Written for the major part by the Institute’s Research Fellows, these analyses are intended in the first instance for members of the various bodies of the European Union or for inclusion in the Institute’s quarterly newsletter ISSues.
They cover a wide range of subjects and address issues of specific interest for decision makers and policy planners.
As the situation for civilians continues to worsen in Syria, can the current UN stalemate on humanitarian intervention be legitimately circumvented?
Patryk Pawlak takes a frank look at the challenges, but also the opportunities, for the EU in this US electoral year.
Reaching consensus on how to implement the principle of R2P in Syria are slim. States are less willing than before to protect populations at risk in third states and fears voiced by multilateral frameworks and civilian agencies tend to fall on deaf ears. This paper examines the why and wherefore of the current situation.
The epically hyped IAEA report on Iran's nuclear programme contains a stunning lack of what the media and politicians have been saying is in it. So what were they trying to achieve by doing this? Rouzbeh Parsi explores.
In the last decade, Angola has become a major player in Africa. This new role needs to be clearly understood by the EU and its Member States and matched by significantly upgraded engagement policies.
The brutal repression unleashed by Assad’s regime has reached levels that can no longer be tolerated by the international community. The violent crackdown clearly amounts to a crime against humanity. It is imperative that the international community acts before it is too late.
As events across North Africa unfold, the author forwards the idea of an ‘association area’ along the EU’s borders, providing the ENP and its partners with a tangible medium-term goal.
Iran is in the throes of a transition where its fundamental tenets are being called into question. This paper provides an in-depth assessment of Iranian state and society since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the social and political turmoil of the past five years.
Written by the Director of the EUISS, Álvaro de Vasconcelos, this new book assesses how the Arab democratic wave is part of a wider shift towards a post-Western world in which the global agenda is no longer defined by the West alone and other ‘unfamiliar’ voices may be heard.
Global Trends 2030 - Citizens in an Interconnected and Polycentric World assesses the long-term, international and domestic, political and economic environment facing the European Union over the next 20 years.
L’interrogation à laquelle tente de répondre la présente étude est de savoir si l’investissement de l’UE dans la CEEAC en tant qu’acteur de sécurité collective en Afrique centrale se justifie. Le constat, il faut le regretter, n’est pas encourageant. Intervenant sur un milieu il est vrai peu porteur, l’UE ne s’est pas donné les moyens des fins affichées.
