About Fabrizio Tassinari

Fabrizio Tassinari is Head of Foreign Policy and EU Studies at the Danish Institute of International Studies and a non-resident Senior Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States. 

Articles by Fabrizio Tassinari

The torch and the spotlight

While in antiquity the Olympic truce suspended wars and allowed people to travel safely, in the modern era it has worked more frequently the other way round: politics has muscled its way into sports.

Denmark, the imperfect Europhile

Is an EU based on accommodating differences and allowing exemptions suited to bring Europe out of the crisis? A good answer may come from Denmark.

Tunisia: wasn’t this what we hoped for?

Following the successful revolution of January 2011, Tunisia has begun to rebuild itself. There are many challenges still to be faced however, amongst them the re-emergence of the Islamist movement, Hizb al-Nahda.

Calling Europe's bluff in north Africa

Europe has taken too little interest in the political path of its southern neighbours, argues Fabrizio Tassinari.

Partners in pragmatism: Why the EU should give a little to take a lot

The EU has missed a trick or two in grasping Russia's foreign policy potential, says Fabrizio Tassinari. If they returned to an approach of pragmatic tit-for-tat, the Europeans would have a far better chance of achieving their broader policy goals.

Europe's butterfly effect

Amid an increasingly competitive global environment where Europe's future aspirations on the world stage have been questioned, Fabrizio Tassinari argues that focusing on the finer issues could help Europe to colour the bigger picture.

Europe's role in losing Ukraine

On the eve of the crucial run-off in Ukraine's presidential election, Fabrizio Tassinari argues that enlargement fatigue in the EU has meant that since the Orange Revolution Ukraine has been offered no real prospect of joining Europe

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