Publications

EU treaties contain the safe guard of human rights and the respect for minorities as values which need to be respected and applied under Community Action. At the same time, nearly all EU member states...chevron_right

In August 2010, the Georgian government invited some of South Africa's 40,000 Boer farmers to purchase land in Georgia in exchange for bringing their expertise and knowledge of modern farming. This pu...chevron_right

This paper examines China's foreign investment as well as the concerns of Chinese investors and political analysts. In particular, it includes articles on the cancellation of a Polish highway that was...chevron_right

This paper talks the Euro-Mediterranean Higher Education Area. The author talks about the changing nature of, and quality assurance in, higher education as well as the benefits of and barriers to mobi...chevron_right

This paper describes the impact of inter-institutional negotiations on EU Financial Regulation. It provides a summary of the main simplification measures, and compares the measures proposed in the Fin...chevron_right

The paper examines the European External Action Service (EEAS) and the role it can play in the EU's foreign policy. More specifically, it looks at the ways in which the EEAS could improve policies in:...chevron_right

This paper studies the challenges and opportunities related to moving towards a more eco-efficient and sustainable European economy. The authors argue that it is time to harness the knowledge economy,...chevron_right

This paper addresses some of the key dimensions of the EU’s engagement with the Mediterranean region in light of the Arab Spring and its aftermath. Following a general assessment of the state of regim...chevron_right

This paper argues that the seamless technological integration of space systems with cyberspace infrastructures is also acting to merge the outer space-cyberspace governance domains. This is occurring ...chevron_right

The events of December 2011 have transformed Russia, though Vladimir Putin will likely win the Presidential elections in March 2012. The massive protests against the fraudulent parliamentary elections...chevron_right

The author of this commentary contends that Mitt Romney’s deep and experienced state-level campaign organization, stable funding, and electability are likely to work together to make him the Republica...chevron_right

Over the past decade, the EU and the US has significantly stepped up their cooperation on a host of homeland security-related issues, including collaboration on science and technology (S&T) research....chevron_right

Were the EU a term paper, a lenient professor would likely give it a D+. It does not deserve an F, as it has survived several crises and has embodied the noble attempt to pacify the European continent...chevron_right

This commentary discusses two popular fictions relating to the Syrian civil war: the clear bifurcation between regime supporters and opponents and the coincidence of this cleavage with sectarian divis...chevron_right

Much has been written about the circumstances that led Middle East experts to be blindsided by the successful series of popular demonstrations that kicked off the Arab Spring in December 2010. Little,...chevron_right