The aim of this chapter is to identify the potential and limits of the EU’s external crisis response. Rather than […]
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“A traffic-light shining for Europe: Prospects after Germany’s general elections”, Funda Tekin and Ilke Toygür (IEP, Germany)
A traffic light coalition promises a progressive new beginning for Germany. In the latest #BerlinPerspectives, Dr Funda Tekin and Dr Ilke […]
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“Conceptualising the Multi-Actor Character of EU(rope)’s Foreign Policy”, Pernille Rieker, Mathilde Tomine Eriksdatter Giske (IAI, Italy)
While there exists a plethora of theories aiming to make sense of the European Union and its foreign policy, no […]
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“China’s foreign policy at the centennial of the Communist Party: Prestige above all”, Jyrki Kallio (FIIA, Finland)
Chinese external and internal politics have manifested increased ideologization in recent years, presumably laying the groundwork for the Communist Party’s […]
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“Conclusions on contestation of EU foreign policy: diverse causes, various modes and multiple effects?”, Elodie Thevenin, Lina Liedlbauer and Franziska Petri (IES, Poland)
This conclusion brings together insights from the seven contributions to the Special Issue “Contestation of EU Foreign Policy” focusing on […]
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“EU Trade Policy: Principles versus Pragmatism. The Cases of Vietnam and Cambodia”, Angela Pennisi di Floristella (IAI, Italy)
European Union (EU) trade policy has appeared rather contradictory recently towards countries in which there are instances of human rights […]
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“Contestation of European Union foreign policy: causes, modes and effects”, Franziska Petri, Elodie Thevenin and Lina Liedlbauer (IES, Poland)
This Special Issue presents an overview of how and why European Union (EU) foreign policy is contested. Particular attention is […]
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“The Constraints on the EU Foreign and Security Policy”, Riccardo Alcaro (IAI, Italy)
The development of a cohesive foreign and security policy has always been a tall order for the European Union. The […]
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“Can the Conference on the Future of Europe prevent another #SofaGate?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
There are two main interlinked conundrums when defining the reasons underlying the lack of coherent policymaking in view of an […]
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“European Foreign Policy in times of COVID-19, a conversation with HRVP Josep Borrell organised by Groupe d’études géopolitiques”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
A Conversation with High Representative for the EU Josep Borrell, Kishore Mahbubani, Adam Tooze, Nicoletta Pirozzi, Monika Sie Dhian Ho […]
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“The Role of Differentiation in EU Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Cooperation with Neigh-bouring Countries”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri (IAI, Italy)
The EU extensively practices differentiation in its foreign, security and defence policy, both internally and externally towards its neighbours. Neighbouring […]
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“Towards a new technology foreign policy in Spain and the EU”, Raquel Jorge Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
Technology and digital policy need to be converted into a single, sole line of foreign policy in both Spain and […]
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“Norway and the changing Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union”, Christophe Hillion (NUPI, Norway)
Norway and the changing Common Foreign and Security Policy of the European Union For decades, Norway has cooperated with the […]
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“Purposefully triggering unintended consequences: the European Commission and the uncertain future of the ACP-EU partnership”, Maurizio Carbone (IAI, Italy)
Maurizio Carbone, Purposefully Triggering Unintended Consequences: the European Commission and the Uncertain Future of the ACP-EU Partnership, The International Spectator, […]
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“Reactive power EU: Russian aggression and the development of an EU Arctic Policy”, Marianne Riddervold and Maia Cross (NUPI, Norway)
Marianne Riddervold and Maia Cross, Reactive Power EU: Russian Aggression and the Development of an EU Arctic Policy, February 2019 […]
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“The Centenary of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs: Scenarios for the Future”, Andris Sprūds, Valters Ščerbinskis, Kārlis Bukovskis (LIIA, Latvia)
Editors: Andris Sprūds, Valters Ščerbinskis, Kārlis Bukovskis, The Centenary of Latvia’s Foreign Affairs: Scenarios for the Future, November 2018 The […]
Read moreIssue 3 of interdisciplinary journal New Perspectives is out (IIR, Czech Republic)
Issue 3 of interdisciplinary journal New Perspectives is out! New Perspectives breaks new ground in this issue with a special […]
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“Contextualizing the “Trump Doctrine”: Realism, Transactionalism and the Civilizational Agenda”, Ville Sinkkonen (FIIA, Finland)
Ville Sinkkonen, Contextualizing the “Trump Doctrine”: Realism, Transactionalism and the Civilizational Agenda, 11 2018 This FIIA analysis situates President Donald J. […]
