Publications

This policy brief examines Europe's role in East Asian security. The author argues that, while the EU cannot be a major political player in the region, especially on hard security, its degree of engag...chevron_right

Esta publicación analiza las relaciones entre México y la Unión Europea (UE). México ha sido un país distante en el ámbito económico y más cercano en temas globales. En cuanto a influencia y peso real...chevron_right

This Policy Brief analyzes the specific factors that are undermining Iran's leadership role in the Middle East. It argues that the Arab Spring, the conflict in Syria, NATO’s pending withdrawal from Af...chevron_right

This brief explains the semantics of turbulent Pakistani politics and future EU engagement. The author argues that the 2012 'judicial coup' in Pakistan poses serious challenges to the country’s re-est...chevron_right

Egypt’s President Mohamed Morsi recently dismissed his senior military commanders and replaced them with those that are loyal to him. While this move may expand Morsi’s personal power, Moataz El Fegiery argues that further weakening the military’s powers will be difficult.chevron_right

This paper looks at Spain’s policy towards North Africa, which has remained practically unchanged since the Popular Party (PP) took power at the end of 2011. The author argues that a foreign policy na...chevron_right

This paper looks at EU-Brazil relations and the main reasons why the EU and Brazil are close partners in terms of values but distant partners when it comes to taking positions. It envisages three poss...chevron_right

In this paper, the author examines the EU-Russia summit that took place on June 4 2012 in St Peterburg. The author believes that the summit met expectations for two reasons: Firstly, expectations prio...chevron_right

In this paper, the author discusses EU-Russia relations. The economic links between the EU and Russia are vital for both. The EU is Russia's main trading partner and biggest source of foreign direct i...chevron_right

This paper argues that the political rationale behind the elevation of strategic partnerships to one of the top priorities of EU foreign policy in 2010 is sound. It argues that truly strategic partner...chevron_right

This brief critically analyzes Spanish foreign policy in April and June, 2012. The author argues that the lack of a clear European strategy has compounded the perception that Spain is acting in a conf...chevron_right

This policy brief argues that although the Arab spring has led to greater sectarianism in the Arab world, this should not be used as a justification for limiting democratic reforms. The author contend...chevron_right

This policy brief discusses the trade relationship between the EU and India in the context of the Eurozone crisis and declines in India's growth rate. While India has genuine concerns over how free tr...chevron_right

For over a year, the European Union has been talking about setting up a new European Endowment for Democracy (EED). Initially, the EED was supposed to enable the EU to react quickly to the Arab revolt...chevron_right

NATO leaders met for a summit in Chicago in May 2012, where they discussed Afghanistan, missile defense and ‘smart defense’ – a plan to encourage allies to work more closely on military capabilities. ...chevron_right