Sapsan: a parable of Russian modernisation
In this piece, the author ponders on how the high-speed Sapsan trains can be seens as a parable of the Russian leadership's superficial notion of modernisation.
In this piece, the author ponders on how the high-speed Sapsan trains can be seens as a parable of the Russian leadership's superficial notion of modernisation.
Co-hosted with the European Union Special Representative for the South Caucasus and with the financial support of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Netherlands, this seminar explored the EU’s non-recognition and engagement policy to Abkhazia and South Ossetia and the societal and economic aspects of its soft power approach.
Senior researcher, Daniel Keohane, spoke during the programme 'Focus' about the increased threats of ... terror attacks in Germany. France 24
Que représente, pour le Brésil, la victoire de Dilma Rousseff aux élections d’octobre ?
L’Afrique, depuis une décennie, est sur la voie d’une « structuration stratégique » dans tous les domaines des affaires internationales. Mais si l’Afrique change vite, les institutions changent lentement. Dans ce Cahier de Chaillot, l'auteur examine comment l’UE relève les défis régionaux avec cohérence et à long terme.
To be effective in Zimbabwe, the EU must count on South Africa. But it must help South African mediation by amending its restrictive measures and by taking sides in the SADC’s internal debates. Can the EU be successful in contributing to the democratic consolidation and the economic recovery of Zimbabwe?
“NATO should eventually become a military component of a stronger EU-US strategic relationship,” declares a recent pamphlet by the EU’s in-house think-tank, the Institute for Security Studies. Economist
He spoke to France 24 about the NATO Lisbon summit and whether the alliance's identity crisis has been solved.
The EU Institute for Security Studies, autonomous agency of the Council of the European Union, is recruiting for its offices in Paris and with a renewable 3-year contract, an Administrative Assistant for its Head of Administration, to be responsible for budgetary and personnel matters.
For experts, Middle East peace efforts are all but doomed