Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons

EU Policy in North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean: Balancing Differentiated Integration for Conflict Resolution and Democracy Support
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EU Policy in North Africa and Eastern Mediterranean: Balancing Differentiated Integration for Conflict Resolution and Democracy Support

This Policy Brief argues that reinforcing the EU’s foreign policy involves enhancing socio-political integration in some policy areas with neighbouring regions, such as North Africa and the Eastern Mediterranean.

15 February 2024
Reviving Alternative Conflict Resolution Approaches in Proxy Wars: The Case of Libya
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Reviving Alternative Conflict Resolution Approaches in Proxy Wars: The Case of Libya

This policy brief argues that previous fora looking for a peaceful resolution in Libya have been unsuccessful due to the lack of human rights and bottom-up approaches in foreign policy-making.

15 February 2024
Meaningful Inclusion? Enhancing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in Euro-Mediterranean Conflict Resolution
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Meaningful Inclusion? Enhancing the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda in Euro-Mediterranean Conflict Resolution

This paper explores the Youth, Peace, and Security (YPS) Agenda’s impact on youth involvement in conflict resolution, focusing on Euro-Mediterranean regions, specifically post-Arab Spring Yemen and Libya.

15 February 2024
An India-Middle East-Europe Corridor for Peace: The EU’s Role in Transforming a Grand Announcement into an Inclusive Forum
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An India-Middle East-Europe Corridor for Peace: The EU’s Role in Transforming a Grand Announcement into an Inclusive Forum

Despite the perceived hopelessness of the situation in the Middle East, shelving this trans-regional corridor would be a mistake.

15 February 2024
Understanding Intra-Ethnic Conflicts through a Youth Lens: The Case of the Intra-Kurdish Conflict
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Understanding Intra-Ethnic Conflicts through a Youth Lens: The Case of the Intra-Kurdish Conflict

This policy brief aims to illuminate the critical and pivotal, yet frequently overlooked, perspective of youth concerning intra-Kurdish conflict and its peaceful resolution.

15 February 2024