EU grand strategy: optimism is mandatory
The Arab Spring, the American pivot, and the global crisis: these affect all of EU external action, but also present opportunities for EU action. A debate on grand strategy remains […]
Publications
CSDP and NATO post-Libya: towards the rubicon?
In the wake of Libya and the American pivot to Asia, CSDP-NATO relations must be recalibrated. The buzz word for CSDP should be: integrated through the EU and empowered through […]
Why EU strategic partnerships matter ?
The pursuit of so-called strategic partnerships between the EU and a selected range of important countries owes less to a clear-sighted masterplan than to the travails of the EU to […]
Introducing more equity in the CAP : a difficult challenge
A significant objective of the reform of the Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) for the period 2014-2020 is the allocation of the funds in a more equitable way among Member States […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LXV, Issue 2 (2012): The Quest for Convergence
-The quest for convergence. Policy transfer in an interconnected world, Nienke de Deugd and Gerda van Roozendaal -Is the European Union capable of leadership in global climate change politics?, Menno […]
Some reflections on the results and the working methods of the Belgian EU-Presidency in 2010
In this Policy Brief, Belgian diplomat Willem Van de Voorde offers his hands -on view on the Belgian EU-Presidency in 2010; including the key lessons of this post-Lisbon Treaty “new […]