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Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea
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Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea

Aquest article té com a objectiu avaluar la necessitat concurrent de protegir els interessos europeus en l'àmbit marítim davant de les amenaces que s'originen a la zona que va des de la Mediterrània fins a l'Estret d'Ormuz.

12 febrer 2024
Türkiye-EU Relations and the European Political Community in the Aftermath of Russian Invasion: Is the Transactional Turn Here to Stay?
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Türkiye-EU Relations and the European Political Community in the Aftermath of Russian Invasion: Is the Transactional Turn Here to Stay?

La política exterior de la UE, d'una banda, i les relacions bilaterals Turquia-UE, de l'altra, evolucionaran d'una manera totalment transaccional i basada en la seguretat?

12 febrer 2024
Mask Off: Implications of the EU’s “Geopolitical Awakening” for its Relations with the MENA Region
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Mask Off: Implications of the EU’s “Geopolitical Awakening” for its Relations with the MENA Region

Què implica una política exterior de la UE més geopolítica? Quines serien les implicacions d'un enfocament tan nou pel que fa al veïnat europeu, en particular al Magreb i el Pròxim Orient? I com es pot conciliar aquest enfocament amb els princi...

12 febrer 2024
Europe as a Geopolitical Actor: Reforming the EU’s Narrative in North Africa
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Europe as a Geopolitical Actor: Reforming the EU’s Narrative in North Africa

Quina és la bretxa entre les promeses i l'autopercepció de la UE i els seus estats membres al nord d'Àfrica, i les realitats de les polítiques implementades?

12 febrer 2024
Exploring the Potential of Minilateralism for the Europe-Mediterranean Partnership
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Exploring the Potential of Minilateralism for the Europe-Mediterranean Partnership

La Mediterrània i Europa, com a regions interconnectades que comparteixen espais geogràfics i proximitat, reptes greus, interessos comuns i objectius entrellaçats, ofereixen una oportunitat convincent per explorar la minilateralitat com a marc per...

12 febrer 2024
Macro approaches to the study of radicalisation and violent extremism in MENA and the Balkans
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Macro approaches to the study of radicalisation and violent extremism in MENA and the Balkans

This publication of the CONNEKT project includes two comparative studies of the Balkans (Bulgaria, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, and North Macedonia) and the MENA region (Jordan, Morocco, Tunisia).

23 desembre 2021
Great Expectations: Defining A Trans-Mediterranean Cybersecurity Agenda
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Great Expectations: Defining A Trans-Mediterranean Cybersecurity Agenda

The transition to a green economy requires nothing short of a major, structural transformation of economic models, domestic and global. The scale and pace of the change needed and the high level of uncertainty require bold commitments.

27 agost 2021
Thriving on Uncertainty: COVID-19-Related Opportunities for Terrorist Groups
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Thriving on Uncertainty: COVID-19-Related Opportunities for Terrorist Groups

Taking into consideration how state responses and pre-existing socioeconomic grievances can be impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic can lead to innovative findings on how terrorist groups have adapted and conducted their activities during the pandemic.

8 juny 2021
Germany’s Security Assistance to Tunisia: A Boost to Tunisia’s Long-Term Stability and Democracy?
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Germany’s Security Assistance to Tunisia: A Boost to Tunisia’s Long-Term Stability and Democracy?

Tunisia’s democratic transition remains fragile. In order for Tunisia’s stability and democratic rule to succeed in the long term, Security Sector Reform is essential.

7 novembre 2019
Preventing Violent Extremism in Lebanon: Experience from a Danish-Lebanese Partnership

Preventing Violent Extremism in Lebanon: Experience from a Danish-Lebanese Partnership

Local community stakeholders including municipalities are critical to the implementation of national PVE strategies and action plans. Yet how does a PVE model travel from one context to another ?

23 maig 2018
The Sahel: Europe´s African Borders

The Sahel: Europe´s African Borders

Over the last decade, the EU’s engagement in the Sahel region has dramatically increased. Despite all the efforts, the Sahel remains a quagmire and continues to be a source of high instability for the Maghreb and by extension for Europe.

2 abril 2018
The Transformation of Violent Extremist Groups: New Threats and Challenges

The Transformation of Violent Extremist Groups: New Threats and Challenges

Since the 1970s , Jihadist violence has undergone various transformations. Understanding those dynamics is key to develop efficient approaches to tackle new forms of violent extremism that would go beyond the security focus.

21 març 2018