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The Impact of Migration Policies on the EU’s Image as a Value-Driven Normative Actor
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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 December 2019
Who Owns What? – Free Trade Policies, Migration Management and the Ambiguity of “Joint Ownership”
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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 December 2019
On the Insufficiencies and Dark Side of the Principle of Differentiated Bilateralism
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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 November 2019
The Shaping of Anti-Democratic Discourses and What to Do About It
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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 November 2019
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 November 2019
Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to the Development of the Blue Economy in the Mediterranean
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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 October 2019
The Contribution of Local and Regional Authorities to Regional Integration in the Mediterranean
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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 September 2019
Cooperation with Religious Institutions as a European Policy Tool
  • 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 May 2019
A Tale of Two Agreements: EU Migration Cooperation with Morocco and Tunisia
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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 May 2019
Climate Security in the Sahel and the Mediterranean: Local and Regional Responses
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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 April 2019
Global Power Shifts, Rational Choice and Role Conflict: Explaining the Trajectories of the Central Maghreb Countries’ EU Policies since 2011
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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 April 2019
The New-Old Elites and their Relations with the EU: The Cases of Egypt and Tunisia
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The New-Old Elites and their Relations with the EU: The Cases of Egypt and Tunisia

Tunisia and Egypt are two countries that have experienced the fall of longstanding authoritarian leaders. Transitions in both countries then took entirely different directions.

16 April 2019