Cascading Normalization in the ‘Western Balkans’
By KARLO BASTA* | 30.06.2011 To a number of Western observers, last month’s arrest of Ratko Mladic brings to an end the long drawn out implosion of the former...
The Mediterranean Climate Change Initiative: Realism or Idealism?
BY DIMITRIS RAPIDIS** | 08.06.2011 Regional strategic cooperation has the exceptional advantage of bringing together states and policy makers that share common concerns, ponder upon same risks and challenges, and...
The End of Terror or just the Beginning?
By DEAN CARROLL | 08.05.2011 In April, Europol's annual European Union Terrorism Situation and Trend Report detailed how fundamentalist groups are deepening links with organised crime and developing ever more...
The European Security Treaty: ‘The Moor has done his duty, let him go’?
By DMITRY DANILOV The idea of a legally binding European Security Treaty (EST), voiced by Dmitry Medvedev in June 2008 in Berlin during his first European visit as the President...
Blair and Brown Chose Atlanticism over EU
BY DR. OLIVER DADDOW | 20.04.2011 Despite promising to lance the boil on Europe, New Labour instead pursued "red lines" and Eurosceptic-friendly rhetoric – says Dr Oliver Daddow The lasting images...
England’s Disappearing Regions
By Aidan Stradling | 24.03.2011 Listing the members of the British royal family and aristocracy is a good way to discover England’s regions. The likes of Wessex, Cornwall and York, Kent,...
Un-Veiling Islamaphobia in Britain
By Salwa Al Khatib 19 January 2011 Following September 11th 2001 the US and European Countries began making a prominent issue of the Muslims living in the West. Islam...
Geopolitical Journey, Part 7: Poland
By George Friedman 12 December 2010 Editor's note: This is the seventh installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman is writing as he travels to Turkey, Moldova,...
Geopolitical Journey, Part 6: Ukraine
By George Friedman 12 December 2010 Editor's note: This is the sixth installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks...
The Enemy Within
By Dr. William Mallinson | 17 December 2010 Will the "Laboratories of Free Studies", under the non-control of the Ministry of Development continue to undermine Greece's military and intellectual health à...
How selective should the European Union be when selecting its future members?
By Dean Carroll | 17 December 2010 Introduction There is a broad consensus that the influence of the European Union (EU), in promoting its economic and social norms across central and...
The Quest For Democracy In The European Union: What Does The Treaty Of Lisbon Include For A More Democratic Union?
By Dr. Dilek Yigit | 15 December 2010 The Treaty of Lisbon entered into force on 1 December 2009. One of the aims of the Treaty of Lisbon is to enhance...
Geopolitical Journey, Part 4: Moldova
By George Friedman | 19 November 2010 Editor’s note: This is the fourth installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks...
Geopolitical Journey, Part 3: Romania
By George Friedman | 16 November 2010 Editor's note: This is the third installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks...
Geopolitical Journey, Part 2: Borderlands
By George Friedman | 09 November 2010 Editor's note: This is the second installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks as...