Paper/ Unlocking EU foreign and security potential: Mitigation Measures by Sarah van Bentum and Gregor Walter-Drop
In this JOINT Report, Sarah van Bentum (Research Fellow at the Freie Universität Berlin – FUB) and Gregor Walter-Drop (Director of the Knowledge Exchange Lab – KEL) identify mitigation measures for EU policy-makers to work towards a better and more coherent EU Foreign and Security Policy in response to international crisis. The paper identifies three […]
European Public Opinion on the Challenges and Future of EU Foreign and Security Policy
The present report illustrates the results of a survey conducted in six European countries (France, Germany, Greece, Italy, Poland and Spain) to assess public sentiments towards EU Foreign and Security Policy (EUFSP). Notably, the survey reveals a strong demand for more EUFSP, with a majority supporting a move away from the unanimity rule toward majority […]
Webinar/ Standing the Heat of War: Public Opinion in the EU and in Ukraine
On 10 November 2023, two universities partners to the JOINT project (Università di Siena and National University of Kyiv Mohyla Academy) organised a webinar with the students to discuss Public opinion in the EU and Ukraine in relation to the ongoing invasion of Ukraine by Russia. Prof. Anna Osypchuk and Anton Suslov from NaUKMA presented […]
Brief/ Challenges Ahead for the EU in Syria – Aid, Sanctions and Normalisation by Özlem Tür
There is an ongoing and robust debate regarding whether the EU should reconsider its sanctions policy towards Syria. This reconsideration spans various aspects, including the efficacy of sanctions, the EU’s role in reconstruction efforts, and the potential normalisation of relations., writes Özlem Tür (Professor, Middle East Technical University, Ankara) in this new JOINT Brief.
Challenges Ahead for the EU in Syria – Aid, Sanctions and Normalisation
In May 2023, Arab leaders who had called for ousting Syria’s President Bashar al-Assad during the previous decade warmly welcomed him at the Arab League Summit and agreed to normalise diplomatic ties with Damascus. Syria’s return to the League strengthened Assad’s embattled rule while seriously weakening the opposition and those who still call for inclusive […]
Brief/ The EU’s Geopolitical Enlargement – Ukraine’s Accession Will Make the EU a Stronger Security Actor by Anna Osypchuk and Kristi Raik
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine led the European Union to grant Ukraine candidate country status. This major shift in the EU’s approach was broadly seen by member states as a geopolitical imperative. Geopolitical enlargement holds greater geopolitical importance now and, if successful, it will be an essential part of Western efforts in preventing that Russia […]
Brief/ Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea: The Potential and Limits of ASEAN–EU Cooperation by Andrew W. Mantong & Steven Blockmans
The security dilemma between China and the US is threatening rules-based multilateralism, which runs deep in the veins of the EU and to a great extent defines its international posture. While the EU’s position is still taken into account by regional players, it is not strong enough to shape policy outcomes according to its own […]
Playing the Long Game in the South China Sea: The Potential and Limits of ASEAN–EU Cooperation
In the South China Sea (SCS), as indeed the wider Indo-Pacific, the European Union is facing a deepening strategic rivalry between China and the United States. In the SCS, China has been able to create physical realities in defiance of international law through the construction of artificial islands in the attempt to sustain its claims […]
Webinar/ Reflections on the Middle East – Insights from Türkiye and the EU
The ongoing security challenges emerging from the Middle East have played a pivotal role in shaping and will continue to influence the policies of both the EU and Turkiye in the near future. Escalating tensions have seized the world’s attention since the onset of October 2023, drawing the focus of the global community to the […]
Policy Event/ CIDOB Breakfast with Radmila Shekerinska, former Minister of Defence of North Macedonia
On October 27, 2023, CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) and IBEI (Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals), in the framework of the JOINT research project, held an event on EU enlargement with Radmila Shekerinska, former Minister of Defence of North Macedonia. During her three mandates, North Macedonia has become the 30th member of NATO and candidate […]
Brief/ The EU’s Entry Point into the Post-Tigray War Context by Jesutimilehin O. Akamo & Theodros Fisseha
As the Pretoria Agreement signed in November 2022 by Ethiopia’s federal government and the Tigray People’s Liberation Front nears its first anniversary, critical issues remain unresolved. While excluded from the process that led to the agreement, the EU could now focus on these issues to reinsert itself into Ethiopia’s post-conflict stabilisation process, Jesutimilehin O. Akamo (Coordinator […]