Publications

This article focuses on the development assistance provided to the autonomous region of Gorno-Badakhshan (GBAO) in Tajikistan. The author argues that GBAO is a region where donor aid can achieve visib...chevron_right

This paper argues that the euro crisis increasingly threatens not just the European Union's internal economic unity but also the cogency of its international projection. The EU needs a more coherent a...chevron_right

Los recientes levantamientos en Oriente Medio y el norte de África ponen de relieve la inutilidad y el anacronismo inherentes a la fragmentada política exterior de la UE hacia la región. Las revueltas...chevron_right

Hasta ahora, Irán apenas se ha visto afectado por la ola de cambio que atraviesa Oriente Medio y el norte de África. Pero este no era el resultado esperado. La oposición podría haberse sumado a la rec...chevron_right

Iran has so far remained relatively unaffected by the winds of change that have swept through the Middle East and North Africa. Yet this was not a foregone conclusion. Given the opposition’s ability t...chevron_right

The EU has in many ways reacted well to the Arab spring, but must now gradually move beyond its stance of ‘listening and helping’. It should map out a geostrategic vision for how the Arab spring condi...chevron_right

EU policy towards the Middle East and North Africa is overly fragmented and contradicts the political and economic logic of the region. Excluding the Gulf from a highly structured Euro-Med paradigm sq...chevron_right

Across the Arab world, emerging democracies are set to re-write the fundamental rules of their political order. Revolutionary Tunisia, Egypt and Libya are about to embark on drafting new constitutions...chevron_right

Since the beginning of the popular upheavals across the Middle East and North Africa, Sarkozy has sought to position France as a regional leader. Yet France’s attempts to project itself as defender of...chevron_right

As global attention focuses on the financial crisis and Arab revolutions, the author argues that EU policy makers may see fragility and conflict as less urgent priorities. But such an approach is not ...chevron_right

Hace diez años, cuando el mundo observó atónito como dos aviones destruyeron el World Trade Center en Nueva York, 34 líderes hemisféricos firmaron en Lima la Carta Democrática Interamericana. Hasta ho...chevron_right

A range of European initiatives for enhancing the effectiveness of democracy support is now taking shape. One of these proposals is for a new organisation to deliver democracy assistance, a so-called ...chevron_right

After more than two years of implementation of the Eastern Partnership (EaP), the EaP has proved an effective tool for political dialogue and cooperation in a number of areas, including trade, migrati...chevron_right

The importance of foreign aid relative to Kenya’s domestic resource mobilization is diminishing. Rapid economic growth and investment by non-traditional donors is now reducing the share and leverage o...chevron_right

An analysis of the EU's current response to fragility reveals problems with both ‘how’ the EU works in fragile contexts and ‘what’ it seeks to do. The EU needs to improve its processes, instruments an...chevron_right