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All items tagged EU external relationsOpen Think Tank ArticlesNovember 24, 2011 | Only the EU Can Lead at Durban Climate SummitVijeta Rattani: With the Kyoto framework nearing an end, the Durban climate summit that begins on November 28 is a crossroads for international climate agreements. It can only be successful if the EU shows bold leadership by, despite economic woes, adopting an action-oriented stance rather than repeating the same rhetoric. ... MoreNovember 17, 2011 | A Seat at the Pacific TableFrans-Paul van der Putten: Europe has already put itself behind the curve with its lack of engagement with Asia. To recover, the EU must move quickly to secure membership in key regional organizations and recalibrate its foreign policy towards key players in the region. This means siding with US economic interests but remaining neutral in security issues in the region. ... MoreMarch 5, 2010 | USA-China-Europe: Tomorrow's New Triad?Juliette Dixon: With the declining influence of the US, an ageing, slow moving EU and the threatening rise of China, stronger cooperation between the powers in such a sensitive context should be looked at more closely. The culture gap between the East and the West is vivid and prevents the Western powers from finding common ground with the Chinese partner. ... MoreAugust 27, 2009 | India-EU-Relationship Should Tap Its Full PotentialShakti Prasad Srichandan: Both the EU and India regard each other as natural partners but key interests differ. The EU’s expansion with further economic integration and India’s emergence as a global economic heavyweight have created a space for a mutually beneficial partnership that is almost complete. ... MoreJune 10, 2009 | Pakistan: EU's Most Pressing Security ChallengeShaun R Gregory: Pakistan is one of the most complex and intractable security problems facing the international community. Its importance in relation to two of world’s most pressing security issues – Islamic terrorism and nuclear proliferation – is difficult to overstate, as are the catastrophic consequences, regionally and internationally, which would follow the collapse of the state. ... MoreJune 2, 2009 | EU Responsibility beyond BrusselsFlorian Neutze: The EU has begun to create peace building and crisis management capacities, signaling a readiness to contribute to regional and global security. How to value this development? Does the EU have the capabilities to fulfill its intention influence these world events? ... MoreDecember 24, 2008 | In the Name of PeaceRichard N. Rosencrance & Ehud Eiran: A Palestinian-Israeli peace settlement stands little chance, given current political realities. In the form of EU membership, Europe holds the key to the transformation and resolution of the millennia-long rivalry - both a win-win for Israel and Palestine and a boon to Europe. In the name of peace, Israelis and Palestinians should become European. ... MoreSeptember 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 ArticlesMarch 17, 2010 | Pointless Endless EU AdministrationThe current EU diplomatic service is a total waste of time and money: it is multiplying decision-levels and expenses endlessly. ++ “Diplomacy is not all evasive waffle, and sometimes you must take a stand.” ++ Developing countries like China and Russia are gaining more and more power on the international stage, and Baroness Ashton is not to be blamed for both the inarticulate ... MoreDecember 4, 2008 | Europe Must Make Multilateralism a RealityEurope may well come to regret the multilateralism it has been longing for from the US now that it is finally on the horizon. ++ European responses are uncertain should Obama call for funds, troops, and solidarity. ++ The EU should show willingness to intervene in the Congo. ++ Privileged European voting rights in the IMF should be rescinded to better reflect global GDP. ++ By putting into ... MoreAugust 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 ... 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