Visiting Fellow Carolin Goerzig took part in a programme on the recent hostage crisis which ultimately saw the killing of 78-year-old French aid worker, Michel Germaneau, by a group calling itself Al Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb. France 24
Organised in cooperation with the Spanish Presidency of the EU, this seminar served as a timely opportunity to reflect on how foreign policy under the Lisbon Treaty should respond to global challenges.
On Thursday evening some 20 people were killed and hundreds injured in a suicide attack in the province of Baluchestan province in southeastern Iran. Rebel group Jundallah have claimed the attack. Who are they and how does this conflict the Iranian regime?
Rouzbeh Parsi at the EU Institute for Security Studies in Paris, believes that the first scenario could be realistic. Svenska Dagbladet
In this quarter's issue of the newsletter, EUISS director Álvaro de Vasconcelos writes about Europe's need to continue impressing its brand of multilateral governance. Guest author Srdjan Dizdarevic; suggests that for BiH to move faster towards the EU, civil society is key in pushing the country's politicians for faster reforms. EUISS Senior Research Fellow Giovanni Grevi explores the future of global governance amidst the shifts in power away from the EU and the US and toward emerging countries.
This first seminar in the 'Unfinished business in Europe' series focused on the Western Balkans and Turkey with a particular emphasis on securing and stablising Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kosovo and Macedonia.
L’édition originale de cet ouvrage a été publiée en anglais en juillet 2009, puis mise à jour en octobre. C’est la version française, révisée après l’entrée en vigueur du Traité de Lisbonne, que nous présentons au lecteur avec une nouvelle préface par Catherine Ashton, Haute Représentante/Vice-présidente de la Commission européenne.
Poland's cliffhanger poll<//em> on the results of the Polish presidential elections held after the death of ex-president Lech Kaczynski. France 24
Somalia has developed into a serious security challenge both regionally and internationally. It is a hotbed of Islamist terror and the origin of an increasing wave of piracy. This seminar provided an update and analysis of the Somali crisis, exploring avenues for sustainable crisis resolution and crisis management approaches.
This EUISS taskforce took place in Paris and focused on the EU's strategy towards the Middle East Peace Process and what policy options are available to it in the ongoing situation.