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Chaillot Papers

Chaillot Papers are the Institute's flagship publications. Written by external experts as well as the Institute’s research fellows, and based on collective work or individual research, they deal with all subjects of current relevance to the Union’s security.

  • Etats-Unis : le temps de la diplomatie transformationnelle

    01 December 2006

    by Justin Vaïsse

    Les attentats du 11 septembre 2001 ont démontré de façon spectaculaire que les principaux défis de sécurité posés à l’Amérique ne venaient pas des rivalités de puissance traditionnelles mais plutôt des zones grises, en mal de souveraineté, des Etats faillis ou mal gouvernés dont s’emparent les extrémistes. L’enjeu n’est donc plus d’agir sur les relations entre Etats mais sur les Etats eux-mêmes, afin qu’ils cessent de générer du terrorisme, de la prolifération, des génocides, des guerres civiles, etc. Après le concept de « guerre globale contre la terreur », le président George W. Bush a mis en avant son « agenda de la liberté » visant à promouvoir la démocratie comme réponse aux défis de sécurité du monde, en particulier au Moyen-Orient.

  • Enforcing non-proliferation. The European Union and the 2006 BTWC Review Conference

    01 November 2006

    edited by Gustav Lindström

    In its 2003 strategy against the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction, the EU underscores that it is ‘committed to the multilateral treaty system’ – considering it the legal and normative stepping stone for all non-proliferation efforts.

  • Turkey's foreign policy in turbulent times

    01 September 2006

    by Kemal Kirisci

    Today, Turkey is caught between two sets of challenges. The first set includes the typical conventional challenges that relate to national security, territorial integrity and political stability. The second set of challenges has to do with maintaining the pace of political reform...

  • EU stakes in Central Asia

    01 July 2006

    by Anna Matveeva

    For much of the 1990s, Central Asia was not on the EU radar screen, as the Union was preoccupied with more urgent priorities, such as the Balkans. Lately, however, it has started to matter for the EU. The ongoing European military commitment in Afghanistan, the events in Andijan in Uzbekistan, the violent change of power in Kyrgyzstan – all of these highlight a highly volatile region.

  • Civilian crisis management: the EU way

    01 June 2006

    edited by Agnieszka Nowak

    The operational progress in civilian crisis management made by the EU since 1999 has been impressive and has helped to enhance the EU's reputation as a credible security provider. However, the realisation of EU political objectives related to the strengthening of international security does not depend merely on the improvement of the EU's operational capabilities.