In this issue: 

Leçons de la révolution européenne: 1989-2009

by Álvaro de Vasconcelos, Director EUISS

20 years after the fall of the Berlin wall Álvaro de Vasconcelos looks back to 1989 and draws conclusions for Europe today. Bridging an unnecessary divide: NATO and the EU

by Ahmet Davutoglu, Minister of Foreign Affairs of Turkey

The author outlines his vision of future EU-NATO cooperation and the role of non-EU allies in contributing to the European Security and Defence Policy. First steps: Obama and the future of disarmament

by Jean Pascal Zanders, Research Fellow EUISS

After almost 10 years of deadlock disarmament for non-conventional weapons is back on the agenda. Jean Pascal Zanders takes a look at the policy shift initiated by President Obama and the challenge for the international community yet to come.