European Union

Ukraine’s Association Agreement with the EU: Acceptable Compromises and Shared Hypocrisies

David R. Marples • Jul 16 2017 • Articles

If one can separate the Agreement from economic and human rights issues, it will mark a turning point for Ukraine and a path away from the Soviet legacy toward a European future.

Brexit and the Future of the European Convention on Human Rights

Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni • Jul 5 2017 • Articles

As the Brexit negotiations unfold it is important to keep up pressure on the UK Government to permanently drop the ambition of seeking Britain’s withdrawal from the ECHR.

Brexit: The View from Czechia

Tomáš Weiss • Jun 30 2017 • Articles

Brexit has launched a general debate, which is long overdue, on what the Czech position in the EU and on the EU is and should be.

EU-Morocco Negotiations on Migrations and the Decentring Agenda in EU Studies

Nora El Qadim • Jun 24 2017 • Articles

Negotiations on migration are the locus of asymmetrical contestation between people and their free movement; an asymmetry that is constantly questioned and/or redefined.

The #LondonIsOpen Campaign: Desecuritizing Brexit?

Faye Donnelly and Jasmine K. Gani • Jun 21 2017 • Articles

The #LondonIsOpen Campaign shows us that there is not just one viable model of Brexit and that alternative approaches exist and are being forged right now.

Brexit: The View from Ukraine

Anna Bilous • Jun 16 2017 • Articles

Brexit has the potential to bring Ukraine and the UK closer than they have ever been before, vis-à-vis the EU.

Time to Start Reading Latin American History!

Charles Jones • Jun 14 2017 • Articles

The political history of certain Latin American republics is discussed as a cautionary tale regarding the current growth of populism within the European Union.

Europe in the Macron Era: En Marche Once More?

Susi Dennison • Jun 12 2017 • Articles

Following Macron’s victory, Europe’s leaders must show that the EU can provide the opportunities it promises, through delivery on the issues that voters care about most.

Hungary, the Barbed Wire Fence of Europe

Nora Berend • Jun 12 2017 • Articles

The Hungarian government’s, anti-migration and anti-EU, posturing persists as a populist strategy to maintain a firm grip on power.

Criminalising Search and Rescue Operations in the Mediterranean

Matilde Ventrella • Jun 10 2017 • Articles

It is crucial to involve NGOs in the fight against trafficking by allowing them to work and support in their mission of saving lives at sea and from human trafficking.

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