Publications

This Alert explores China’s ongoing attempts to reshape the geopolitical order, both at the regional and international level. Indeed, the country is pursuing a multi-pronged strategy to fulfill this e...chevron_right

This Alert examines the possibility of terrorists entering Europe as asylum seekers or refugees. In particular, the text's author analyzes 1) the routes these terrorists might take; 2) the reasons why...chevron_right

This Alert describes the increasing cooperation between the EU and ASEAN, which is now branching out beyond trade and institutional capacity building. There is, however, a potential glitch in this pro...chevron_right

This Alert argues that since the middle of 2015 the influx of refugees out of Syria has been attributable to the violence within the country moving northwards, and thereby causing refugees to head str...chevron_right

This Alert discusses the invocation of the mutual defense clause of the Lisbon Treaty (Article 42.7) following the 2015 terrorist attacks in Paris. More specifically, the author explains 1) why France...chevron_right

This Alert reminds us that the peace process in Mali remains fragile at best. More specifically, it advocates greater international support for a country where 1) jihadist terrorist groups continue to...chevron_right

This Alert explores the links between the EU’s ability to define the rules of the energy game in its neighborhood and its role as a global climate leader. After all, recognizing and then acting on the...chevron_right

This paper 1) charts the changes that have taken place in the countries/regions adjacent to the EU over the past two decades, and 2) analyzes how the upheavals of recent years have altered Brussels’ r...chevron_right

This brief focuses on the origins and nature of Article 42.7 (the solidarity clause) of the EU’s Lisbon Treaty, including the lingering questions over how it should be implemented. In particular, the ...chevron_right

This Issue Alert looks at the EU citizens who are currently fighting for the so-called Islamic State (IS). (They make up 25 percent of the organization’s ‘foreign fights’ at this time.) The text's aut...chevron_right

This brief examines the inaugural use of the Integrated Political Crisis Response (IPCR) arrangements to cope with Europe's ongoing refugee crisis. The brief's author specifically explains how these a...chevron_right

Is the international community on the cusp of clinching a global deal on climate change? This pre-COPS 21 Issue Alert takes stock of the current negotiations, including 1) the different targets, appro...chevron_right

In light of the Paris terrorist attacks on 13 November 2015, this Issue Alert looks at 1) France’s decision to invoke the support of its EU partners IAW Article 42.7, and 2) how the member states migh...chevron_right

This brief elaborates on the US' Defense Innovation Initiative, which is designed to sustain the country's lead in defense-related technologies. The problem with the program, at least as the brief's a...chevron_right

In the wake of the terrorist attacks in Paris on November 13, 2015, this Issue Alert argues that the so-called Islamic State (IS) is a religious cult – i.e., an authoritarian organization which brainw...chevron_right