A fresh start for Africa-Europe relations
08 February 2024
Our therapy session for the Africa-EU couple offered some fresh perspective on the future of their relation.
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Sahel reset: time to reshape the EU's engagement
05 February 2024
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The recent series of military coups in the Sahel has led the EU to reassess its posture in the region. This Brief explores the challenges the EU faces in balancing strategic interests with its commitment to democratic values, and puts forward recommendations for future engagement in a region that remains critical for European security interests.
Rossella Marangio at European Parliament
23 January 2024
On 23 January, Dr Marangio was invited to speak at a joint European Parliament hearing on “The European Union’s Strategy in the Sahel”.
Our most-read publications in 2023
08 January 2024
2023 marked another successful year for the Institute's research. Here we look back at our most popular publications from last year on wide-ranging topics including European defence partnerships, EU strategy towards the Maghreb, and a maps-only volume on the future of AU-EU relations.
Between a rock and a bullet: security provision and the protection of civilians in the Sahel
06 December 2023
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This Brief examines the deteriorating security situation in the Sahel. It makes the case that by eliminating a key source of competition between rival factions, a focus on the protection of civilians may help to break the escalating cycle of violence in the region.
The last line of defence: measuring resilience to foreign information manipulation and interference in West Africa
24 November 2023
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This Brief explores how countries’ resilience to foreign information manipulation and interference can be measured, focusing specifically on the context of West Africa, a fast-growing region that is experiencing political turmoil and a geopolitical realignment.
Africa Atlas
08 November 2023
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Africa is experiencing a far-reaching social, economic and demographic transformation, while gaining increasing prominence in global geopolitics. To take account of these changes, this Chaillot Paper sets out to update our ‘mental map’ of the continent and zoom in on the trends and dynamics that are reshaping Africa and thus affecting its relationship with the European Union.
New wine in old bottles?
07 July 2023
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According to the Renewed EU Great Lakes Strategy released in February, 20 years after it deployed its first CSDP mission to the DRC the African Great Lakes region remains a strategic priority for the EU. This Brief examines the key challenges facing the new strategy, which comes at a moment of increased tension and instability in the region.
Celebrating twenty EUISS-COAFR meetings
03 May 2023
Since 2019, regular meetings between the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS) and the Africa Working Party of the Council of the EU (COAFR) have fostered knowledge sharing on Africa-related policy planning and analysis.
New geopolitics of the Horn of Africa
18 April 2023
Tumultuous developments in global, regional and local politics have shaped a new geopolitical context for the Horn of Africa. The 20th EUISS-COAFR session discussed the new geopolitics of the region and its implications for EU engagement.