"So the European Union's security strategy is more a strategy for the others. It is about how the European Union can contribute to international peace, how the European Union can contribute to stopping mass violence and to prevent genocide."
The choice facing the world is not quite as stark as it is sometimes portrayed – between Hobbes’ survival of the strongest and friction-free global governance.
Each year the Core Documents series provides the Institute’s readers with as inclusive a reference work as possible on the EU’s decisions and actions in the field of security and defence. 2009 marked not only the tenth anniversary of the European Security and Defence Policy (ESPD), but also the beginning of a new era with the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty, creating a new impetus for the external action of the EU.
"This agreement about the new external service is of course a very interesting step forward because it will bring together a number of instruments that were at the hands of the European commission for the European Council," Álvaro de Vasconcelos, director of the European Union Institute for Secur
Co-organised with the International Committee of the Red Cross (ICRC), this seminar explored the diversity of humanitarian approaches to conflict affected areas and the key legal principles guiding them.
Sabine Fischer provides a thoughtful analysis of past Western attempts to deal with Belarus and the prospects for the future. The Economist
The Poles going to the Polls: about the snap election in Poland triggered by the tragic death of Lech Kaczynski in a plane crash that killed 96 people in April. France 24
Over the last five decades, the quality of the Mediterranean environment has been increasingly degraded by various human activities. These pressures generate major environmental problems expected to be exacerbated by climate change. Consequently, many initiatives have been undertaken at different levels by various bodies and organisations to contribute to the amelioration of the environmental situation, several of which have had promising results.
This multi-author publication presents EUISS forecasts and perspectives on the European Union’s foreign policy strategy in the post-Lisbon Treaty context. The Report seeks to define what should be the basic guiding principles of EU foreign policy and how they should be applied in a set of priority areas.
Organised with the support of the Instituto Español de Estudos Estratégicos (Spanish Ministry of Defence), Middle East Technical University (METU, Ankara) and the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this seminar explored Turkey's role in CSDP operations and ways ahead for future cooperation.