Enduring Freedom: Public Diplomacy and US Foreign Policy
By Prof. Scott Lucas On 14 October 2001, President George W. Bush complained to a prime-time press conference, “I’m amazed that there is such misunderstanding of what our country is...
Selected Bibliography Turkish-American Relations in the Context of Northern Iraq
Ali Onur Özçelik Abramowitz, Morton. (2000) “The Complexities of American Policy Making on Turkey” in Abromowitz, Morton (ed) Turkey’s...
Americas Programme
The study of politics of the Americas requires a redefinition of how one defines what region, regionness, and regional area studies mean. By region, we are not speaking of clear,...
Why We Need the Council of Europe
Strasbourg, the seat of many European institutions, will host the first World Forum for Democracy from 5 to 11 October. Unlike the EU, the European Council — a co-organiser of the...
Has The European Commission Acquired More Power Due To The Euro Area Debt Crisis
The European Commission has always been the object of debates and analyses as to what extent the European Union (EU) political structure is democratic, since the structure of the Commission...
Security Policy in the European Union and the United States through the Issue of Their Defence Expenditures
Security policy is a very important factor of a nation’s strength as it determines considerably its political independence and social stability. Security policy is not just the implementation of a...
Cypriot Natural Gas and the Eastern Mediterranean: Between Crisis and Cooperation
Natural resources have long been the cause of both development and conflict. Of course, in resource-abundant countries natural resources have, more often than not, caused conflict rather than development. However,...
Culture, Religion, EU-Turkey and Cyprus: Dilemma
Cultural differences have become, in the eyes of some, an impediment to Turkish accession to the EU. French sociologist Amaury de Riencourt makes a clear distinction between culture and civilization....
Sacking Sarkozy won’t be enough
The new French president will have to make a decision about a European treaty that would demand still greater austerity. The choice will affect the future of France, and of...
Cameron’s Munich?
Is this David Cameron’s Munich? It is not without historical irony that the only other country to stand with Britain over the Fiscal Compact at yesterday's EU Summit was the Czech Republic which Chamberlain...
2011, Lessons of Hubris
The Arab uprisings expose the self-delusion of the powerful - from the region itself to Turkey, Germany and the rest of Europe. This is a moment to register and build...
Stiffen the Sinews, Prime Minister
Written by PROF. JULIAN LINDLEY-FRENCH Dear Prime Minister Cameron, We are both off to Brussels today. You are going to attend some minor event at which you are expected by...
€-Day: Just How Broke Are We Europeans?
Written by PROF. JULIAN LINDLEY-FRENCH Saturday, 03 December 2011 16:02 Oslo, Norway. 2 December. €-Day approacheth and with it the Onion’s day of reckoning. Norway is not in the EU and...
Does Germany Really Want to Save the Euro?
Written by PROF. JULIAN LINDLEY-FRENCH Does Germany really want to save the Euro? The great Austrian strategist Count Metternich once famously said that when Paris sneezes, Europe catches cold. Today,...
What exactly would the UK gain from leaving the EU?
Written by JUSTIN STARES Wednesday, 09 November 2011 08:28 Could the United Kingdom leave the European Union while maintaining the free trade agreement that Norway enjoys with the bloc? There...