European Union

Humanity on the Move: Migration in the Age of Walls and Borders

Joanna Rozpedowski • May 25 2018 • Articles

The migratory landscape and political responses to movement of people offer ground for reflection on our liberal polities and our responsibility toward strangers.

Interview – Selim Koru

E-International Relations • Apr 26 2018 • Features

Analyst Selim Koru shares his views on Turkey’s relations with Russia and its Western allies, its approach to Islamic State, the Kurdish PKK and the peace process.

Deal or No Deal? Europe and the Italian Elections

Manfredi Nulli • Apr 25 2018 • Articles

While Italians have grown more Eurosceptic in these last few years, the reality is that even today most of them would not be prepared to leave the European Union.

In Varietate Concordia: How Path Dependency Affects the Brexit Negotiations

Patrick Bijsmans and Mark T. Kawakami • Apr 20 2018 • Articles

Britain has been, to quote Stephen George, an ‘awkward partner’ with warm feelings for European integration only present among pockets of society.

The EU’s Hotspot Approach: Questionable Motivations and Unreachable Goals

Stephanie J. Silverman • Apr 17 2018 • Articles

In order to stop asylum seekers from reaching its shores, the EU empowers militias and warlords by calling them border police and funding their detention centres.

Promoting Democracy in Serbia — The Limits of EU Conditionality

John Allison • Apr 12 2018 • Essays

Despite the EU’s use of conditionality, Serbia remains far from constituting a consolidated democracy, and recent trends suggest it may be backsliding.

Interview – Rebecca Adler-Nissen

E-International Relations • Mar 28 2018 • Features

Prof. Adler-Nissen discusses recent changes in international and EU diplomacy, concepts of stigmatisation and misrecognition, a ‘practice turn’ in EU studies and Brexit.

Brexit: Halfway In, Halfway Out

Simon Usherwood • Mar 28 2018 • Articles

Much has been done and there will be a lot of pressure to reach an agreed withdrawal, but the hurdles are likely to make for another fraught year in British politics.

Interview – Ognian Zlatev

E-International Relations • Feb 2 2018 • Features

Ognian Zlatev, Head of the European Commission’s Representation in Bulgaria, discusses Bulgaria’s priorities during its six month EU Presidency and future EU enlargement.

Interview – Wojciech Lorenz

E-International Relations • Jan 29 2018 • Features

Wojciech Lorenz discusses the effect of the election of Donald Trump and events in Turkey on NATO, potential NATO enlargement and Poland’s current security situation.

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