The Yearbook of European Security (YES) is the Institute’s annual publication compiling key information and data related to the CFSP and CSDP in 2017. YES 2018 provides an account of the EU’s engagement with the world through evidence-based, data-rich chapters.
On 15 March 2018, the EUISS and the Center for International Peace Operations (ZIF), in cooperation with the EEAS Crisis Management and Planning Directorate and the UN Liaison Office for Peace and Security, organised a joint UN-EU expert workshop.
This Brief explains how, in theory, the US spending less money on the UN could have yielded more desired outcomes by providing greater clarity of priorities and efficiency of operations. But in practice, having fewer resources and engaging less seems to have resulted in more festering crises and disorder.
After the recent failure of UN-sponsored talks, a vigorous debate has taken place about the way to advance discussions over the rules governing state behaviour in cyberspace. What are the merits and pitfalls of alternative approaches? And how can different tracks be strategically intertwined?
The third and final meeting of the 'Chinese Futures Task Force' focused on China as a global actor. The meeting discussed China’s engagement within the international system, namely its interactions with other global powers, its role in global governance, and the future of EU – China relations.
Thierry Tardy was quoted in the article 'Pourquoi depuis 20 ans l’ONU choisit des Français pour maintenir la paix'.
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The second meeting of the 'Chinese Futures Task Force' looked into the drivers of China’s foreign and security policy in Asia.
The inaugural meeting of the 'Chinese Futures Task Force' focused on the evolution of China’s domestic political environment by the horizon of 2025.
The EUISS and the Strategic Planning Division of the EEAS co-organised a meeting which brought together the policy planners of the EU28 in Brussels on 8/9 December 2016.
The recent decisions by Burundi, the Gambia and South Africa to withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC) have prompted worries that more countries may leave the Hague-based tribunal which investigates war crimes, genocide and crimes against humanity. But while it is clear that the ICC is facing important challenges to its credibility and legitimacy, the recent exits might not trigger a domino effect.