With pressure coming from every direction, the EU and the US now, more than ever, need an honest discussion about their partnership. They should figure out how best to consolidate their strengths and plan a course of action EUObserver.com
Iran is in the throes of a transition where its fundamental tenets are being called into question. This paper provides an in-depth assessment of Iranian state and society since the 1979 revolution, focusing particularly on the social and political turmoil of the past five years.
Admirers of the European Union frequently point out that it has a comprehensive selection of non-military crisis management tools.
Reacting to the result, Esra Bulut Aymat, a senior research fellow at the EU Institute for Security Studies, said: "While many French citizens may see this as a principled stand, many Turkish citizens, already wary of President Sarkozy's opposition to Turkish membership of the EU, may interpret i
The issue was likely to remain on the agenda, said Esra Bulut Aymat at the European Institute for Security Studies in Paris. "It is also a question of legitimacy," Ms Aymat said.
Pour Jacques Rupnik, spécialiste des Balkans et directeur de recherche Sciences po-Ceri-CNRS (1), le sentiment pro-européen s’érode progessivement au fur et à mesure que le processus d’adhésion avance. La Croix
Vad kan sanktionerna få för effekt? Samtal med Rouzbeh Parsi vid EU:s institut för säkerhetspolitiska studier i Paris. Sveriges Radio
The recent events in Myanmar (Burma), beginning with the November 2010 elections and the following series of reforms, have taken Europe by surprise, and, to say it bluntly, they have been an embarrassing surprise.
Rouzbeh Parsi of the EU Institute of Strategic Studies in Paris says the problem is that sanctions and a military response are portrayed as the only options for dealing with Iran. Christian Science Monitor
Le vendredi 6 janvier, considéré par les coordinations locales de la révolution syrienne comme le jour de « l’internationalisation de la protection », résultant du sentiment croissant d’incapacité d’agir de la délégation des observateurs, la ville de Damas a connu un « attentat » meurtrier faisan