In mourning for Brexit
After more than three years of Brexit wrangling, even those who voted to remain in the EU want to move on, but the issue is far from being out of the news.
Future of Europe
The emptying Europe
Alarm bells are ringing virtually across Europe: populations are in precipitous decline, both in the Eastern countries of the EU and in the west.
From Brexit to Great Singapore in Europe
In the wake of Boris Johnson’s resounding victory in the British election, Brexit looks set to happen on the date envisaged and on the terms agreed.
Geopolitical Context for CSP in Europe
Does the current European geopolitical energy landscape foster or hamper renewable energies’ cooperation and exchanges? Which geopolitical or strategic role may renewables play? Are renewables (and CSP) included in governments’ energy security strategies?
The future of values in the EU Global Strategy 2020
The revised version of the EU Global Strategy is to be released by the next High Representative. What potential is there for introducing a new focus on fundamental values in order to boost the EU’s global role at a time of crisis for the international liberal order?
The self-determination of peoples vs human rights in liberal democracies: the case of Catalonia
The abusive interpretations of the international norm of the self-determination of peoples by secessionist groups in liberal democracies entail a violation of the fundamental human rights of the entire population of the state in question. This paper discusses the norm’s abuse in reference to the people of Catalonia.
Syria strains Turkey’s ties to the West even after US withdrawal?
After seven decades, Turkey’s relationship with its nominal American and European NATO allies appears fundamentally broken.
Cyber Security: How GDPR is already impacting the public-private relationship
For anybody wanting to participate in a public-private relationship within the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the calculus must be weight of the well-known “carrot” gained from collaborative exchange with the new regulatory “stick” being wielded in Europe.
Election-free changes
In a matter of months, three major European countries have coincidentally seen changes of leadership and political direction without election being held.
The UK and Brexit: a failed or a failing state?
When a politician such as Chris Patten suggests that the UK is becoming a failed state it cannot be readily dismissed as an aberration.
Strategic autonomy in a new era: a Cold-War risk assessment of China’s involvement in the EU’s 5G networks
This paper suggests studying the relations between the EU and China through a Cold War analysis framework.
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