By Aemi Desideri Introduction On 5 March 2024, the European Commission and the EU’s High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy (HR/VP) presented the first-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS), a landmark initiative aimed at bolstering defence capabilities at the EU level. This strategy, designed to be “responsive” and “resilient” to the current challengesContinue reading “EU Gets Ready for a “Protracted Conflict”: Unpacking the First-ever European Defence Industrial Strategy (EDIS)”
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British Migration Policy Versus Multilateralism: An Ideological Dogfight?
By James Kemmy Regional disintegration, pursued by Britain via Brexit, was notoriously supposed to “Take Back Control” and to realise an ambition of constructing sovereign borders within a contemporary global order. Although the Eurosceptic referendum campaign was largely driven by the promise to cut numbers of arrivals to British shores, migration to the UK has,Continue reading “British Migration Policy Versus Multilateralism: An Ideological Dogfight?”
Migration and the Mediterranean: Prospects towards the 2024 European Elections
By Federica Attianese The “invisible shipwreck” The new year opened with a new tragedy in the Mediterranean, highlighting the increasingly urgent challenges that the European Union is called upon to confront in the area of migration. On January 13, news broke of the disappearance of two vessels on the central Mediterranean migration route, resulting inContinue reading “Migration and the Mediterranean: Prospects towards the 2024 European Elections”
Red Sea Crisis: A Geopolitical EU?
By Francesco Foti Introduction The Iran-backed Houthi attack on non-Chinese and non-Russian Suez Canal-bound ship vessels has exposed the breach between the EU and the US over the approach to security in the Middle East. The Houthi disruption to ship carriers and commercial, oil, and LNG shipments, which has forced the US and UK toContinue reading “Red Sea Crisis: A Geopolitical EU?”
Make-or-Break Elections in 2024: What to Expect?
By Iveri Kekenadze Gustafsson Introduction Free and fair elections are essential to well-functioning liberal democracies and contribute to a healthy political climate. 2024 is the election year on both sides of the Atlantic Ocean. While there are several important elections to follow, three big ones in the Western world are worth taking a closer lookContinue reading “Make-or-Break Elections in 2024: What to Expect?”
Why The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism Failed, And What Can Replace It?
By Vasil Vasilev Introduction On July 5, 2023, the European Commission announced that it was about to take the final steps to terminate the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism (CVM), which monitored the state of legality in Bulgaria and Romania. A few months later, on September 15, that became a reality with Decision (EU) 2023/1785. TheContinue reading “Why The Cooperation and Verification Mechanism Failed, And What Can Replace It?”
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