Strategy or stratagem? The European Security Strategy in perspective
The adoption of the European Security Strategy (ESS), A Secure Europe in a Better World, by the European Council on 12 December 2003 was a major step for the EU, […]
Publications
Scenarios for escaping the constitutional impasse
The European Union’s constitutional treaty remains central to whatever realistic scenario one might imagine, argues Philippe de Schoutheete, who was for many years the doyen of the EU diplomatic corps […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LIX:Issue 2 (2006): The EU’s Eastern neighbourhood; Peace and Justice; Articles
THE EU’s EASTERN NEIGHBOURHOOD -For better or for worse: the EU’s embrace of European Partnership Agreements, F. Van Den Berghe -European Union’s Capacity to absorb Turkey, S. Andoura -The role […]
Studia Diplomatica
Vol. LIX, Issue 2 (2006): Justice after civil wars. Truth Commissions’ and War Crimes Tribunals’ contribution to post-conflict reconciliation
In post-conflict situations, criminal trials and truth commissions can variously contribute to promoting reconciliation by producing a historical record, promoting healing, and ending impunity. Both however are limited in what […]
Towards an audiovisual media services directive: an analysis of the Commission’s proposal
The current “Television without frontiers” (TVWF) Directive constitutes the basic regulation of the European Community’s broadcasting policy. Adopted in 1989, the Directive provides for the free movement of television broadcasting […]
NATO, ESDP and the RIGA summit: no transformation without re-equilibration
If NATO at the time of the 2002 Prague Summit assertively shook off the limitations imposed by the ‘out-of-area debate’ and looked forward to an ambitious worldwide role, the Alliance […]