By Anita Eugenia Caproni Migration remains deeply political, as evolving power dynamics bring national interests back to the forefront. Within this framework, the 2023 Memorandum of Understanding between EU and Tunisia reflects a blend of bypassed institutional competencies, the influence of Italy and the Netherlands, and Ursula von der Leyen’s personal ambitions. Tunisia is treatedContinue reading “EU Migration Diplomacy In a Shifting World Order: The Tunisian Case”
Category Archives: Diplomacy
What Putin’s Victory Day Parade Is Truly About: Why It Should Alarm Europe
By Berina Dizdar “Russia has been and will continue to be an indestructible obstacle to Nazism, Russophobia and anti-Semitism, and will stand in the way of the violence perpetrated by the champions of these aggressive and destructive ideas. Truth and justice are on our side. The whole of Russia, our society and all people supportContinue reading “What Putin’s Victory Day Parade Is Truly About: Why It Should Alarm Europe”
Realignment in the South Caucasus: Navigating Power Shifts and Partnerships
By Tamta Pantsulaia The three countries in the South Caucasus – Armenia, Azerbaijan and Georgia – seem to be undergoing significant changes, as events in this region have evolved quite dynamically over the past decade. Regional and external powers, particularly Russia, Turkey and China pose a significant impediment to the political coherence of the SouthContinue reading “Realignment in the South Caucasus: Navigating Power Shifts and Partnerships”
Heading to the Poles: Greenland, the EU, and the 2025 Election Year
By Julian Wood Greenland is everywhere at the moment. At no other time has it felt that the media were more interested in this huge Arctic territory and its frozen expanse of over 2 million square kilometres. With a US president, not for the first time, advocating a purchase (or a even military seizure), theContinue reading “Heading to the Poles: Greenland, the EU, and the 2025 Election Year”
What will the second Trump presidency mean for the European Union?
By Simone Scibelli Context 2024 was the year of elections. Coincidentally, during the past year, 76 countries encompassing approximately four billion people around the world held a national election. Arguably the longest awaited, and the most anticipated, was that which took place on November 5th in the United States, which resulted in Donald Trump winningContinue reading “What will the second Trump presidency mean for the European Union?”
Moldova’s EU referendum and the EU’s laissez-faire
By Jordy Benooit On Sunday the 20th of October, 2024, Moldovans voted to enshrine their desire for European Union membership into their country’s constitution. The aim: to prevent future governments from reversing the country’s accession process. The pro-EU side won with a razor thin majority, totalling just 50.4% of the vote. Praises and victory speechesContinue reading “Moldova’s EU referendum and the EU’s laissez-faire”
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