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Beyond the Neighbourhood: Africa and Europe in the New Global Geopolitical Order

Beyond the Neighbourhood: Africa and Europe in the New Global Geopolitical Order

African countries are seeking a greater degree of freedom to establish relations that could benefit them with new partners (China, Russia, Brazil and India) but none offers the same advantages as the EU.

 13 September 2024
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European Structural Power on the Wane? EU Foreign Policy between External and Internal Challenges

The European Union’s (EU) foreign policy software needs updating: it appears to be increasingly out of sync with the operating system of international politics.

 17 August 2019

The EU’s Multifaceted Crisis: April 2019

A little over a decade ago, the EU seemed to be a haven of peace and prosperity. Then, suddenly, it found itself facing two shocks from abroad: in 2008, the mortgage crisis; at the same time, Russia started an actual war with Georgia.

 16 August 2019

Turkey in the Mediterranean: Influence on European Policies

Whatever one might think about Europe’s recent policies in the Mediterranean, paradoxically, they have seldom truly taken Turkey into account, despite its being part of that vast geographical and geopolitical grouping.

 16 August 2019

Use and Abuse of Collective Memory In Israel

The Israeli-Palestinian conflict lies between two national movements with equal right to the place that need external help to find a compromise.

 30 May 2019

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

Geopolítica de Turquía después de las elecciones generales y legislativas de 2018

El cambio constitucional en Turquía daría lugar a un nuevo sistema presidencialista, que concentra en la actualidad todo el poder ejecutivo. La capacidad del Parlamento de controlar al gobierno ha sido mermada bajo el nuevo sistema.

 20 May 2019

Turkish Geopolitics after the General and Presidential Elections of 2018

The constitutional change approved in the 2017 referendum and contested internally and externally, gives rise to a new presidential system in Turkey. Is Turkey important to the EU? And what are Turkey's interests in the Mediterranean?

 16 May 2019
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European Elections 2019: Europe And The Mediterranean Under Debate

The main candidates of ERC, JxCAT, Catalunya en Comú, PSC, Ciutadans and PP defend their programs in an electoral debate moderated by Mònica Terribas.

 7 May 2019

The Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Strategy or Opportunism?

In recent years it has appeared that Russia has returned to become a major player in the Middle East and North Africa. While some have pointed at the new “Russian moment” as mere opportunism, others have attributed it to a broader strategy.

 2 May 2019

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 Role of Russia in the Middle East and North Africa Region. Strategy or Opportunism?

Over the last few years, the myth of a Russian “return” to the MENA region has captured increasing attention all over the area and beyond. Is the growing Russian assertiveness in the region enough to speak of a proper Moscow “strategy”?

 16 April 2019
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Multi-Level Engagement in the Mediterranean

Christian Danielsson, Director-General of Neighborhood and Enlargement Negotiations (DG-NEAR) of the European Commission, explains his vision on the EC´s Mediterranean agenda as well as the challenges and opportunities facing the region.

 10 April 2019