Damien Helly discussed the EU and international response to piracy off the coast of Somalia on France 24 on the occasional of the opening of an international conference in Cairo to tackle the problem. France 24
Marcin Zaborowski participated in a discussion about North Korea's underground nuclear test on France 24.
France 24
The EUISS brought together experts and officials from countries neighbouring Afghanistan, as well as from Turkey, India, China and the EU, in order to analyse prospects for a genuine regional strategy to stabilise Afghanistan.
Marcin Zaborowski was interviewed by EuroEkspert. EuroEkspert
"Limited resources in the sector of police reform coupled with a lack of coordination are inhibiting the effectiveness of the EU Police Mission in Afghanistan, a study by the EU Institute for Security Studies found..." The Middle East Times
This conference looked at how international post-conflict reconstruction efforts can be improved. Participants discussed conceptual, legal and institutional frameworks as well as technical considerations such as coordination, planning and coherence.
On 6th April, a group of experts and international observers from both sides of the Atlantic came together in Paris to take a fresh look at a new era in US-EU relations.
"As prime minister he brings broad knowledge of policy and experience, something Nato could use as it tries to redefine its role in today’s world, where security threats are not purely military," said Dan Keohane, analyst at the Paris-based Institute for Strategic Studies.
Le Maghreb est confronté à des défis colossaux : pauvreté, terrorisme, migration, corruption, violation des droits de l’homme. Les réformes nécessaires pour résoudre ces problèmes exigent un engagement des États avec le soutien de leur société civile : elles échoueront si elles ne sont pas portées par des dirigeants politiques légitimes, démocratiquement élus. Comme l’analyse Luís Martinez, la démocratisation au Maghreb doit devenir une priorité de la politique européenne en Méditerranée.
The EU engages in aspects of security sector reform through EUPOL Afghanistan, the police mission launched in 2007, and through the European Commission’s contributions to justice reform in the country. Based on an analysis of past efforts at police reform by the EU and other European and international actors, this paper identifies a set of internal and external coordination challenges that hamper mission success.