http://www.iss.europa.eu/ en http://www.iss.europa.eu/typo3conf/ext/tt_news/ext_icon.gif http://www.iss.europa.eu/ 18 16 TYPO3 - get.content.right http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/feed-the-world-the-challenges-of-global-food-security/ The debate around food security is being driven by Malthusian fears fuelled by growing environmental pressures, slow agricultural growth and the projected population increases of the next decades. It…

]]> insecurity: primarily by establishing a resilient and sustainable agricultural system suitable to the needs of small farmers. And the EU, as one of the largest donors of development aid, might consider doing more abroad of what it is doing at home; supporting farmers through spending on... ]]> Mon, 10 Jun 2013 18:04:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/europe-spread-not-lost-in-space/ Since the launch of its two ‘flagship programmes’ in the late 1990s, the EU has been increasingly involved in space activities. But despite the new competences as a result of the Lisbon Treaty, the…

]]> ]]> Fri, 07 Jun 2013 14:20:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/the-usual-surprise-irans-presidential-elections/ This brief explores the presidential campaign underway in Iran, examining the chosen candidates and the internal power struggles of a divided country and highlighting how the tight control of the…

]]> ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 18:11:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/what-is-new-in-the-global-war-on-terror/ This alert examines President Obama’s recent speech at the National Defense University, in which he laid out the US approach to counter-terrorism and redefined the parameters of the ‘global war on…

]]> ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:55:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/terrorist-attacks-in-niger-not-another-mali/ In the aftermath of two deadly attacks in northern Niger, there are concerns that the country could be beginning the similar descent into chaos that devastated its neighbour. Yet although Niger…

]]> Operation Serval - in January 2013. ... ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 14:31:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/lebanon-between-crisis-and-elections/ Whilst Lebanon has long faced a multitude of challenges, the inability to agree on necessary electoral law reform has resulted in parliament extending its own term, further undermining the democratic…

]]> ]]> Mon, 03 Jun 2013 08:10:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/euiss-yearbook-of-european-security/ The Institute’s Yearbook of European Security (YES) contains key facts, figures, chronological lists, documents and maps relating to the EU’s external security dimension. Its purpose is to present a…

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This Yearbook of European Security (YES) intends to build on that tradition while offering its readers a richer menu of food for thought. Alongside a collection of relevant documents, the Yearbook includes a chronology of pertinent facts and a selection... ]]> Wed, 29 May 2013 14:35:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/water-politics-in-the-nile-basin/ The management of the Nile's precious waters has always been a delicate exercise and with no major event disrupting the status quo, the water politics of the river has long remained relatively…

]]> ]]> Mon, 27 May 2013 18:00:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/activities/detail/article/euiss-annual-conference-2013/ The 2013 annual conference of the EU Institute for Security Studies, entitled ‘European Security. Taking stock and moving forth’, took place in Paris on 23 and 24 May. In addition to a keynote address…

]]> , the Italian Deputy Foreign Minister, Claude-France Arnould, Director of the EDA, and Maciej Popowski, Deputy Secretary-General of the EEAS. Discussions on European military capabilities, problems of the extended neighbourhood as well as the... ]]> Thu, 23 May 2013 11:25:00 +0200 http://www.iss.europa.eu/publications/detail/article/mali-the-un-takes-over/ On 25 April, the UN Security established MINUSMA to take over from the African-led mission (AFISMA) in Mali. This alert explores the possible impact of ‘robust peacekeeping’ in Mali and draws…

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