Commentaries
Shangri La Dialogue 2015: Europe was there
The EU took a (generally) pragmatic approach to relations with Asia at the recent high-level security conference in Singapore.
EU strategy and foreign policy
Publications
Hybrid Hysteria
Is “hybrid” about to replace “comprehensive” as the favourite container notion of the Brussels foreign policy community? They might not be so different, in fact. Both a hybrid and a […]
Commentaries
The EU–Japan Summit considered in light of the renewed US–Japan defence guidelines: new momentum for the strategic partnership?
During Prime Minister Abe’s state visit to Washington, Japan and the United States made international headlines after revealing renewed joint defence guidelines that no longer
Commentaries
Brexit: How Europe is becoming ever smaller…
What would be the consequences of the so-called ‘Brexit’ for the EU’s foreign policy? This article compares the potential negative and positive aspects, before concluding that the net effect is […]
Commentaries
The European Agenda on Migration, or, the timid beginning of a genuine common European migration policy
On 13 May, the European Commission presented its European Agenda on Migration as a response to the crisis situation in the Mediterranean. This article analyses the new
The Common Security and Defence Policy: national perspectives
When one looks at the present state of the CSDP, one cannot help but look on with disenchantment”, states Pierre Vimont in his foreword to this collective Egmont Paper, edited […]