Wojciech Michnik. Expert Comment 7/2021 - 18/1/2021.
Chloe Berger. ARI 2/2021 - 13/1/2021.
It is critical for NATO to understand the nature and the dynamics of the socio-economic and governance issues that aggravate the chronic instability in the MENA region.
Natalia Martín. ARI 133/2020 - 25/11/2020.
This paper analyses the increasing adoption of scenario analysis techniques in policy circles, putting a special emphasis on the advantages of using forecasting on areas like Europe’s southern neighbourhood, where the transnational nature of geopolitical and socio-economic challenges would greatly benefit from such an approach.
Nina Wilén. ARI 132/2020 - 24/11/2020.
The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need to reflect on how the international presence and local power dynamics mutually shape each other to gain a more comprehensive understanding of why current efforts to stabilise the situation have fallen short.
Vasileios Theodosopoulos. ARI 124/2020 - 4/11/2020.
The legitimation of military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) deployments will be an important aspect of the EU’s endeavour to evolve into a principled geopolitical power.
Beatriz Pérez de la Fuente. ARI 109/2020 - 22/9/2020.
How has the G20 evolved politically since the 2017 German Presidency?
Rim Berahab. ARI 103/2020 - 8/9/2020.
The global energy landscape is undergoing a profound transformation. Failing to recognise its megatrends would be detrimental to the upstream development of energy strategies and to the overall energy security of NATO’s southern neighbours, particularly in the MENA region.
Sven Biscop. ARI 96/2020 - 16/7/2020.
Europe’s neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa is set to become even more instable. Are Europeans capable of securing their own southern flank?
Michito Tsuruoka & Daniel Fiott. ARI 76/2020 - 22/5/2020.
Europe and Japan have an interest in developing defence capabilities and research but there are challenges and cooperation is conditioned by a shifting geopolitical landscape.
Félix Arteaga & Luis Simón. ARI 74/2020 (English version) - 20/5/2020.
EU and Spanish foreign policy were undergoing a transition from multilateralism to strategic autonomy to adapt to an increasingly competitive geopolitical environment. However, COVID-19 raises questions about whether international politics will be characterised by a renewal of multilateralism or an aggravation of great power competition.