Category: Europe

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

By George Friedman | 08 November 2010 Editor's note: This is the first installment in a series of special reports that Dr. Friedman will write over the next few weeks as...

By Dr. Evanthis Hatzivassiliou | 06 November 2010 The first strategy was an early concept of a post-war antagonism between the Soviet East and the West. It was put forward in...

By Maria Ferreira | 11 October 2010 Asylum seekers by country of origin The title of the article Risk Politicization Strategies in EU Migration and Asylum Policies, comprises its three main elements:...

By Paula Sandrin | 20 September 2010 It might seem strange to discuss the impact of European Union on Turkish foreign policy at a time when Turkey is accused of moving...

  By Dr. Dilek Yiğit | 20 September 2010   On 17 June 2010, the European Council approved the start of accession talks with Iceland by stating that "The European Council...

By Prof. Stefan Wolff | 01 September 2010 Interview: 'I Am Quite Hopeful That A Win-Win Solution Is Possible' On Kosovo What follows is an interview I gave Radio Free Europe...

By Prof. Stefan Wolff | 17 July 2010   More than two years ago, in February 2008, the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo unilaterally declared Kosovo's independence from Serbia. This was...

By Peter Berger | 13 July 2010 On June 27, 2010, Belgian police raided the offices of the Roman Catholic  Bishops’ Conference in Brussels while a meeting of that organization was going...

By Barry Rubin | 18 June 2010 I've written a lot about the motives for Turkey's regime in turning toward the Iranian bloc and away from the West, as well as picking...

By Walter Laqueur | 14 June 2010 Europe used to be, within the living memory of many of us, the cockpit of world power, prosperity and prestige. Today it is raw material for...