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Remember the revolution: an agenda for EU foreign policy
Sven Biscop argues that the EU’s foreign policy goals are nothing short of revolutionary but that they can only be achieved through pragmatic idealism.
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Burkina Faso after Compaoré: Continuity through change?
This commentary discusses the events which led to the downfall of long-term President Blaise Compaoré in Burkina Faso and the military, political and socioeconomic challenges which lie ahead in stabilising […]
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The Age of Cameron: The end of British pragmatism in Europe
Since 2010, Cameron has accumulated tactical and strategic mistakes in the EU field. He picks now quite systematically fights that cannot be justified in his EU partners’ eyes. The UK […]
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The EU must seriously rethink its approach to climate and energy.
The European Council of October 2014 has to adopt fundamental decisions for the future in the area of climate and energy. Because of the recent disturbing headlines, the media have
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The European Union confronted with the end of the end of history
The end of history is over. The full weight of history bears now on all EU external borders from Finland to Gibraltar. There are crises everywhere. Moreover, they engender a […]
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Mogherini in the European Parliament: a strategic moment
In this article, Sven Biscop looks at some of the key questions that should be asked of Federica Mogherini at her hearing at the European Parliament on 6 October.