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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.
EU strategy and foreign policy
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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 […]
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The European Union confronted with the end of the end of history
The end of history is over. The full weight of history bears now on all EU external borders from Finland to Gibraltar. There are crises everywhere. Moreover, they engender a […]
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Mogherini in the European Parliament: a strategic moment
In this article, Sven Biscop looks at some of the key questions that should be asked of Federica Mogherini at her hearing at the European Parliament on 6 October.
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The prima donnas of EU foreign policy
In this article, Sven Biscop assesses the recent appointment of Federica Mogherini as High Representative for EU foreign policy.
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Winter is coming – will spring follow? Ukraine and the future of EU-Russia relations
A constructibe relationship with Russia must remain our goal and may still be achieved, argues Sven Biscop.