Publications

This paper argues that reforms implemented by President Putin since 2000 have increasingly centralized power and finances in the Kremlin, contradicting the federal form of government in Russia. The au...chevron_right

This paper discusses Russia's changing policies towards Central Asia. It begins with an overview of the significance this region has had for Moscow from Tsarist Russia up until 2000. It then discusses...chevron_right

This paper examines the reforms made by Hungarian President Orban and his Fidesz Party since they gained total political power in the country in 2010. More specifically, it discusses how the president...chevron_right

This paper examines the Maltese citizenship-for-sale program and considers its relevance for configurations of citizenship in the EU, both today and in the future. It argues that the EU’s intervention...chevron_right

This paper analyses the process by which the European political parties have chosen their lead candidates for the presidency of the European Commission and their approach to the campaign in terms of ...chevron_right

This paper examines the viability of the ten demands which, according to a newspaper interview with Prime Minister David Cameron from March 15, 2014, the UK is likely to make in any renegotiation of i...chevron_right

This study presents an overview of the impact of the main investment tools of the EU budget on EU policy objectives, including economic growth. It particularly focuses on the increasing role of the EU...chevron_right

This report explores whether enhancing policy coordination at the regional level could be an efficient, effective and politically acceptable approach toward reaching EU energy policy objectives. It fi...chevron_right

This paper examines the initiatives in place to support the access of small- and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) to financing in 2012 in Germany, France, the UK, Italy and Spain. The first section exa...chevron_right

This paper explores the evolution of the dairy industry in Canada, why in the 1960s supply management was eventually implemented in the industry, and how international pressure resulting from bilatera...chevron_right

This brief examines China’s external and internal economic imbalances and the political obstacles hindering economic reform. The author argues that even though Chinese policy makers have long been awa...chevron_right

This brief discusses the human rights situation of indigenous peoples in Canada since the country endorsed the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP) in 2010. The auth...chevron_right

This paper examines the foreign policy that Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s three Conservative governments have pursued since January 2006. The author argues that this foreign policy is so un...chevron_right

This is a transcript of a debate on whether people should be free to migrate and work anywhere in the world. Among other issues, the speakers discuss the practicalities and implications of the proposi...chevron_right

This is a transcript of three speeches on the political and economic impact of Turkey's 2014 local elections. They also discuss what the victory in the elections for the AK Party means for Prime Minis...chevron_right