European Union

Federalism, Functionalism and the EU: The Visions of Mitrany, Monnet and Spinelli

Albert Hayrapetyan • Sep 21 2020 • Articles

The piecemeal strengthening and deepening of European integration prompts that it is too early to disregard Federalism, which has not yet lost ground.

Interview – Ian Manners

E-International Relations • Sep 16 2020 • Features

Professor Ian Manners discusses the EU as a global gender actor, European integration, and he explains planetary politics in relation to the EU.

Opinion – What the European Union Can Do for Belarus

Kareem Salem • Sep 10 2020 • Articles

Unprecedented protests demand that Brussels approaches the crisis by urging Moscow to engage in dialogue to find a solution in order to prevent a repeat of the 2014 Ukrainian crisis.

The Process of European Integration Through the Lenses of Institutionalism

Albert Hayrapetyan • Sep 6 2020 • Articles

Institutionalism is probably the least helpful theory towards understanding the major events in the history of European integration.

Opinion – Macron’s Pivot Towards Russia

Kareem Salem • Aug 22 2020 • Articles

In a world increasingly dictated by heightened power competition, Macron believes he can turn Putin into an important security partner for Europe.

Opinion – Europe and China’s Growing Assertiveness

Kareem Salem • Aug 8 2020 • Articles

Amid escalating tensions between Washington and Beijing, Europe will try to find a middle road between Trump style confrontation and coddling.

Regulating AI: A Success Story for the European Union?

Eduard Hovsepyan • Jul 13 2020 • Articles

Regulation could be the key to providing a level playing field for companies to develop by ensuring legal certainty, and providing a good-practice example to export.

Post-Brexit EU Defence Policy: Is Germany Leading towards a European Army?

Alberto Cunha • Jul 5 2020 • Articles

In the wake of Trump’s unilateralism, France and Germany have repeated proposals to create a European army, but different ideas persist about what this would mean.

The European Union’s Security and Defence Policy Beyond COVID-19

Shreya Sinha • Jun 24 2020 • Articles

The EU must ensure defence is part of its post-pandemic recovery in order to achieve its goal of strategic autonomy and enhance its role a security actor.

Opinion – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly of COVID-19 Recovery Financing in Europe

Frederick Kliem • Jun 17 2020 • Articles

COVID-19 has exposed the weaknesses of both the EU and the eurozone and brought into question the fiscal and political survival of the bloc.

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