Publications

As part of its mission to find a common security culture for the EU, to help develop and project the CFSP, and to enrich Europe’s strategic debate, the Institute regularly releases publications on the topics and regions at the core of the Union's work.

The Institute’s flagship publication is its series of Chaillot Papers, which are based on focused, in-depth research. The EUISS also publishes a Yearbook (YES), Reports, and shorter Briefs.

Pages

29January 2021
How Russia does foresight
Briefs
By
Andrew Monaghan
Foresight plays an important role in defence planning and is an essential part of Russian military science. Despite some similarities to Western perspectives, there are distinctive aspects to Russian foresight thinking, which places particular emphasis on geopolitical and geoeconomic developments.
22January 2021
What if...not? The cost of inaction
Chaillot Papers
Edited by
Florence Gaub
With contributions from
Alice Ekman, Giovanni Faleg, Daniel Fiott, Gustav Lindstrom, Katariina Mustasilta, Patryk Pawlak, Clara Portela, Sinikukka Saari, Stanislav Secrieru, Simona R. Soare, Nathalie Van Raemdonck
The 12 scenarios presented in this Chaillot Paper draw attention to the cost of inaction in a variety of areas, ranging from Russia to Africa, from cyberspace to environmental matters.
18December 2020
How Covid-19 changed the future
Chaillot Papers
By
Florence Gaub, Lotje Boswinkel
This Chaillot Paper examines two dimensions: it assesses the geopolitical trends the pandemic is perceived as having accelerated, and the scope for innovation and far-reaching change induced by the crisis.
18December 2020
Conflicts to come
Chaillot Papers
Edited by
Florence Gaub
With contributions from
Natasha E. Bajema, Lotje Boswinkel, Daniel Fiott, Franz-Stefan Gady, Zoe Stanley-Lockman, Kathleen J. McInnis, Nicolas Minvielle, Andrew Monaghan, Katariina Mustasilta, Ali Fathollah-Nejad, Patryk Pawlak, Tobias Pietz, Sinikukka Saari, Stanislav Secrieru, Simona R. Soare, Bruno Tertrais, Olivier Wathelet
The volume presents 15 fictionalised scenarios that imagine how future conflicts might occur. These scenarios contribute to, and at times challenge, the existing body of assumptions concerning the genesis of conflict, its likelihood and how it might play out.
17December 2020
Sovereignty over supply?
Briefs
By
Daniel Fiott, Vassilis Theodosopoulos
The outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic has heightened fears about the EU’s trade, resources and technology dependencies. This Brief outlines the challenges facing the Union’s supply security and explores how any EU trade diversification strategy needs to tackle three core risk factors: state fragility, economic coercion and climate change.
16December 2020
The European space sector as an enabler of EU strategic autonomy
Reports
By
Daniel Fiott
This study looks at the ways in which the European space sector can be an enabler of EU strategic autonomy. It asks how should the EU understand space and strategic autonomy, what has the EU achieved in space and how this has contributed to the EU’s strategic autonomy and what more is needed to enhance it.
10December 2020
Yearbook of European Security 2020
Books
Daniel Fiott, Vassilis Theodosopoulos
The 2020 Yearbook of European Security provides an overview of events in 2019 that were significant for European security and it charts major developments in the EU’s external action and security and defence policy.
04December 2020
Sahel Climate Conflicts? When (Fighting) Climate Change Fuels Terrorism
Briefs
By
Luca Raineri
Despite routine declarations that connect Sahelian terrorism to climatic and environmental factors, available scientific evidence does not allow us to conclude whether (and what) climatic factors impact (and how) conflict variability and terrorism. This Brief explores why.
30November 2020
Relationship therapy: making Arab police reform work
Chaillot Papers
By
Florence Gaub, Alex Walsh
This Chaillot Paper looks at the police in the Arab world – an institution at the centre of political life but one that is very much under-researched. After years of attempts at reform, it seems that not much progress has been made in reducing corruption and violence, or increasing police efficiency. Why is it so hard to reform an institution so deeply embedded in the daily lives of citizens?
22October 2020
Turning the tide: how to rescue transatlantic relations
Books
Edited by
Simona R. Soare
With contributions from
Paul Bacon, Joe Burton, Andrea Charron, John R. Deni, Florence Gaub, Katarina Kertysova, Elena Lazarou, Gustav Lindstrom, Katariina Mustasilta, Clara Portela, Corina Rebegea, Zoe Stanley-Lockman
The transatlantic partnership is in crisis (again!). This book offers an overarching view of the major factors, trends and areas that are likely to shape transatlantic relations as the 2020s unfold.

You are here

Publications

Pages

Pages