Europe – CESRAN International

Europe Russia and Eurasia

European Union’s Uncertain Future | The State of Romanian-Russian Relations and the Importance of a Bilateral Dialogue

CESRAN Int.23 November 2021

Adrian Pogacian* [email protected] Stating that the relation between the European Union and Russia is currently blocked by the Ukrainian Crisis means ignoring the conditions related difference between the two entities....

Defense & Security Europe

Beyond Formal Dinners: EU-India Security Cooperation in an Age of Chinese Belligerence

CESRAN Int.23 November 2021

Archishman Goswami* [email protected] In January 2021, Emmanuel Bonne, Diplomatic Advisor to French President Macron, met with India’s National Security Advisor Ajit Doval. Reflecting on the meeting soon after, Bonne noted...

Europe

The Primacy of EU Law over French Law: EU Law Takes Precedence over National Law?

CESRAN Int.23 November 2021

Dr Sharifullah Dorani* [email protected] Introduction This article focuses on France’s reaction towards the supremacy of European Union (EU) law. It first explains the French court systems, and then it concentrates...

Europe

The Supremacy of EU Law over German Law: EU Law vs National Law

CESRAN Int.24 March 2021

Dr Sharifullah Dorani* [email protected] Introduction This essay is in continuation of my previous two papers published by Political Reflection Magazine. The first paper dealt with how and why the notion...

Defense & Security Europe

Securitised Migration of the Other in Hungary: A Fantasy Created by the Politics of Fear

CESRAN Int.20 November 2020

Irem Karamik* [email protected] Published in Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 6 | No 5 | Issue 25 The concept ‘politics of fear’ refers to the utilisation of fear by political...

CESRAN Blog Europe

24th Issue is Online Now!

CESRAN Int.31 July 202031 July 2020

Vol. VI | No. III - July-August-September 2020 To Download the Magazine Click Here... CONTENTS 05-14..... World News by Ebru Birinci 17-24..... Preparedness for an Uncertain Future “The Only Thing...

Europe

EU LAW vs UK LAW – The Primacy of EU Law over National Law: Great Britain’s Response

CESRAN Int.31 July 2020

by Dr Sharifullah Dorani* Introduction This paper is my second one in a row of essays that deal with the primacy of EU law over national law. The first essay...

Defense & Security Europe

Shall the Court Subject Counter-Terrorism Law to Judicial Review? National Security vs Human Rights

CESRAN Int.5 November 2019

Introduction ‘Terrorist emergencies justify extensive and far-reaching security measures that may legitimately restrict the enjoyment of the fundamental rights: to expect the [...] courts to adopt a restrictive approach to...

Defense & Security Europe

Development of Counter-Insurgency Capacity of the British Army

CESRAN Int.25 October 20192 November 2019

Alasdair Bowie [email protected] Political Reflection Magazine | Vol. 20 In recent years the British Army has become embroiled in a series of long campaigns in Iraq and Afghanistan, which have...

Europe

Understanding Italy’s Migrant Rebuttal: Is It More than just Xenophobic Grievances or a Burgeoning Alt-Right Movement

CESRAN Int.24 August 201824 August 2018

Due to its geographical position, the Italian coast has consistently been considered the main arrival point for migrant boats fleeing violence and chaos from North Africa, resulting in an ‘unfair...

Europe

Europe’s illiberal states: why Hungary and Poland are turning away from constitutional democracy

CESRAN Int.8 January 20188 January 2018

Western Europe has looked on with mounting bewilderment and exasperation over the past few years at the political trajectory of Hungary, Poland and several other former communist states. Countries that,...

CESRAN Blog Europe

Brexit: Now the Hard Part Begins — What the UK Must Do

CESRAN Int.9 December 20179 December 2017

“Without changes by the UK Govenrment, only a one-sided deal is possible” Editor’s Note: On Friday morning, after months of protracted discussions, the UK and the European Union finally reached...

Europe

Governing Without An Opposition: The Aftermath Of The Early Parliamentary Election In Bulgaria

Admin213 August 2017

A long-standing view among political scientists is that less fractionalized party systems produce more stable democracy and deliver socially better results. Putting theory and practice together, the question that remains...

Europe

HAS THE EUROPEAN COMMISSION ACQUIRED MORE POWER DUE TO THE EURO AREA DEBT CRISIS?

Admin210 August 2017

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...

Defense & Security Europe Russia and Eurasia

The Mistral Warship Deal: What’s in for France and Russia?

CESRAN Int.1 August 20177 August 2017

After two years of negotiations, Russia and France signed a treaty of military cooperation on June 17, 2011 under which two Mistral-class amphibious assault ships, together with their full technological...