Europe’s increased dependency on the US with Riccardo Alcaro
The EU as an (In)Significant Player in Libya
Factors that limit the EU’s effectiveness in promoting the Libyan peace process can be categorised into three streams: damage control approach, soft power approach and EU internal divisions.[1] To a convincing extent, these factors explain why the EU cannot be considered a significant player in the Libyan peace process. However, there are alternative means through […]
Beyond License Plates and Crisis Management: Options for the EU for a Final Agreement on Kosovo and Serbia
With the 15th year anniversary of Kosovo’s independence approaching in 2023, the status quo of the Kosovo–Serbia conflict looks increasingly untenable. For more than a year now, tensions between Kosovo and Serbia have escalated over license plates, ID cards and energy. The latest hiccup was a failed crisis meeting in Brussels on 21 November between […]
Event/ Latest Development in the Ukraine War: Stalemate or Endgame?
On 2 November 2022, JOINT partner Centre for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) organized in Jakarta an event in the framework of the project to discuss the impact of the Russian war in Ukraine on the security dynamics in the Indo-Pacific. The focus of the event has also been driven towards cooperation between the EU […]
The implications of the Ukraine war for Europe and the world
Lecture/ The West and the Implications of the Russia-Ukraine War by Prof. Olexiy Haran
On 26 September 2022, Professor Olexiy Haran from National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy (NaUKMA), a JOINT project partner, held a lecture at SciencesPo presenting his analysis of the relation between the EU (or more broadly the West) and Ukraine. Taking into account the profound impact of the war and its global implications, he recounted […]
Event/ What role should EU Foreign and Security Policy play in Europe and beyond in the light of the Ukraine war?
On 22 September 2022, the JOINT Project Partners hosted a public gathering in Paris and online. The discussion revolved around one question: what role should EU Foreign and Security Policy play in Europe and beyond in the light of the Ukraine war? The conversation started with an overview of Ukrainians’ opinions on Ukraine’s war effort […]
Video/ Public, élite and party opinions on EU Foreign and Security Policy
JOINT, with the support of the Centre for the Study of Political Change of the University of Siena, one of JOINT partners, investigates public, élite and party opinions on EU Foreign and Security Policy through focus groups (in France, Germany, Italy, Spain, Greece and Poland) and surveys. This work has two main objectives, explains Pierangelo […]
Protests and Drones Push EU–Iran Relations to the Brink
The protests that have jolted Iran’s clerical leadership over the past weeks,[1] as well as news of Iran’s drone and missile sales to Russia,[2] raise questions that EU policymakers and foreign policy analysts have been struggling with for years: how stable is the Islamic Republic? How to support protesters? And how to reconcile condemnation of […]
Framing Public Perception of the Challenges to the EU Foreign Security and Defence Policy. Focus Groups as a Method of Investigation
This report presents the results of twelve focus groups carried out in six European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain) and addressing topics of concern for the study of EU foreign security and defence policy. In particular, participants were engaged in discussions on three main topics: (1) the most pressing international challenges and […]