Defense pact The Darwinian moment in the EU: The Defense pact Either it adapts and evolves, or it doesn't survive: here we are at the Darwinian moment of a united Europe, after the alignment between the USA and Russia. ⋙
Bangladesh Bangladeshi Migration in the Mediterranean: Processes and Players In 2024, EU statistics revealed a concerning trend: up until May, 4,537 Bangladeshi individuals had irregularly crossed the central Mediterranean route, marking the highest number of migrants from a ⋙
migrants Migration Data Governance: A Critical Discussion on the Digital “Black Box” of Migration Digitalization of governance, transparency, accountability, as well as legal and socio-political implications of data-driven migration governance are among the topics addressed during the workshop “Migration data governance” hosted by the ⋙
Interviews Between borders, technologies, and databases: (in)visibilising emerging challenges in migration. A conversation with Niovi Vavoula Both at the external EU borders, such as Greece and Italy, and the internal ones amongst EU Member States, we have witnessed a dispersion of the border, through its digitalization. ⋙
migrants Ukraine, Afghanistan and Belarus: What EU emergency response to ongoing migration plights? In less than a year, three new scenarios of crisis emerged within the EU and at its external borders. The takeover by the Taliban in Afghanistan in August 2021 further ⋙
Interviews Can empathy influence leadership, security, and high-stake situations? A conversation with Claire Yorke Can empathy influence leadership, security, and high-stake situations? The War in Afghanistan (2001), the Covid-19 pandemic (2019), and now Russia’s invasion of Ukraine (2022) are all events that have ⋙
European Union Frontex’s evolution from the undisputable to the untenable EU border agency Fabrice Leggeri, the Executive Director of the European Union border agency "Frontex", resigned on 29th April 2022 following the release of the initial findings of an anti-fraud investigation. ⋙
Debate Re-Thinking the EU’s Contentious Role in Central Asia’s Borderlands 2021 has been a restless year for Central Asia – from Sadyr Japarov’s rise to the presidency in Kyrgyzstan to interethnic tensions in Kazakhstan and low-level violence in Tajikistan’s ⋙
nuclear weapons The New START and the geopolitical (dis)equilibrium: what role for the EU? Nuclear weapons are perceived as an old story, especially after the end of the Cold War. The issue is still alive and still controlled by the United States and Russia. ⋙
European Union Pivoting Stabilisation in the Sahel: competing visions and implementation checkpoints EU Foreign Policy Chief Josep Borrell has recently announced greater transparency from (and better conditionality with) Sahelian leaders following a visit to the region in April. This follows intentions for ⋙
Ireland Northern Ireland's centenary overshadowed by Brexit fallout (part 2) In 2015, an MI5 report revealed that all the main paramilitary forces active during The Troubles were still intact, and some of their weapons had yet to be decommissioned. Even ⋙
Ireland Northern Ireland's centenary overshadowed by Brexit fallout (part 1) On March 4, loyalist paramilitary forces sent a letter to the British Prime Minister Boris Johnson and the Taoiseach Micheál Martin declaring they would be no longer supporting the Good ⋙
Interviews What France’s past wars in Chad can tell us about current wars in the Sahel: a conversation with Nathaniel Powell Following the publication of his latest book on France’s Wars in Chad in the 1960s and 70s with Cambridge University Press, in this interview Nathaniel delves into how the ⋙
Sahel The role of the EU in preventing, countering violent extremism in the Sahel: achievements and limitations What is the role of the EU in the fields of preventing and countering violent extremism (P/CVE) in the Sahel? Following the adoption of the EU Sahel Strategy in ⋙
Maghreb PREVEX H2020 project Café Débat: Countering Violent Extremism in the Maghreb. The Role of the EU Under Discussion Following the adoption of the European Union’s counter-terrorism strategy in 2005, the EU Strategy for combating radicalization and recruitment to terrorism has increasingly emphasized the ‘internal-external security nexus’ and ⋙
Turkey From the “Zero Problems With Neighbours” doctrine to an aggressive foreign policy posture: a paradigm shift in Turkey’s regional strategy (2) Alongside the military intervention in Syria and the outbreak of renewed hostilities with the PKK, Turkey has also focused its foreign policy ambitions on Libya and the eastern Mediterranean. These ⋙
