Contestation dynamics have intensified in recent years, to the point they are now driving global politics. We explore the convergence of diverse challenges to the current international order and how European leaders and policymakers should navigate this new reality.
We focus on Türkiye’s presence in and interaction with four regions: the Western Balkans; the South Caucasus; the MENA and Africa. This engagement serves a dual purpose for Türkiye: diversifying partnerships to counter isolation and asserting strategic autonomy by distancing itself from the West.
This Chaillot Paper analyses the EU’s relations with five North African countries – Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. In particular it focuses on how the fallout of the war in Ukraine as well as the ongoing migration crisis have affected relations.
This Chaillot Paper examines the background to the protest movement in Iran, focusing on the profound crises – socio-economic, political and ecological – with which the Islamic Republic is currently grappling, as well as on the issue of gender discrimination and inequality.