Publications

  • Resetting Ethiopia

    Strengthening the resilience of the Ethiopian state and preventing an escalation of political violence are two policy priorities in view of the 2020 elections. But how can conflict risks be mitigated? And can the ambitious reform agenda be reconciled with concrete local needs and...

    Briefs
    By: Giovanni Faleg

  • Three scenarios for Sudan

    This Brief analyses the recent civil resistance in Sudan, and explores the reasons for the resilience and longevity that have characterised it compared to previous protest movements in the country. In particular, it examines how the events in Sudan demonstrate the potential of...

    Briefs
    By: Katariina Mustasilta

  • Arab Futures 2.0

    At first glance, the MENA appears particularly unsuited to conducting foresight exercises due to its many disruptive and surprising developments. But it is precisely because the region features so many sudden events that foresight here is crucial. This Chaillot Paper opens with...

    Chaillot Papers
    By: Florence Gaub

  • Stress tests

    The EU increasingly makes use of crisis scenarios to forecast the future and identify capability gaps. This Brief shows how simulations and exercises can only add value to preparedness efforts when they are but one element of a wider crisis response architecture.

    Briefs
    By: Daniel Fiott
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    The EU and NATO

    The EUISS and the Research Division of the NATO Defense College joined forces to examine NATO-EU cooperation from a variety of angles. Specifically, this publication analyses interaction between both organisations by focusing on the main areas of cooperation identified in the two...

    Books
    Edited by: Gustav Lindstrom, Thierry Tardy

  • EUISS Yearbook of European Security 2019

    The 2019 Yearbook of European Security provides an overview of events in 2018 that were significant for European security and charts major developments in the EU’s external action and security and defence policy.

    Books
    By: Daniel Fiott

  • Russia in the Western Balkans

    Russia's grand aspirational objective is to bring back what is deemed in Moscow to be a more natural state of play for the Balkans: multipolarity. But what is the Russian modus operandi in the region? Is it confined only to coercion, as the headlines suggest, or is there a softer...

    Briefs
    By: Stanislav Secrieru

  • The poison pill: EU defence on US terms?

    In light of rising tensions between Washington and the EU over defence markets, this Brief looks at the asymmetry between US and European defence markets. It examines the web of regulations and laws which effectively provides the US government with the discretionary power to...

    Briefs
    By: Daniel Fiott