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The Impact of Migration Policies on the EU’s Image as a Value-Driven Normative Actor
The EU has consistently tried to portray itself as a force for good in global affairs. However, its policies towards rising social and political challenges in its neighbourhood have severely damaged this self-constructed image.
17 décembre 2019
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Who Owns What? – Free Trade Policies, Migration Management and the Ambiguity of “Joint Ownership”
Despite the appearance of joint ownership in several EU documents, the definition offered remains quite vague. Thus, how can the operationalisation of the concept be evaluated?
5 décembre 2019
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On the Insufficiencies and Dark Side of the Principle of Differentiated Bilateralism
The essay is a critical assessment of the current state of the ENP through the prism of the principle of differentiated bilateralism, beyond the debate between normative and realist approaches of EU foreign policy.
20 novembre 2019
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The Shaping of Anti-Democratic Discourses and What to Do About It
The securitisation of the EU’s approach towards its Southern Neighbourhood put on the back burner other important issues such as state reform and socioeconomic development.
14 novembre 2019
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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
- Report
Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to the Development of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean
The report explores the role of local and regional authorities in the Mediterranean region in the development of the blue economy, including coastal tourism; food, health, and ecosystem services; energy at sea; and protection of maritime areas.
14 octobre 2019
- Report
The Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to Regional Integration in the Mediterranean
The study examines how local and regional authorities (LRAs) can contribute to regional integration of Mediterranean countries, in particular in the field of trade, infrastructure, governance, labour mobility, research and innovation and higher educa...
10 septembre 2019
- Report
Un cambio a nuestro alcance. Islamofobia en los medios
Ha habido mejoras al abordar cuestiones relacionadas con el Islam y los musulmanes. Sin embargo, sigue habiendo una fuerte presencia de islamofobia en los medios españoles, ya que el islam sigue estando relacionado mayoritariamente con elementos neg...
1 juillet 2019
- Policy Study
Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool
For at least three decades now religion has been re-entering the public sphere and politics in Europe and globally. Its re-emergence, however, bears little resemblance to the past when the religion-state coupling was unequivocal.
20 mai 2019
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A Tale of Two Agreements: EU Migration Cooperation with Morocco and Tunisia
While the EU lacks flexibility and a real willingness to build tailor-made partnerships, the interest of Tunisia and Morocco in pushing forward the talks seems to be limited.
14 mai 2019
- Policy Study
Climate Security in the Sahel and the Mediterranean: Local and Regional Responses
Due to its geography, demography and proliferation of conflicts, the Sahel region is the most threatened in the world by climate change. Any deterioration of the situation in the Sahel has repercussions on Europe and its relations with Africa.
22 avril 2019
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Global Power Shifts, Rational Choice and Role Conflict: Explaining the Trajectories of the Central Maghreb Countries’ EU Policies since 2011
This paper seeks to trace and explain the diverging and non-linear trajectories of the three central Maghreb countries’ foreign policies towards the EU since the 2011 Arab Uprisings.
18 avril 2019