Troubleshooting partnerships for troubled times
Fostering strategic partnerships will be a key task of the new EU High Representative. While being realistic about short-term prospects, the value of these partnerships is to be assessed over […]
Publications
Remember the revolution: an agenda for EU foreign policy
Sven Biscop argues that the EU’s foreign policy goals are nothing short of revolutionary but that they can only be achieved through pragmatic idealism.
Burkina Faso after Compaoré: Continuity through change?
This commentary discusses the events which led to the downfall of long-term President Blaise Compaoré in Burkina Faso and the military, political and socioeconomic challenges which lie ahead in stabilising […]
The Age of Cameron: The end of British pragmatism in Europe
Since 2010, Cameron has accumulated tactical and strategic mistakes in the EU field. He picks now quite systematically fights that cannot be justified in his EU partners’ eyes. The UK […]
Analyzing the impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Congolese livelihoods
Written for the Conflict Prevention and Peace Forum’s DRC Affinity Group, “Analyzing the Impact of the Dodd-Frank Act on Congolese Livelihoods” presents a detailed study of how the Dodd-Frank Act in […]
The European semester in Belgium: A state of play
After four rounds of the European Semester process of EU economic coordination, Belgium has done relatively little to comply with EU recommendations. This brief substantiates and confirms this claim after […]