Publications

This brief discusses the numerous scenarios being debated in the wake of the Irish "no" vote on the Treaty of Lisbon. The authors assess the legality and political feasibility of the principal proposa...chevron_right

This paper addresses the linkages between climate change, international trade, investment and technology transfer. The author argues that these issues have intersected in diverse institutional context...chevron_right

This paper analyzes the impact of the Lisbon Treaty on the institutional architecture of the Common Foreign and Security Policy (CFSP) and the overall external action of the EU. The authors offer two ...chevron_right

This report examines whether old-age benefit rules for women could be altered not only to ensure better benefits for older women but also to stimulate fertility. To address this question, a micro-sim...chevron_right

The current political uncertainty in Turkey dates back further than the closure case opened against the ruling Justice and Development Party (AKP) on 14 March 2008. After the contested election of Gül...chevron_right

Was the European Union plunged into a state of crisis following the negative referenda in France and the Netherlands in mid-2005 or are we simply experiencing one of the many hiccups or temporary impa...chevron_right

This paper contributes to the debate on Europe's weak economic performance compared to the US. The author addresses the issues of productivity growth and economic models. He argues that pessimism abou...chevron_right

This paper examines EU democracy promotion policy in a changing international political environment. The authors identify three pillars of European democracy promotion: the offering of incentives for ...chevron_right

This brief discusses the idea of an official organization of democratic states. The authors argue that there are two different conceptions of a possible league of democracies. The first, shared by US ...chevron_right

This brief presents the first results of the research project Adaptation and Mitigation Strategies: Supporting European Climate Policy (ADAM). The authors first set out the rationale for public policy...chevron_right

This paper looks into the EU's mechanisms for the exchange of information in the areas of freedom, justice and security. According to the author, the EU is only at the beginning of a new age of inform...chevron_right

This paper discusses the question whether the US is a normative foreign policy actor. In order to assess US foreign policy, the author applies a framework of different foreign policy types. After pres...chevron_right

This brief deals with the political relationship between Russia on the one hand and the EU and the US on the other. With new leadership taking over, the author argues that the time is ripe to transfor...chevron_right

This paper contributes to the debate about the review of the EU budget. Rather than addressing new policy priorities, the authors focus on the structure of the European budget and the relationship tha...chevron_right

This research report analyzes EU tax/benefit policies that encourage growth in five broad areas. These areas include employment, corporate taxes subject to tax competition, productivity growth and con...chevron_right