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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 […]
Read more“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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TEPSA Explainer: The European Union Global Strategy and the EU’s role in the world
In this TEPSA Explainer, Pol Morillas (Director of the Barcelona Centre for International Affairs – CIDOB) talks about the EU […]
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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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“Middle power assertiveness as a behavioural model in foreign policy”, Andriy Tyushka (College of Europe Natolin)
The chapter on “Middle power assertiveness as a behavioural model in foreign policy” challenges the mainstream perception of middle powers […]
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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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New publication – “Czech Foreign Policy in 2017: Analysis” (IIR, Czech Republic)
The IIR is proud to present the 11th Volume of the Czech Foreign Policy IIR Analysis series, the Czech Foreign […]
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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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“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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“The Conte Government: Radical Change or Pragmatic Continuity in Italian Foreign and De-fence Policy?”, Alessandro Marrone (IAI, Italy)
The new Italian government headed by Giuseppe Conte relies on a parliamentary majority formed by the Five Star Movement (Movimento […]
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“Nordic responses to Brexit: Making the best of a difficult situation”, Kristin Haugevik, Björn Fägersten, Pétur Gunnarsson, Juha Jokela, Catharina Sørensen, Baldur Thorhallsson, Anders Wivel (NUPI, Norway)
This policy brief examines how the British decision to withdraw from the EU has influenced the political debates in and […]
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“Lebanon-EU Relations and Ways Forward: Qualitative Research Findings with Key Stake-holders in Lebanon”, Karina Goulordava (IAI, Italy)
This report provides qualitative findings from interviews conducted with key stakeholders in Lebanon within the categories of labour, women’s rights, […]
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“The dangerous politics of humiliation”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
One of the expressions that has cropped up in various analyses of Donald Trump’s foreign policy is «humiliation», whether in […]
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“Maximizing the outcomes of Spain´s political engagement with the UN”, Jessica Almvist (Elcano, Spain)
With its current seat on the Human Rights Council (2018-20), Spain should strive to continue and revitalise its foreign policy […]
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“Iraqi Kurdistan and Beyond: The EU’s Stakes”, Iraqi Kurdistan and Beyond: The EU’s Stakes(IAI, Italy)
Future Notes, no. 9, Menara Papers, February 2018. In 2017, Iraq saw events that dramatically changed its political and […]
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“The EU, Resilience and the MENA Region”, Silvia Colombo, et. al. (eds.) (IAI, Italy)
The EU Global Strategy outlines an ambitious set of objectives to refashion the EU’s foreign and security policy. Fostering […]
Read more“The European Union and the Geopolitics of the Arctic”, Andreas Raspotnik, former TEPSA Fellow (The Arctic Institute, US)
The Arctic is a region that has seen exponential growth as a space of geopolitical interest over the past decade. […]
Read more“Charting the EU–National Strategic Constellation: Understanding EU Strategy Through Member States’ Strategic Partnerships—an Analysis of the Czech Case”, Benjamin Tallis, Michal Šimečka (IIR, Czech Republic)
That the national foreign policies of EU member states impact on the EU’s strategy and strategic performance as a (global) […]
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Issue 4/2017 of “integration” published (IEP, Germany)
In the new issue of integration, Funda Tekin explains the basic principles and concepts of differentiated integration in the Area […]
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The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy, Professor Tobias Schumacher, Dr Andreas Marchetti, Professor Thomas Demmelhuber (College of Europe Natolin)
The Routledge Handbook on the European Neighbourhood Policy provides a comprehensive overview of the EU’s most important foreign policy instrument, […]
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Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2018, Andris Sprūds & Ilvija Bruģe eds. (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Foreign and Security Policy Yearbook 2018 aims to contribute to the understanding of Latvia’s foreign and security policy […]
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“What Non-Alignment: Finland’s security and defence policy stems from partnerships”, Matti Pesu: (FIIA, Finland)
Defence cooperation has become the most important driver of Finnish external affairs. New initiatives are being launched, and ever-more […]
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“Slovenia’s Foreign Policy Opportunities and Constraints: The Analysis of an Interplay of Foreign Policy Environments”, Ana Bojinović Fenko and Zlatko Šabič, (CIR, Slovenia)
