In 2020, Turkmen citizens abroad staged a record number of peaceful demonstrations demanding socio-economic and political reforms. This study analyzes […]
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In 2020, Turkmen citizens abroad staged a record number of peaceful demonstrations demanding socio-economic and political reforms. This study analyzes […]
Read moreUrsula von der Leyen is quintessentially European. Born in Belgium, the daughter of one of the first European civil servants, […]
Read moreThis op-ed article looks into the early signs of the EU’s opening to using ‘hard power’ as part of its […]
Read moreBy launching a war against Ukraine, right on the borders of the European Union, Russia has unleashed the strongest push […]
Read moreIn October 2021, the Belgian Ministry of Foreign Affairs launched a national consultation process on the role the EU should […]
Read moreThe EU is currently in the process of legislating for a levy on carbon-heavy imports. The so-called Carbon Border Adjustment […]
Read moreThis article addresses how MERCOSUR has overcome tensions within the integration process over more than three decades. It applies the […]
Read moreThe EU and US has more leverage that first appears to deny or strip Moscow of its oil revenues. And […]
Read moreThis Clingendael policy brief points out six wins for the EU when decarbonising the military. Currently the sector is largely […]
Read moreThe time has come for Belgium to significantly strengthen its counterintelligence capabilities, as the Russian war against Ukraine will challenge […]
Read moreOur social protection system, designed at the end of the Second World War, does not know how to protect the […]
Read moreIn the first half of 2022, the European Union finds itself at a crossroads. Two years of a global pandemic […]
Read more“World peace cannot be safeguarded without the making of creativeefforts proportionate to the dangers which threaten it.”– Robert Schuman, 9 […]
Read more“Slovakia stands for obligations to the EU and supports the Ukrainian people and sovereignty of the country in the fight […]
Read moreSince the start of Russia’s war of aggression in Ukraine, European states have been engaged in a struggle to provide […]
Read moreFor more than a century now, observers have been trying to understand why and how individuals become terrorists. Every time […]
Read moreUnlike many of its neighbours, Kenya is progressing towards universal electrification from 100% renewable sources as set out by the […]
Read moreWhat is valuable, is vulnerable. So it is for peace, democracy, and the ability to lead the good life. They […]
Read moreAs violent attacks targeting civilians in the Sahel region of West Africa are mounting, allegations of abuses perpetrated by Sahelian […]
Read moreRussia’s invasion of Ukraine has caused one of the fastest exoduses since World War II. In three weeks, over three […]
Read moreSince 2014, public debate in Europe has focused almost exclusively on what Russia would do on its western flank and […]
Read moreEurope’s top firms are highly exposed to China, and therefore to China-related geopolitical risk. This risk is only set to […]
Read moreFractious domestic debates, the fragmentation of regional politics and growing interstate competition all affect the capacity of the EU to […]
Read moreAlmost a decade since the conflict in South Sudan commenced, the conflict has become further fragmented, with indiscriminate violence across […]
Read moreThis year marks the 20th anniversary since the establishment of the Peace and Security Council (PSC) of the African Union, […]
Read moreEU Member states can be divided on China, even on issues such as human rights. Often singled out as an […]
Read more“A New Era of Geopolitics in Europe: How Can the EU Secure a New Peace in Ukraine?” was the subject […]
Read moreThe small world of elites seems to be full of “black sheep”, politicians and business leaders who are not afraid […]
Read moreThis open access book introduces adaptive mediation as an alternative approach that enables mediators to go beyond determined-design models of […]
Read moreNo event exists beyond the media. This is also the case with the current Russian-Ukraine war. Daily, we are flooded […]
Read moreLast year saw the 10th anniversary of the EU-facilitated Belgrade-Pristina dialogue. While leading to results on technical matters, political normalisation […]
Read moreThe relationship between Cuba and the EU still is conditioned by asymmetries, the different nature of political and economic systems, […]
Read moreThe book aims to bring to the attention of as many people as possible the debates that organize the ecological […]
Read moreThis book examines the nexus between City Networks, multilevel governance andmigration policy. Examining several City Networks operating in the European […]
Read moreThere has never been a better time to read diplomatic history than right now. The topic is covered in broader, […]
Read moreThe essay collection reminds and invites us to think about the legacy, aspirations and hopes that were connected to democratization […]
Read moreThe global rivalry between the US and China, as well as geopolitical competition and instability in the EU’s southern neighbourhood, […]
Read moreThe European Institute of Romania (EIR) announces the publication of the final Report – The Conference on the Future of […]
Read more“The difficulties and the wounds of the past have to be overcome in order to build a better future for […]
Read moreOver the years, foreign policy has become a source of tension in the European Union’s relationship with Turkey. Although the […]
Read moreThe article by Assist. Prof. Dr. Danijel Crnčec and Prof. Dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko (both from the Centre of International […]
Read moreThe war against Ukraine launched by Vladimir Putin’s regime on February 24, 2022, from the very beginning raised multiple questions […]
Read moreIn all its atrocity, the Russian invasion of Ukraine may serve to recall that the democratisation of Europe is both […]
Read moreHow do political parties respond to external shocks? Using an original survey of political parties across Europe conducted in June […]
Read moreThis open access book discusses the socio-political context of the COVID-19 crisis and questions the management of the pandemic emergency […]
Read moreThe effects of climate change are felt in several critical sectors in Iraq. A new SIPRI–NUPI fact sheet examines climate-related […]
Read moreSouth-Eastern European (SEE) countries are typically keen to maintain the status quo in their energy systems, generally characterized by underinvestment, […]
Read moreCivil society is the key driver of social change, yet civil society organizations and citizen activists face constraints in many […]
Read moreIn response to Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine, Western governments have enacted packages of economic sanctions, principally in the […]
Read moreIn view of the adoption of the Strategic Compass of the European Union, on 23 March 2022, the European Institute […]
