Politics & Cooperation

Por una nueva estrategia regional en el Golfo

Por una nueva estrategia regional en el Golfo

El papel de Estados Unidos en la crisis que se vive entre los países del Golfo e Irán hacen necesario un cambio de estrategia en lo que a las sanciones sobre el país persa concierna.

 27 August 2021
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EU and Turkey at a Crossroads: Avoiding a Foreseeable Break-Up

As the Turkey-EU membership process has lost its credibility, with neither side honestly believing in Turkey’s accession anymore, this may be the moment for the EU to redefine its relationship with Turkey to regain leverage.

 19 December 2016

The 5+5 Dialogue as a Mechanism of Integration and Regional Cooperation

Cooperation at the regional level faces many future challenges, and that is where the added value of the 5+5 Dialogue resides, provided that complementarities continue to exist with the other cooperation structures.

 12 December 2016

The ENP between Ambitions and Delusions: Analysing Europe’s Misconceptions in Supporting Democratisation in Egypt

The Arab uprisings in general and the Egyptian one in particular have triggered questions with regard to the efficiency of the EMP and the ENP. The EU was neither able to anticipate these events nor capable of influencing them.

 15 November 2016

Frentes y aliados en la política exterior turca

El intento de golpe de Estado ha aumentado la tensión en las relaciones de Turquía con EE UU y la UE y ha acelerado la reconciliación con Rusia.

 24 October 2016

Why the EU Needs to Rethink its Neighbourhood Policy

After the Arab uprisings, the European Neighbourhood Policy has been still trapped in neoliberal paradigms and the idea that Europe’s experiences are a lesson for all.

 20 September 2016

A New Security Architecture in the Mediterranean? What Role for the EU?

While the Mediterranean can be considered as a rather well-defined geographic area, there is no single overarching security structure gathering all Mediterranean countries.

 15 September 2016

Macedonia: Prospects for a European Future

Following the collapse of SFRY, many authors, described Macedonia as the only country to emerge from Yugoslavia non-violently. Nonetheless, the country’s communities fundamentally disagreed about Macedonia’s ‘nationhood’.

 13 September 2016
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What Are the Alternatives with the Disappearence of the Two-State Solution?

The two-state solution as a proposal for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on the verge of vanishing. Unfortunately, everyone warns that the two-state solution is vanishing without giving an alternative.

 12 September 2016

Can We Speak of a New Regional Order Driven by the Gulf States after the Arab Spring?

Since the creation of the regional and intergovernmental organism of the Gulf Cooperation Council, Saudi Arabia has played a pivotal role. Its central role in the pact has never been contested, although it inspires fear and mistrust among its members...

 9 September 2016

Kosovo: Political Evolution and the Negotiations with Serbia

The independence of Kosovo, declared in February 2008, left some loose ends. These are, again, questions of territory and ethnicity; and it is to them that diplomats and commentators alike have since then dedicated most of their attention.

 7 September 2016

The Impact of the Iran Deal on International Politics in the Middle East

After the P5+1 secured a nuclear agreement with Iran, attention shifted to the implications of the deal for the Middle East region and its security, and prospects for maintaining, perhaps even expanding, the dialogue with Iran.

 30 August 2016

Reappraisal of the European Neighbourhood Policy

The idea of ensuring greater coherence between the CFSP and the ENP is certainly a good initiative, but it is important to understand that these are two separate policies that are contingent, for instance, on different decision-making procedures.

 21 August 2016