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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.
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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
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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 […]
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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
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The EU’s 2030 agenda and the Energy Union: Member States’ bargaining positions and the way forward
The EU’s 2030 climate and energy package and the Energy Union have both the ambition to create a framework that will lead the energy sector towards decarbonisation. However, if the […]
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Identity and euroscepticism as a substitute for political agency: A few lessons from the British elections
The morning that followed the British elections was sombre for progressives and Europeans. This commentary argues, first of all, that the Tories’ success was very much due to