Read moreIn the current Russian war of aggression against Ukraine, NATO and the EU would do well to recall the Boston […]
Read moreThis analysis explores Estonia’s Council term through the lens of three crises: The 2020 Iranian sanctions “snapback” debate, which saw […]
Read moreOver recent years, relations between Turkey and the European Union (EU) have been difficult and driven more by crisis management […]
Read moreIn December 2021 the European Union unveiled the Global Gateway. The programme focuses on global physical infrastructure needs to promote […]
Read moreAs consistent supporters and a joint driving force of deeper European integration over the years, southern European member states today […]
Read moreAs a response to the changing geopolitical situation, initiatives aimed to strengthen European defence have been taken in NATO, in […]
Read moreThe Special Issue “Governing Differentiation and Integration in the European Union: Patterns, Effectiveness and Legitimacy”, collects contributions of a group […]
Read moreIn addition to Afghanistan, Iraq has been one of the US’s major state-building projects in the 21st century. The recent […]
Read moreAs the pandemic eases, the EU has decided to dedicate 2022 to young people. But this opportunity should not aim […]
Read moreThis Green Deal Watch presents a general analytical foreword, followed by the in-depth monitoring of Green Deal activities, divided according […]
Read moreThe strategic character of space has been recognised worldwide already during the Cold War. Space and defence have continued to […]
Read moreGlobal and regional energy markets are increasingly influenced by policies aimed at climate change mitigation, with possible grave implications for […]
Read moreIn support of a more active EU industrial policy, so-called Important Projects of Common European Interest (IPCEIs) have been increasingly […]
Read moreThis chapter examines the factors that will influence the position of the Norwegian gas on the market in the 2020’s. […]
Read moreA non-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and […]
Read moreThe energy transition is causing a surge in demand for minerals for clean energy technologies, giving rise to concerns about […]
Read moreJustice and Home Affairs (JHA) policies, and especially migration and border management, have been on the forefront of deepening relations […]
Read moreA reassessment of Germany’s relations with Russia started after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and was catalyzed by several […]
Read moreBy 2020, coal mining and power generation had been growing in Southeast Asia for decades and were projected to rise […]
Read moreAt the end of World War II the United States became Italy’s indispensable ally, and throughout the Cold War, US-Italian […]
Read moreAlexander Lukashenko has secured victory in the constitutional referendum that was held to strengthen his power positions. However, repressions undermine […]
Read moreThis data article provides an overview of fossil fuel trends in Central Asia from 2010 to 2019. Data on the […]
Read moreThe dispute between Serbia and Kosovo over the status of the latter has the potential to destabilise other European states, […]
Read moreMany remember Laura Bush’s famous speech in 2001, following the 9/11 attacks and the subsequent war in Afghanistan, about how […]
Read moreReporting and review arrangements are often portrayed as vital for keeping countries informed about each other’s climate intentions and actions. […]
Read moreIn the aftermath of the 2015 migration-management crisis, both the European Union and several European states declared that they would […]
Read moreFractious domestic debates, the fragmentation of regional politics and growing interstate competition all affect the capacity of the EU to […]
Read moreThe European Union lacks a consistent asylum and migration policy, which makes it vulnerable to the instrumentalisation of asylum-seekers, most […]
Read moreMaritime security is high on the international and European security agenda, hence a number of new initiatives and actions have […]
Read moreThis document provides an English summary of the 2021 edition of IAI’s annual report on Italian foreign policy entitled: “Il […]
Read moreWhen things fall apart you usually take a step back to look at what went wrong and to learn from […]
Read moreThe geoeconomic rivalry is accelerating with the world’s major powers using economic instruments to advance strategic agendas. This poses a […]
Read moreThe EU Global Strategy puts ‘principled pragmatism’ at the core of EU foreign and security policy. This has also been […]
Read moreDefence cooperation between European Union member states has long been characterised by a high level of fragmentation. To manage, and […]
Read moreThe Conference on the Future of Europe had its official start on 9 May 2021 and the process has brought […]
Read moreThe launch of Central Bank Digital Currencies (CBDC) not only revolutionizes the international financial system, it also represents an opportunity […]
Read moreThe political, strategic and technological aspects of the AUKUS deal may be more important than the provision of nuclear-powered submarines. […]
Read moreRising US–China rivalry is shaping and constraining the relations between European states and China. The Netherlands is no exception and […]
Read moreMIPEX-R represents an analytical tool that offers a specific and novel approach to compare regional integration models, identify their strengths […]
Read moreSecurity of supply, a central concept in Finnish national security thinking, has not yet taken root at the EU level. […]
Read moreNon-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and practical […]
Read moreThe European Union’s Global Gateway, adopted in December 2021, marks the continuation of efforts by numerous international actors to limit […]
Read moreThis article examines the impact of supranational investment policies on the resilience of the common market project and its impact […]
Read moreHow does a security dilemma dynamic between parties deemed not to hold hostile intentions toward each other emerge and escalate? […]
Read moreOn December 1, 2021, the European Commission unveiled its Global Gateway strategy, which aims to mobilize €300 billion in investments around […]
Read moreCould the pandemic crisis be the outpost of an unprecedented structural shock on already weak countries? It might then create […]
Read moreThe reorganization of governments is crucial for parties to express their policy preferences once they reach office. Yet these activities […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 crisis is the second major crisis to have hit the East Central European countries within a decade, putting […]
Read moreThe internationalisation of political science is an uneven process. Existing studies have shown that it is characterised by centre-periphery relationships, […]
Read moreThe chapter offers an overview of the practical pursuit of EU–GCC relations in a longitudinal perspective and examines the implementation […]
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