Politics & Cooperation

EU Values and the ENP: Towards a Transformed Conditionality

The Arab uprisings have highlighted not only the EU’s lack of means to react decisively to the events occurring in its neighbourhood but also its inability to consistently promote its values outside its borders.

Extending the Geographical Scope of the ENP? The Neighbours of the EU’s Neighbours

In terms of methodology, there is a strong consensus among the respondents to “develop partnerships based on mutual respect and common interests” and “prevent ritualised and technocratic discussions...”.

The European Neighbourhood Policy’s Identity Crisis

The ENP review did not produce a “new” policy: it reflects widespread uncertainty in the expert community too. Differentiation, a greater focus on needs and expectations of partners, and more flexibility of engagement are to be expected.

Solo mediante el acuerdo y la negociación puede salvarse Libia

Ha llegado la hora de que las instituciones asuman el pleno control de la seguridad.

Reviewing the Euro-Mediterranean Relations

EuroMeSCo, the leading think tank network in politics and security in the Euro-Mediterranean area, is holding its annual conference in the Italian city of Milan.

Transport and Euro-Mediterranean Cooperation, a Slow Journey

The 1995 Barcelona Euro-Mediterranean Conference awakened hopes for the establishment of an efficient transport network and facilitation of transport conditions between Euro-Mediterranean countries.

In Search of Green Shoots: Assessing The EU’s SPRING Programme

Civil unrest and regime changes in the early months of 2011 triggered a re-thinking of the EU’s relations with the MENA region. The spring that followed saw a materialisation of the (financial) commitment on behalf of the EU.

“More for More and Less for Less”: from the Rhetoric to the Implementation of the European Neighbourhood Instrument in the Context of the 2015 ENP Review

A New Opportunity for Peace

Arafat’s legacy, built during forty years was strong enough to resist immediate changes in the aftermath of the death of the founder of the Palestinian Authority, chairman Arafat.

Implications of the Russia-Ukraine Crisis for the Middle East and North Africa

The Ukrainian conflict has three interrelated dimensions – global, regional and local – with deep implications for international security, including for the Black Sea/Mediterranean region.

Middle East: Western ‘Soft Power’ Re-Visited

Faced with mounting human rights abuses of all kinds, keeping track of the death toll in the conflicts in Libya, Syria, Iraq and Yemen has become a fleeting preoccupation of Western media and public policy debates.

Gaza: Regional Impasse and International Powerlessness

From 8 July to 26 August 2014, Israel’s Protective Edge offensive literally devastated the Gaza Strip. Entire neighbourhoods of this Palestinian territory, inhabited by at least 1.8 million people, were reduced to rubble.