Publications

While voicing its EU aspirations, Armenia has not been as outspoken as other eastern EU neighbors, largely due to its security dependence on Russia. Nevertheless, Armenia’s interest in the EU has grow...chevron_right

The EU has defined multilateralism as a major goal for cooperation with its ten strategic partners. A deeper analysis of multilateral perceptions on global issues - such as development, trade, peace a...chevron_right

There has been heated debate about Ukraine’s democratic retreat, EU-Ukraine trade talks and the EU’s diversion of attention from its Eastern neighbours to North Africa. But Ukraine’s evolving security...chevron_right

Moldova needs attention and support from Europe to maintain momentum in the reform process. Results so far have been limited so it is too early to speak about a success story. The EU should not exclus...chevron_right

Poland’s Eastern policy is Europeanising: Poland adheres to EU foreign policy priorities and promotes its Eastern agenda at the EU level. The Russia-Poland ‘reset’ has brought limited results in bila...chevron_right

The EU-India Strategic Partnership has failed to progress in any significant fashion. The two partners have failed to agree on a narrowed down and manageable set of strategic priorities. Better mutual...chevron_right

The EU has initiated a major institutional overhaul in the Balkans, which has been heralded as an important development for a stagnant EU Balkan policy. But in order to bring the region closer to the...chevron_right

The recent change of IMF director shows that the Bretton Woods institutions still fail to integrate leadership and expertise from developing countries. Emerging players such as the BRICs and the CIVE...chevron_right

In this paper, the author argues that the EU's approach of focusing on select bilateral relations with Asian states is misguided, with its neglect of ASEAN likely to prove a serious miscalculation.chevron_right

This policy brief contends that the international community pays regular attention to the issue of Islam in the Middle-East, but tends to forget its salience in Asia. According to the author Islam in ...chevron_right

This policy brief examines the reasons for Tunisian disappointment with the European response to the Tunisian revolution of 2011. Tunisian expectations of Europe are focused less on assistance in buil...chevron_right

As it is not actively involved in the Asian conflicts, the EU can play a role fostering regionalism and multilateral initiatives in Asia. In the future, Moscow is likely drastically to reconsider its ...chevron_right

In the last two decades, the EU has established ten Strategic Partnerships (SPs). The ‘special ten’ are unequal in size, power, status and resource endowments. They differ in their adherence to Europe...chevron_right

The Treaty of Lisbon streamlines the external representation of the EU but its implementation meets reservations both inside and outside the Union. After months of difficult negotiations, UNGA resolut...chevron_right

Spain has been hit hard by the economic crisis and suffered a deep recession. A broader question is how the crisis will impact on Spain’s international presence over the longer term. Young Spaniards w...chevron_right