Europe

Opinion – Breaking Free From the Special Relationship

Alexander Brotman • Mar 11 2025 • Articles

The UK and Europe would be wise to develop their own sphere of influence before they are subsumed by one not of their own making.

Coexisting Influence: The Sino-American Competition in Europe

Spencer Whyte • Aug 1 2024 • Articles

China’s diplomatic and economic growth in Europe may stand as an example of how it may exert influence in regions not as historically and institutionally dominated by the US.

Thinking Global Podcast – Dean Vuletic

E-International Relations • May 6 2024 • Features

Dean Vuletic speaks about the Eurovision Song Contest, its history, its relationship to international political discourse, and more.

Opinion – Turkish Foreign Policy after the 2023 Elections

Lars Haugom • Sep 18 2023 • Articles

Turkey’s assertive diplomatic style and preference for a transactional foreign policy has occasionally brought Ankara to the diplomatic brink with the European Union and the United States.

Opinion – Eastern and Southern Africa as the New Persian Gulf?

David Michaels • May 13 2023 • Articles

The delivery of Mozambican gas to Spain and Croatia indicates a golden opportunity for Eastern and Southern Africa to take off just as the Gulf region did almost a century ago.

Opinion – One Year In, Germany’s Traffic Light Coalition Already Looks Overwhelmed

Marco Bitschnau • Jan 24 2023 • Articles

With the global economy possibly sliding into a recession, the traffic light coalition is heading for a challenging 2023.

The Geo-Economic Foundations of Large European Banks’ Power

Elsa Massoc • Aug 30 2022 • Articles

Due to their central position in the global financial system as providers of global liquidity, large domestic banks may influence state power in the global political economy.

Interview – Dimitris Skleparis

E-International Relations • Feb 26 2022 • Features

Dimitris Skleparis discusses the securitisation of migration, and resultant policy focusses and discourses on migration throughout Europe.

Review – Vernacular Border Security

Ben Rosher • Feb 10 2022 • Features

This book examines why European citizens’ border anxieties increase with heightened border security in response to the migration crisis.

Interview – Ties Dams

E-International Relations • Nov 25 2021 • Features

Ties Dams talks about the geopolitical narratives of China and the EU, disinformation, and the EU’s relations with the Biden administration.

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