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Prevention Measures against Violent Extremism and Radicalisation in the MENA and Balkans
This report of the CONNEKT project on prevention measures are based on the case study reports on the prevention factors at the local level in Egypt, Tunisia, Morocco, Jordan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo, Bulgaria, and North Macedonia.
21 May 2024
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Prevention Guidelines for Local Authorities in the MENA and the Balkans
These prevention guidelines, developed for the benefit of local authorities in their efforts to prevent radicalisation and violent extremism (VE), are based on the research that the CONNEKT team have completed in the Middle East and North Africa (MEN...
21 May 2024
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The unexplored potential of the EU as a mediator of PCVE efforts across its neighbourhood
This policy paper is fruit of the results gathered through primary data collection but also of a dialogue among researchers, experts, practitioners, state officials, civil society actors and local community representatives within the framework of the...
21 May 2024
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Securing European Interests from the Mediterranean to the Persian Gulf: Rethinking EU Strategic Autonomy at Sea
This paper aims to assess the concurrent need to secure European interests in the maritime domain vis-à-vis threats originating from the area going from the Mediterranean to the Strait of Hormuz.
12 February 2024
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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?
Are the EU foreign policy, on the one hand, and the bilateral Türkiye-EU relations, on the other, to evolve in a completely transactional and security-based manner?
12 February 2024
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Mask Off: Implications of the EU’s “Geopolitical Awakening” for its Relations with the MENA Region
What does a more geopolitical EU foreign policy entail? What would be the implications of such a new approach regarding the European Neighbourhood, in particular the MENA region? And how can such an approach be reconciled with the EU’s liberal prin...
12 February 2024
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Europe as a Geopolitical Actor: Reforming the EU’s Narrative in North Africa
Which is the gap between the promises and self-perception of the EU and its member states in North Africa, and the realities of implemented policies?
12 February 2024
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Exploring the Potential of Minilateralism for the Europe-Mediterranean Partnership
The Mediterranean and Europe, as interconnected regions sharing geographical spaces and proximity, severe challenges, common interests and intertwined goals, present a compelling opportunity to explore minilateralism as a framework for fostering coop...
12 February 2024