Fear Not: a critical perspective on the terrorist threat in Europe
Over the past few months, Europe has been struck by a number of terrorist attacks. In the media, in political discourse, in our daily lives, terrorism is now perceived as […]
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The EU Global Strategy: from effective multilateralism to global governance that works?
Delivering effective global governance is amongst the five priorities of the European Union Global Strategy (EUGS). After its modest success in promoting its ‘effective multilateralism’ doctrine and rendering the world […]
The EU Global Strategy: realpolitik with European characteristics
On 28 June 2016 High Representative Federica Mogherini presented the Global Strategy for the European Union’s Foreign and Security Policy (EUGS) to the European Council. Many pundits will present it […]
The Iran nuclear deal: the Iranian and US domestic factors that put its implementation at risk
The Iran nuclear deal with E3+3 and P5+1 is not without its detractors. The Iranian Conservative Party, the US Republican Party and Israel disapprove. This policy brief aims to understand […]
The UK’s foreign and security policy: what’s at stake in the referendum?
Foreign and security policy was not an area in which Prime Minister Cameron sought to alter the relationship between the UK and the European Union (EU) in renegotiating the terms […]
Message to – and from – the European political leadership: Agreeing to disagree on strategy is a luxury the EU can no longer afford
“We, the political leaders of the EU member states, in order to ensure the security of our citizens and to resolve more effectively and more efficiently the common problems we face at