Publications

‘...regional challenges are making Europeans understand that even a ‘fortress Europe’ will need to act in faraway theatres.’

‘To ensure that it continues to play an indispensable role in the shaping of the global order, a more strategic EU needs to be prudent and refrain from ‘feel-good’ policymaking’.’

With Africans increasingly taking charge of security governance on their continent, this Brief assess to what extent the African Union’s partnership with the EU is truly strategic. Have the two continents finally managed to overcome the donor-recipient dynamic which long...

‘With similar needs to preserve democracy, pluralism and civil rights, Europe and India, with their constitutional frameworks, could form two major pillars of a global strategy to combat terrorism.’

‘...the HR/VP will have to make a point of using the qualified majority voting (QMV) mechanisms and flexible arrangements which the Treaty provides.’

‘Any sensible approach cannot be confined to technical programmes, or military force, while neglecting the political dynamics on the ground. Policies without politics will not work.’

‘The EU should recognise [...] that armed aggression against any of its member states implies an attack against the Union’s key values.’

This Alert examines the adverse economic conditions which Egypt is facing: in addition to mounting political pressures in the form of protests and labour strikes, the risk of a currency crisis is running high. What has gone wrong since President Sisi came to power?

‘The EU remains a force to be reckoned with in international relations. The EU’s strength comes from the outward projection of the policy areas where it has acquired authority internally.’

This Alert examines the speeches and public declarations of new President Tsai Ing-wen following the Democratic Progressive Party’s (DPP) 2016 electoral victory, in the bid to discern Taiwan’s upcoming domestic and foreign policy orientations.