Raiders of the lost art: strategy-making in Europe
Have Europeans lost the art of making grand strategy? In a reflection process initiated by Sweden, Poland, Italy and Spain, they are invited to rediscover it and draft a “European […]
Europe in the World
Publications
Hot issues, cold shoulders, lukewarm partners: EU strategic partnerships and climate change
Few issues have climbed the international political agenda, from low to high politics, as climate change has done over the past two decades. It is now widely recognised at the […]
Partners in crisis: EU strategic partnerships and the global economic downturn
Many people anticipated that economic and political power would shift from the West to the East and the South in the coming decades. Likewise, deepening interdependence has been widely commented […]
External publications
The UK and European Defence: leading or leaving?
The UK, with France, initiated the European, today Common, Security and Defence Policy (ESDP/CSDP) in 1998–9. A strong consensus on the need to address capability shortfalls, which the UK accepted […]
External publications
China in the BRICS
This book chapter provides with an analysis and a wealth of data on the origins and emergence of the BRICS as a political club, with a specific attention on the […]
External publications
Permanent structured cooperation light: less formal, not less necessary
The complex nature of the security challenges and the rampant global financial crisis has not left the realm of Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) unaffected. Amidst these unstable conditions, […]