Ana Bojinović Fenko and Zlatko Šabič, both from Centre of International Relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences, University of […]
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The challenges of Rohani’s second term, Luciano Zaccara (Elcano Institute)
What are the domestic constraints (from the Revolutionary Guard to economic restrictions) and the external challenges (from the new tightening […]
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Japan’s rosy short-term outlook masks the failure of Abenomics , Alicia Garcia Herrero & Kohei Iwahara (Elcano Institute)
The Prime Minister of Japan, Shinzō Abe, won a majority in the elections to the Lower House of parliament held […]
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“The foreign policy of Xi Jinping after the 19th Congress: China strives for a central role on the world stage”, Mario Esteban (Elcano Institute)
Over the coming five years Xi Jinping will undertake a more assertive foreign policy aimed at increasing Chinese influence on […]
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The European Union’s Evolving External Engagement: Towards New Sectoral Diplomacies?, Damro, Chad, Sieglinde Gstöhl & Simon Schunz eds. (College of Europe Bruges)
Abingdon, Routledge, 2018. In recent decades, an expansion of the European Union’s external policy portfolio can be observed as previously […]
Read moreNot-So-Soft Power: Russia’s Military Police in Syria, Mark Galeotti (IIR, Czech Republic)
Earlier this month, in Syria’s Idlib Governorate, 29 Russians found themselves encircled by fighters from the rebel front Tahrir al-Sham (which Moscow still […]
Read moreRussian Strategy in the Age of Dmitry Medvedev, Lukáš Tichý (IIR, Czech Republic)
The aim of this article is to analyze the main characteristic features of the security culture of the Russian Federation […]
Read moreCzech 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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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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Trump’s foreign policy: the revolution has not happened – yet, Ulrich Speak (Elcano, Spain)
Expert Comments, October 2017 After eight months with Trump in office, US foreign policy is characterised not by disruption but […]
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The shrinking Euro-Mediterranean policy space, Gonzalo Escribano (Elcano, Spain)
Analyses by Elcano Royal Institute (ARI), September 2017 The transformations that have taken place in the EU’s Mediterranean Neighbourhood have […]
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French Foreign Policy in a Changing World – Practising Grandeur, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Pernille Rieker, French Foreign Policy in a Changing World. Practising Grandeur, Palgrave (July 2017) This book investigates how modern French […]
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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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Promoting Security Cooperation and Trust Building in Northeast Asia. The Role of the European Union, Nicola Casarini eds. (IAI, Italy)
This book contributes to current debates on Northeast Asia’s evolving security dynamics, including the role of the EU in promoting […]
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The European Union Global Strategy: What Kind of Foreign Policy Identity?, Kateryna Pishchikova, Elisa Piras (IAI, Italy)
in The International Spectator, 52/2, September 2017, pp. 103-120. Some dismiss the recent EU Global Strategy as a “triumph of […]
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Assessing the High Representative’s Role in Egypt during the Arab Spring, Maria Giulia Amadio Viceré, Sergio Fabbrini (IAI, Italy)
in The International Spectator, 52/2, September 2017, pp. 64-82. The 2009 Lisbon Treaty institutionalised an intergovernmental constitution for managing policies […]
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Managing Unpredictability: Transatlantic relations in the Trump era, Mika Aaltola & Bart Gaens (FIIA, Finland)
The initial stages of President Donald Trump’s administration are marked by an apparent shift in US foreign policy, including in […]
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Engaging the World: The European Union as a subsystem of International Relations, Simon Duke & Sophie Vanhoonacker (EIPA, Maastricht)
in International Relations and the European Union (May 2017), Christopher Hill, Michael Smith and Sophie Vanhoonacker (eds.) International Relations and the European […]
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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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The Russian Web in the Mediterranean Region, Anna-Sophie Maass and Andrea Beccaro (College of Europe Natolin)
Nowadays, the Mediterranean region’s balance of power is challenged by several conflicts and actors. Russia has taken advantage of this […]
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The Revised European Neighbourhood Policy. Continuity and Change in EU Foreign Policy, Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher (College of Europe Natolin)
This book edited by Dimitris Bouris and Tobias Schumacher analyses the revised European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) which entered into force […]
Read moreFantasy as a Factor in International Politics?, Jakub Eberle (IIR, Czech Republic)
This article, by Jakub Eberle, makes the case for taking fantasy seriously in IR. It argues for a Lacanian conception […]
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