Natural partners? Europe, Japan and security in the Indo-Pacific

Luis Simón & Ulrich Speck (Eds.). Policy Paper 4/2018 - 12/11/2018.

There is momentum for increased security cooperation between Europe and Japan. Europeans and Japanese are ‘natural partners’ who consider a liberal and rules-based international order to be a core interest.

Salvini’s Italy between Greek tragedy and Portuguese fado

Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 48/2018 - 19/10/2018 .

Salvini has struck a heroic pose because he knows it attracts votes in Italy. Conversely, his pugnaciousness makes him many enemies in Brussels and elsewhere. It might not be a bad idea to implement some of the structural improvements recommended by the European Commission.

How should the EU confront President Trump?

Federico Steinberg. ARI 115/2018 (English version) - 15/10/2018.

To what extent is the Trump Presidency just an anomaly or a symptom of something more profound? How should the EU react?

The European Council and migration: any progress?

Carmen González Enríquez. ARI 112/2018 (English version) - 9/10/2018.

The European Council has come up with a vague agreement, but it has avoided a political crisis and at the same time made more visible the seriousness of the migration challenge to the EU.

EU scenarios for 2027

Antonio Estella. WP 19/2018 - 8/10/2018.

This paper is written at a very critical time for the EU. However, in these distressed times for the European project, it seems more appropriate than ever to discuss in public what its future will be.

The Immortal Regiment: the pride and prejudice of Russia

Mira Milosevich-Juaristi. ARI 110/2018 (English version) - 27/9/2018.

The March of the Immortal Regiment has been celebrated each year since 2012 in hundreds of Russian cities and many others beyond Russia.

Partnering for democracy: protecting the democratic order in post-Brexit Europe

Pablo José Castillo Ortiz. WP 17/2018 - 24/8/2018.

The democratic partnership between the EU and the United Kingdom might become the seed of a powerful tool of democracy protection in Europe, thus contributing to the stability of the continent.

Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia: the Euro-Atlantic consolidation of the Baltic region

Rafael José de Espona. ARI 97/2018 (English version) - 9/8/2018.

The Baltic region has consolidated around the geostrategic cohesion of Lithuania, Latvia and Estonia and their determined membership in both the EU and NATO.

Document of interest: UK Government - The future relationship between the United Kingdom and the European Union

. DI/MI - 18/7/2018.

White paper of the British government that explains its proposal for the future relationship with the EU once the country leaves in 2019.

Libro blanco del gobierno británico que detalla su propuesta para la futura relación con la UE una vez que el país salga del bloque comunitario en 2019.

Voting at 16 in Austria: a possible model for the EU?

Paul Schmidt and Johanna Edthofer. ARI 88/2018 - 12/7/2018.

Austria has been the only country in the EU that allows voting at the age of 16 at all political levels. Could this be a future model for the EU?