Commentaries
Big manoeuvres in eastern Europe
In this article, Sven Biscop looks at President Obama’s recently announced ‘European Reassurance Initiative’ and its implications for European defence.
Publications
The American way of partnership
The United States has forged formal bilateral ‘strategic partnerships’ and developed strategic dialogues with scores of partners around the globe. This paper examines the purpose and content of US ‘strategic […]
Commentaries
All monetary policy has become ‘unconventional’
The European Central Bank finally seems ready to counter the low inflation in the eurozone. The ECB appears to have determined an order of play, in which it first exhausts […]
Energy efficiency: the ever neglected priority of the European energy strategy
Since 2000, energy efficiency has been a major objective of the European Union. However, in spite of many speeches, reports and action programmes, the result remains disappointing (including in the famous 20/20/20 […]
Commentaries
Hopefully Eurosceptics will work hard
What the polls already indicated long in advance has turned out to become reality: the number of eursceptic MEPs has grown significantly following the European elections. While this rise of […]
Energy in the Eastern Mediterranean: promise or peril?
The Egmont Institute and the Atlantic Council publish their Joint Report on “Energy in the Mediterranean: Promise or Peril ?”, edited by Sami Andoura and David Koranyi. In order to […]