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Future of Europe

Roundtable meeting at Diaoyutai State Guest House for the 18th EU-China Summit in Beijing in July 12, 2016. Photo: European External Action Service,EEAS. (CC BY-NC 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

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.

By Mario Esteban, Ugo Armanini
06 Aug 2019 //
22 mins Reading time
Josep Borrell, Spanish candidate for High Representative/Vice-President for foreign affairs and security policy. Photo: Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

A strategic look at the position of High Representative and Commission Vice-President

What is the potential, and which are the shortcomings and possible ways of strengthening the post of High Representative for Foreign Affairs (and Vice-President of the European Commission) in order to improve the efficiency and standing of the EU as a global player?

By Ignacio Molina, Luis Simón
05 Aug 2019 //
28 mins Reading time
Viacheslav Molotov (left) and Joachim von Ribbentrop (right) after the signing of the Treaty of Friendship between the Soviet Union and Germany (28 September 1939). A month before they signed the Molotov-Ribbentrop pact. Photo: фонд ЦГАКФД (Wikimedia Commons / Public domain)
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact, 80 years on

The 23rd of August marks the 80th anniversary of the Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact between Adolf Hitler’s Germany and Joseph Stalin’s Soviet Union.

By Andrés Ortega
30 Jul 2019 //
6 mins Reading time
The EU's strange institutional renewal. Special meeting of the European Council (30/6/2019). Photo: ©European Union, 2019 / EC - Audiovisual Service
Future of Europe Experts Comments

The EU’s strange institutional renewal

Europe, the EU, is not doing as badly as is often claimed. But institutional imbalances are emerging that may trigger a crisis.

By Andrés Ortega
16 Jul 2019 //
5 mins Reading time
EC - Audiovisual Service
Future of Europe Experts Comments

A historic battle of wills

The nomination of Ursula von der Leyen is a victory in the battle of wills for those who freely designate the head of government of their choice.

By Ignacio Molina
15 Jul 2019 //
4 mins Reading time
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Rome 2018 Mediterranean Dialogues Conference. Photo: NATO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

Emerging security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood

NATO has always had a southern exposure. Today’s strategic environment provides a new context for this traditional question, but also raises fundamental questions of geography, alliance politics and a shared approach to risks.

By Ian Lesser
03 Jul 2019 //
13 mins Reading time
Festival of Europe - Open Day 2012 at the European Parliament. Photo: © European Union 2012 - European Parliament (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

The EU after the elections: a more plural Parliament and Council

What is the new balance of power in the EU’s institutions following the May 2019 elections?

By Piotr Maciej Kaczyński
26 Jun 2019 //
18 mins Reading time
Sánchez must snatch the Economic Vice-presidency for Spain. Spanish PM, Pedro Sánchez, arriving to the European Council for the informal dinner of heads of state or government in Brussels, 28 May 2019.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Sánchez must snatch the Economic Vice-presidency for Spain

Spain, a country that is strongly pro-European, deserves a top job in the EU and Pedro Sánchez is determined to get it.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias, Ilke Toygür
11 Jun 2019 //
6 mins Reading time
EU policy in the face of the Chinese challenge
Future of Europe Experts Comments

EU policy in the face of the Chinese challenge

There is a growing debate within the EU over the terms on which the relationship with China should be developed.

By Mario Esteban, Miguel Otero Iglesias
06 Jun 2019 //
12 mins Reading time

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