Are Drones the Answer? The EU and Contemporary Security Challenges
While the immediate attractions of drones are fairly obvious in the military setting, the EU needs to consider the consequences of this type of technology use.
Global Trade Politics and the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
Trade politics is no longer just about international trade; it is increasingly about how we regulate our economies domestically.
“Do as We Say, Not as We Do.” Perspective on the Ukrainian Crisis
The main criticism on relations with Ukraine must fall on U.S. and Western foreign policy or, more precisely, the lack of one.
The Left’s Europe Problem
What’s a Social Democrat to do? One solution is to push for enhanced powers for the EU Parliament. Another is to consider that EU institutions may have to be re-imagined.
Review – EU Foreign Policy and Crisis Management Operations
Pohl’s exceptional analysis of the EU’s CSDP disputes traditional realist arguments that it exists to counter-balance the US.
Ukraine’s Future and Putin’s Eurasian Past
Ukraine’s future depends as much on the US, NATO, and EU as on the strength of the interim government in terms of its ability to deter Russian aggression.
Switzerland and the EU: Many a Slip Between Swiss Cup and Lip
Swiss politics has too many veto players for swift decisions. It is out of the interplay of these contending forces that any change in its foreign policy will come.
Review – The Domestic Sources of European Foreign Policy
Serrano emphasises the importance of domestic politics in shaping policy decisions at the EU level, an influence that has not always been empirically justified.
The Eclipse of Europe: Italy, Libya, and the Surveillance of Borders
The EU lacks a common foreign policy to tackle immigration. Thus, national policies fill this gap. For this reason, political initiatives at the local level are crucial.
States, Migrants, and Rights
Today, refugees are increasingly at risk in the context of a European approach to migration which has once again made refugees deportable. This trend requires attention.
