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All items tagged EU external relationsOpen Think Tank ArticlesSeptember 24, 2008 | Georgia: The Right Conflict, the Right Time?Ralf Fuecks: There is a tendency to ignore discomfiting facts so as not to disturb good relations with Russia. This approach, which borders on Russian blackmail, is a categorical failure. Moscow needs to be integrated into the EU fold; but at the same time, the EU must be willing to evince a willingness to face the right conflict at the right time. ... MoreDecember 11, 2007 | New Dreams for Europe's FutureJan Techau: Europe’s role is changing. The dream of a European superstate is redundant. Instead, Europe should be looking beyond its borders. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesAugust 28, 2008 | EU Should Handle Georgia Like KosovoThe crucial question at the upcoming European head of state meeting is about the right of self-determination in the context of the Caucasus crises. ++ EU foreign policy towards Kosovo indicates that it is an advocate of self-determination; however, there may be some who emphasize the inviolability of borders, thereby giving a hazardous guarantee to the Georgian government. ++ The tiny difference ... MoreJuly 2, 2008 | A Dark Future for United European Foreign PolicyIreland’s “No” vote primed the way for the EU to leave “the world stage as a serious foreign policy player for at least ten years.” ++ While the EU will continue to exist, it will not have the strength to determine its own fate or act with a united European foreign policy. ++ Small and medium sized EU members will loose global influence and EU enlargement will be delayed or stopped. ++ Rather ... MoreApril 21, 2008 | The Time Has Come for EU Democracy PromotionThe EU has been successful in promoting democracy among the states that aspire to join. ++ Given this success, Europeans should work to promote liberal democracy beyond Europe’s borders. ++ The EU must agree on what it wants to do and how it defines democracy, which can be best accomplished through a European consensus on democracy. ++ A shared EU approach rather than a single policy would be a ... MoreJanuary 25, 2008 | 2008: Remaking Transatlantic RelationsAndrew Moravcsik of Princeton University says that 2008 could be a “year of destiny for transatlantic relations”. Regardless of the outcome, the American elections are likely to spark a change in US foreign policy and the European Union could take advantage of this to focus the attention of the new administration on the achievements of the EU. April 11, 2007 | Timothy Garton Ash Favors EU Engagement to Promote Democracy in the Arab WorldSince the US seems to have retreated momentarily from its promotion of democracy in the Arab world, Timothy Garton Ash sees an opportunity for broader European engagement in the region. Problems in Iraq have particularly slowed down the recent US push for rapid democratization in Egypt. The new EU-Egypt Action plan outlines an alternative strategy for cooperation within the framework of the ... MoreApril 2, 2007 | Crisis Group Calls For Continued Engagement After Congo ElectionsAfter the first democratic elections in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in forty years, International Crisis Group writes that it is now up to President Kabila and the international community to lead reconstruction efforts in this transitional period of peacebuilding. The UN mission MONUC, together with the EU Mission’s “Governance Compact” and the World Bank, must tackle the problems at ... MoreCommentsSeptember 5, 2008 | To Sybren: I also hope that a violent... |
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