Prostitution as a human right: an oxymoron
Prostitution is an extremely contentious topic, for political forces as well as for civil society. The recent position adopted by Amnesty International in favour of a full decriminalization of this […]
Publications
Strategic partnerships: a new toolkit for business and statecraft
Two major deals were concluded last June, one between Alibaba and Unilever, and the other between Australia and Singapore. What is common between them? Their labelling: both deals are called […]
Burundi’s crisis could spill over borders as armed rebellion grows
The crisis that first unfolded in Burundi in April when President Pierre Nkurunziza announced his bid for a third term entered a new phase last week, as an unidentified armed […]
European strategy
At the invitation of the Aenauer Foundation, Sven Biscop spoke on European strategy at a conference at the Australian National University, the proceedings of which are summarized in this briefing […]
From survival to revival: The Riga Summit 2015 and the revised ENP
With the European Parliament’s July report on the revision of the European Neighbourhood Policy (ENP) calling on the Commission to ‘go back to basics’, this article argues that such a […]
‘A Union for the citizens’ – The Luxembourg Presidency’s promise vs. realistic EU deliverables
Luxembourg will hold the Presidency of the Council of the European Union for the twelfth time in the second semester of 2015. This commentary outlines its main priorities and particularly […]