Chaillot Papers

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

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01April 2007
Building the future: the EU’s contribution to global governance
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By
Martin Ortega
This Chaillot Paper suggests that the next frontier in the future’s improvement process is global governance. Global challenges and opportunities call for concerted action. Individual states, including major - both old and emerging - powers cannot tackle challenges and exploit opportunities on their own.
01March 2007
EU security and defence — Core documents 2006 — Volume VII
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By
Catherine Glière
The civil war in Iraq, the nuclear issue in Iran, the war in Lebanon, the resurgence of the Taliban in Afghanistan, the Israeli-Palestinian deadlock, the energy, Darfur, the disintegration of Somalia, tensions between Georgia and Russia: all these events have increased instability in the EU’s neighborhood in 2006, both to the east and to the south.
01February 2007
Enter the EU Battlegroups
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By
Gustav Lindstrom
This Chaillot Paper aims to give readers an overview of the EU Battlegroups and their prospective evolution. The study addresses four main questions: (i) the process leading to the creation of the EU Battlegroups; (ii) the main elements covered by the EU BG Concept; (iii) the principal challenges and prospects facing the EU Battlegroups; and (iv) how the EU Battlegroups are likely to evolve over the next few years.
01January 2007
Monitoring a region in crisis: the European Union in West Africa
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By
Marie V. Gibert
The five West African countries that constitute the Mano River Basin have attracted significant international and regional attention and preoccupation over the last fifteen years. Over the years, a series of agreements has established trade and development aid partnership links between the European Union and the Africa-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) group of states.
01December 2006
Etats-Unis : le temps de la diplomatie transformationnelle
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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.
01December 2006
Facing China's rise: guidelines for an EU strategy
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By
Marcin Zaborowski
With its booming economy, China is emerging as the key player in Asia-Pacific and possibly as the world’s next superpower.
01November 2006
Enforcing non-proliferation. The European Union and the 2006 BTWC Review Conference
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Edited by
Gustav Lindstrom
With contributions from
Jean Pascal Zanders
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.
01September 2006
Turkey's foreign policy in turbulent times
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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.
01July 2006
EU stakes in Central Asia
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By
Anna Matveeva
For much of the 1990s, Central Asia was not on the EU radar screen. 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 highlight a highly volatile region.
01June 2006
Civilian crisis management: the EU way
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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.

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