to abandon its long-term […]
Read moreAmid a renewed Global Power competition, Africa’s abundance of natural resources, its exponential demographic development, and the current expansion of […]
Read moreThe ongoing conflict since 24 February 2022 has shown strengths and weaknesses of the two warring sides, and in light […]
Read moreWith the 15th year anniversary of Kosovo’s independence approaching in 2023, the status quo of the Kosovo–Serbia conflict looks increasingly […]
Read moreThis brief analyses the multilayered frictions in the relations between the EU and Uganda. Read more here.
Read moreThe unresolved conflict over the Western Sahara remains an important issue for geopolitical balances in the Mediterranean, including Italian foreign […]
Read moreRussia’s all-out war against Ukraine has changed the picture of the world, substantially accelerating crisis trends in the system of […]
Read moreThis book studies certain trends in recent developments in European politics to provide a solid foundation for gazing into the […]
Read moreSince December 2021, Benin has suffered an increasing number of armed conflicts linked to violent extremist groups. The Beninese government […]
Read moreSince the 1990s, the Republic of China (Taiwan) has been one of Asia’s most vibrant and competitive democracies. The People’s […]
Read moreHeightened tensions surrounding the Taiwan question are lending urgency to efforts to revitalise the 75-year-old US network of alliances and […]
Read moreAfter the end of the Cold War, Europe’s harvesting of the peace dividend was fed by wrong assumptions and led […]
Read moreThis open access book is the product of three years of academic research that has been carried out in the […]
Read moreThis paper argues that the current COVID-19 pandemic reveals and in a sense crystallizes a series of long-standing tensions about […]
Read moreThis FIIA Working Paper explores the implications of contentious Covid-19 vaccine connectivity between the great powers for the future of […]
Read moreThis article reflects on the challenges the media systems of Europe are facing from multiple directions and the European Media […]
Read moreThis book examines security and defence cooperation between the EU and third countries, in particular the United Kingdom and Norway. […]
Read moreIn this policy brief, Professor Xiangming Chen analyzes the China-Europe Freight Train (CEFT), the flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) […]
Read moreAt a time of uncertainty and contestation of international norms, conflicts are becoming increasingly diffuse, as is the space between […]
Read moreHow are women, their roles and functions imagined in future African post-conflict societies? What are the spaces and places that […]
Read moreThe Russian invasion of Ukraine has changed the way the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) addresses security challenges on its […]
Read moreThis book explores the evolving conceptions of Europe from antiquity to the present and offers a fully updated introduction to […]
Read moreThe following essay aims to answer whether China has any strategic consideration for infrastructure building in the Central and Eastern […]
Read moreOana-Mihaela Mocanu (director general of the European Institute of Romania) and Ana-Maria Andreea Anghelescu (expert within the European Studies Unit) […]
Read moreYears of underspending combined with off-the-shelf weapons deliveries to support the Ukrainian armed forces has confronted EU countries with a […]
Read moreWhether it is aggressive industrial subsidies, the militarization of the South China Sea, human rights violations in Xinjiang or political […]
Read moreWhen the economy is globalised but decisions on policy are made in national capitals, states can choose to cooperate and […]
Read moreThe visit by Nancy Pelosi, Speaker of the US House of Representatives, to Taiwan in August 2022 and the ensuing […]
Read moreThe Horn of Africa rarely makes international media headlines. Issues such as the Tigray conflict, extreme drought conditions and the […]
Read moreFrom September to December 2022 Belgium is chairing the OSCE Forum for Security Cooperation. This Egmont Policy brief reviews the […]
Read moreȘerban Filip Cioculescu, scientific researcher within the Institute for Political Studies of Defence and Military History and guest lecturer at […]
Read moreWith the signing of the trilateral Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), Turkey dropped its initial objection to Finland’s and Sweden’s NATO […]
Read moreIn the article, our researcher Linda Monsees together with Daniel Lambach argue that EU digital sovereignty practices draw on geopolitical […]
Read moreWhen the Council of the European Union decided on 23 June 2022 to grant Moldova the status of EU candidate […]
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