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Published in: Can Europe Make It?From the Baltic to the Black Sea: things get out of controlWatching the exit polls on the Crimea referendum in Moscow, Iannis Carras contemplates the implications for a Europe...
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Published in: openDemocracyUKThe European Parliament must not condone human rights abuses in the United Arab EmiratesOn Thursday, the European Parliament will vote on whether to add the United Arab Emirates to the short list of...
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Published in: openSecurityTurkey, the EU and Syria: reprioritising refugees’ rights and needs
Turkey, historically a laggard on taking in refugees, is showing the EU in a poor light on accepting Syrian asylum-seekers.
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Published in: openSecurityFrançafrique and Africa’s securityCrises in Francophone Africa, as in Mali and the Central African Republic, cannot be solved by military action by...
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Published in: openSecurityUndocumented migrants: time to change the European discourseMost undocumented migrants in Europe are not products of irregular entry and humanitarian crises such as that at...
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Published in: openSecuritySyria's refugees: international effort neededAn Amnesty International report has highlighted the huge gap between the Syrian refugee crisis and the global...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?Ukrainians are in the EU, even if Ukraine isn’tIf Brussels doesn’t learn its lesson from a tactical defeat by Russia and prepare a plan for secure economic...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The case for the EU's External Action ServiceEU High Representative Catherine Ashton steps down from leading the European External Action Service in late 2014....
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?From regionalism to free trade: Europe’s dangerously mixed messages to Latin AmericaA recent paradigm shift in the EU's foreign policy threatens to undo years of successful European stability-building...
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Published in: Can Europe Make It?The EU becomes assertive in the Middle East peace process
The adoption of this EU directive might be the first step towards a much needed ‘paradigm shift’ that will no longer...
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Published in: HomeEurope's bold ride to stabilise Mali
On May 15 the EU will organise a donors’ conference on Mali. It should address the underlying causes of terrorism...
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Published in: HomeSyria is our business too: why Europe must take the lead on efforts to end the civil warSimply waiting until the fight is over looks like a realpolitik option, but it is a recipe to push Syria only...
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Published in: HomeHow to build a foreign policy for introvert Europe?The euro crisis has resulted in an even more introvert Europe, and everything has yet to be done to build a European...
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Published in: openSecurityEurope's Middle East policies: a southern European twist
More coordination and strategy are needed in Europe's response to the sinister signs of stolen revolution. The...
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Published in: HomeEurope needs principles for intervention
Why is Denmark involved in Mali? European leaders should clarify when, why and how to participate in military...
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Published in: openSecurityConflict at the EU's southern borders: the Sahel crisis
Gradually, EU systems of governance have extended into the southern Mediterranean, linking dynamics in the Sahel...
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Published in: HomeAh la Françafrique!The present crisis raises a number of crucial questions, for France, Mali, the EU and our globalised world.
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Published in: HomeEuropean foreign policy: resilience versus timeWith most European efforts focusing on salvaging the economy and an inaudible External Action Service, is there a...
