Briefs / Focus / Spot Ons
- Spot On
No Longer a New Kid on the Block – China in the Middle East
Given China’s growing role in the complex security dynamics in the Middle East and North Africa, the EU should intensify its dialogue and, where interests coincide, joint action with Beijing.
15 décembre 2017
- Focus
EU Good Offices in Revolutionary Egypt (2012-2013)
The assessment of the period from Mubarak’s fall to the launching of a new political regime remains deeply controversial, with judgements often clouded by very strong emotions in Egypt and differing international agendas.
6 février 2017
- Focus
EU and Turkey at a Crossroads: Avoiding a Foreseeable Break-Up
As the Turkey-EU membership process has lost its credibility, with neither side honestly believing in Turkey’s accession anymore, this may be the moment for the EU to redefine its relationship with Turkey to regain leverage.
19 décembre 2016
- Focus
What Are the Alternatives with the Disappearence of the Two-State Solution?
The two-state solution as a proposal for ending the Israeli-Palestinian conflict is on the verge of vanishing. Unfortunately, everyone warns that the two-state solution is vanishing without giving an alternative.
12 septembre 2016
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Recognising Palestine, Unrecognising Settlements
Achieving a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict has been a long-standing EU policy objective. Of all the territorial disputes outside Europe, this conflict that has most preoccupied European decisions-makers.
13 juin 2016
- Policy Brief
Turkey and the EU: A New Path Toward a Shared Security Policy
The current geopolitical situation opens space for security cooperation between Ankara and Brussels. Turkey should redefine its strategy to include European priorities, whereas the EU needs to recognise some of the Turkish interests as legitimate.
4 mars 2016
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Maghrebi Foreign Policies – A Comparative Analysis
Comparing the foreign policies of the three Maghrebi states seems to make sense: after all three of them were colonized by France, they became independent alomost at the same time.
15 décembre 2014
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Regional Powers in a Transforming Middle East
The Middle East region has been characterized by the presence of several regional powers. None regional power, however, has been able to assume the regional leadership role.
10 novembre 2014
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Egypt: A Regional Cold War
Egypt has always played a parental role in moderating Middle Eastern politics. The current situation resembles nothing more than a game of tug of war between two nations, where Egypt is the rope.
8 avril 2014
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The Cyprus Question: A Window of Opportunity in 2014?
Ten years ago most Greek Cypriots thought that the EU membership of the Republic of Cyprus could facilitate the conflict resolution process. These expectations were not fulfilled.
18 mars 2014
- Focus
Bosnia. Cuando el nacionalismo no es suficiente
El 21 de noviembre de 1995 Warren Christopher afirmaba que el compromiso contraído en Dayton suponía “una victoria para todos aquellos que creen en una democracia multiétnica en Bosnia”.
12 mars 2014
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How Mediterranean is Turkey’s Economy? Some Ideas for Making the Mediterranean and Turkey More Relevant for Each Other
The Mediterranean as a region is undergoing a critical process of change. Where does the Turkey stand in this rapidly changing environment?
14 mai 2013