... January 22, 2018, in Berlin, Friedrich Ebert Foundation with the support of German Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Centre for OSCE Research, and the Institute for Peace Research and Security Policy (IFSH) held International Conference «From Cold War to New European Security System: Steps Towards De-Escalation».
On January 22, 2018, in Berlin,
Friedrich Ebert Foundation
with the support of German Ministry of Foreign Affairs,
Centre for OSCE Research
, and the
Institute for Peace Research and Security ...
... crippled by structural crises. The eurozone may appear to be recovering, but at the next downturn it will be hit even harder by the absence of deeper integration among member states. The EU needs a determined leader to either create a United States of Europe or to put a cross on the federal project once and for all. Merkel is anything but this leader. She satisfies neither Europhiles, who crave for a reformist German-French axis, nor Eurosceptics who deplore her compromising attitude. On the wake of ...
On November 29-30, 2017, Rome hosted a forum for European and Mediterranean think tanks under the auspices of the Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Italian Institute for International Political Studies (ISPI) with the support of Think Tanks and Civil Society Program,...
On September 13, 2017, President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker delivered his annual State of the Union address before the European Parliament in Strasbourg [
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The ELN-RIAC Special Report
A new Special Report edited by Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC) and European Leadership Network (ELN) assesses the damage to EU-Russia relations after three years of crisis.
Featuring Russian and European experts, the report presents their analysis on fundamental aspects of deteriorating EU-Russia relations, including ...
... better than a bad deal - a set of vague generalised statements the Agreement ended up being. Another puzzling aspect of the Agreement that was supposed to be broad and overarching is its lack of influence on the composition and structure of the EEAS (European External Action Service). For instance, despite the prominent place of the Energy Dialogue in the Strategic Partnership the EU Delegation to Russia does not include a structure in charge of fostering and promoting the energy trade. Arguably, ...
On November 28 the Institute of Europe hosted the Third Annual International Conference «In Search of Joint Responses to Threats and Challenges to European Security».
The conference brought together leading Russian and foreign experts in European security issues to discuss ...
Last July the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) published a truly landmark article
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on a burning political issue - Germany's leadership in Europe. Insisting that Germany has become the continental hegemon, the authors Josef Janning and Almut Möller ...
I have a great liking for European Commission President Jean-Claude Juncker. I first met him many years ago when he headed the Government of Luxembourg. It is hard to find among today’s world leaders a person more charming, wise, experienced, knowledgeable and at the same ...
Working Paper #31/2016
Russia and the EU proceed on the basis that “business as usual” is no longer possible.
However, neither of them has specified what legacy of their relations before the crisis they are willing or ready to sacrifice, except for the strategic partnership rhetoric. Nor have they formulated any particular vision for their future relations that could become a “new business”.
The working paper includes analysis of common and divergent interests, of mechanisms for cooperation, and...
