Israel-Palestine

Mediating between Israel and Palestine

Latest work on the topic:

  • A Decade of Deadlock. The EU’s Shipwreck on Palestine Embodies the EU’s Blockade Problem
  • Stalled by Division: EU Internal Contestation over the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
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Syria

Contributing to ending civil war in Syria

Latest work on the topic:

  • Challenges Ahead for the EU in Syria – Aid, Sanctions and Normalisation
  • Syria: A Multifaceted and Challenging Crisis for EU Foreign and Security Policy
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Ukraine

Supporting Ukraine’s democracy and integrity

Latest work on the topic:

  • The EU’s Geopolitical Enlargement – Ukraine’s Accession Will Make the EU a Stronger Security Actor
  • Ukraine’s NATO Membership Will Strengthen Europe’s Security
  • Tackling the Constraints on EU Foreign Policy towards Ukraine: From Strategic Denial to Geopolitical Awakening
  • The EU and Ukraine’s Public Opinion: Changing Dynamic
  • Russia’s War on Ukraine: Two Inconvenient Truths for the EU
  • Indonesia’s G20 Presidency and the War in Ukraine
  • More Integration, Less Autonomy: The EU in Europe’s New Order
  • Turkey in the Black Sea: Is a Balancing Act Still Possible?
  • The War in Ukraine and Studying the EU as a Security Actor
  • Europe’s Post-Cold War Order Is No More
  • The Continued Downturn of US–China Relations and Beijing’s Approach to the Ukraine Crisis

 

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Serbia and Kosovo

Brokering lasting peace between Serbia and Kosovo

Latest work on the topic:

  • Time to Re-engage with Kosovo and Serbia: Strengthening EU Foreign and Security Policy amidst Internal Contestation
  • Beyond License Plates and Crisis Management: Options for the EU for a Final Agreement on Kosovo and Serbia
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Venezuela

Supporting restoration of democratic practices in Venezuela

Latest work on the topic:

  • A Critical Juncture: EU’s Venezuela Policy Following the War in Ukraine
  • The EU Trapped in the Venezuelan Labyrinth: Challenges to Finding a Way Out
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Libya

Fostering national reconciliation in Libya

Latest work on the topic:

  • Resolving Libya’s Legitimacy Crisis: 2023 Elections as a Pathway for Peace and Democratisation?
  • The Vicious Circle of Fragmentation: The EU and the Limits of Its Approach to Libya
  • The EU as an (In)Significant Player in Libya
  • Laying the Groundwork for Peace in a Fragmented Libya
  • Identity and Transitional Justice in the Horn of Africa and Libya
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South China Sea

Defending freedom of navigation in the South China Sea

Latest work on the topic:

  • Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea: The Potential and Limits of ASEAN–EU Cooperation
  • The South China Sea and Indo-Pacific in an Era of “Multipolar” Competition: A More Targeted EU Response?
  • Indonesia’s G20 Presidency and the War in Ukraine
  • Europe’s Naval Engagement in the South China Sea
  • The Continued Downturn of US–China Relations and Beijing’s Approach to the Ukraine Crisis
  • European Reactions to AUKUS and Implications for EU Strategic Autonomy
  • Afghanistan, AUKUS and European Strategic Autonomy

 

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Iran

Advancing nuclear non-proliferation in Iran

Latest work on the topic:

  • Iran’s Retaliatory Attack on Israel Puts the Middle East on the Brink – joint
  • Rhetorical Confrontation Is No Substitute for the EU’s Iran Policy – joint
  • The Unfulfilled Promise of EU Foreign and Security Policy towards Iran
  • Protests and Drones Push EU–Iran Relations to the Brink
  • The Return of US Leadership in Europe: Biden and the Russia Crisis
  • Four Scenarios for the Iran Nuclear Deal

 

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Horn of Africa

Stabilising the Horn of Africa

Latest work on the topic:

  • The EU’s Entry Point into the Post-Tigray War Context
  • Ethiopia and the Tigray War: Limits and Challenges of EU Policy in a Fragmented and Contested Region
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