Policy pointers

A US Q&A concluding that the euro crisis demonstrates the fundamental need for cooperation and in the long run EU member states will be drawn closer together

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2012-03-02

Perspectives for the Lisbon Strategy: How to Increase the Competitiveness of the European Economy?

CASE

A 22-page working paper analyzing the poor growth record of the EU-15 states

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-07-15

Double Win in EU-Russia Relations – Roadmap for a New PCA

CAP

A 4-page German policy paper arguing that the EU as well as Russia should now avail the opportunity to agree on a new Partnership and Cooperation Agreement (PCA) in order to set a new legal framework for their cooperation

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-12-02

NATO is Dead – Long Live NATO!

CAP

A 3-page German perspective on the future of NATO

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-04-06

The Eastern Partnership: “ENP plus” for Europe’s Eastern Neighbors

CAP

A 4-page German perspective on the EU's Eastern Partnership (EaP)

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-05-12

Establishing Strategic Hierarchy in Europe

CAP

A 4-page German paper stressing Europe's need for a strategic culture and identity to underpin its security strategy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-23

Routes to Better Regulation

Cabinet Office - U.K.

This 62-page U.K. report studies how to achieve better regulation in the EU, examining the use of alternatives to classic regulation

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-12-06

Europe Should Stop Taxing Innovation

Bruegel Institute

An 8-page Belgian policy brief arguing that a key element to stimulate innovation and ultimately drive European growth would be to create the long-awaited single EU patent

Science & Technology, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-07

Two Crises, Two Responses

Bruegel Institute

A Belgian essay considering crisis management and prevention in the euro area

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-03-30

Divisions of Labour: Rethinking Europe's Migration Policy

Bruegel Institute

A 74-page study of how the EU and member states should share responsibility for immigration policy

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-28

Better Regulation in Europe

Brookings Institution

A 71-page US paper analyzing the European programme of better regulation

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-10-10

Will the EU Constitution Survive a Referendum in France?

Brookings Institution

This 6-page paper examines the possibility of a "NO" vote in the forthcoming French referendum on the EU constitutional treaty, and the implications of such a vote for European integration

European UnionPosted: 2005-03-14

Muslims in Europe: A Short Introduction

Brookings Institution

This 6-page US analysis presents the basic facts and issues concerning Muslims in Europe

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-09-25

Engaging Ukraine in 2009

Brookings Institution

This 30-page paper briefly discusses U.S. interests in a successful Ukraine and describes four key challenges currently facing Kyiv. It then discusses in more detail the above policy recommendations for strengthening U.S.-Ukrainian relations and for helping Ukraine to meet these challenges and continue its transformation into a modern, successful European democracy.

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-24

Binging on Expansion: Lessons From the Enlargements of the European Union

Brookings Institution

A 3-page critical analysis of the experiences of E.U. enlargements

European UnionPosted: 2004-06-15

And Yet it Moves: The European Constitutional Debate One Year On

Brookings Institution

A 7-page analysis of the chances of the European constitutional treaty being revived

European UnionPosted: 2006-05-02

Europe, The United States, and Middle Eastern Democracy: Repairing the Breach

Brookings Institution

This 34-page US paper looks beyond the highly charged, Iraq-related deterioration in the transatlantic relationship between the US and the European Union in order to assess the real similarities and differences in the two actors’ democracy promotion strategies in the Middle East.

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-03

The European Services Directive

Brookings Institution

A 6-page analysis of the controversy surrounding the European Services Directive

European UnionPosted: 2006-05-02

Transatlantic Allergy: Partnership or Strategic Counterweight?

Brookings Institution

A 5-page paper on US-European relations by the Deputy French Military Representative, EU Military Committee

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-02-08

Ukraine, Georgia and MAP: Time for Plan B

Brookings Institute

A US opinion discussing the prospects of Ukraine and Georgia joining NATO

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-06

The Major Roadblock to Muslim Assimilation in Europe

Brookings

An article on the difficulties involved in Muslim assimilation in Europe

European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2011-08-22

Greece: Time for Some New Ideas

Brookings

A US commentary on Europe's Greek crisis

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2011-06-29

A New Plan for Euro Bonds

Brookings

A US article proposing a plan that pushes individual European nations toward fiscal prudence and reduces the risk that shocks destabilize euro bond markets in the future

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-01-04

The Euro-Area Crisis: Weighing Policy Options and the Scope for U.S. Leverage

Brookings

A 24-page US House testimony on the European debt and financial crisis

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-09-27

Eurozone Governments and the Financial Markets: A Troubled Marriage

Brookings

This 8-page US paper tries to explain why the markets react as they do to those European governmental decisions and signals

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-10-17

Levering Europe: Alternatives for the European Financial Stability Facility

Brookings

A US analysis of current steps designed to solve the Euro crisis

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-10-31

Beyond the WTO? An Anatomy of EU and US Preferential Trade Agreements

Breugel

This 76-page study assesses the provisions of the PTAs entered into by the EU and the US to determine whether they add anything to the already existing multilateral commitments.

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-12

Hard Measures by a Soft Power? Sanctions Policy of the European Union

Bonn International Center for Conversion

A 52-page paper providing an overview of EU sanctions to June 2004

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24

The European Union and the South Caucasus

Bertelsmann Stiftung

A 140-page monograph comprising three perspectives from the Caucasus on the future of the European Project

European Union, RegionalPosted: 2009-05-25

Lisbon: A Second Shot

Bertelsmann Stiftung

A 7-page German brief devoted to the EU 2020 strategy, due to replace the Lisbon Strategy

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-25

EU Eastern Partnership: Fine, but what about Russia?

Bertelsmann Stiftung

An 8-page German paper assessing the EU's Eastern Partnership

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-06-08

A European Defence Strategy

Bertelsmann Foundation

A 102-page report providing concrete proposals for a European Defence Strategy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2004-06-18

The EU and the GCC: A New Partnership

Bertelsmann Foundation

A 45-page update of an earlier paper proposing a new relationship between the EU and the member states of the Gulf Cooperation Council

European UnionPosted: 2005-04-14

Cooperation with the Kremlin

Bertelsmann Foundation

An 8-page German paper explaining how Russia and the EU have differenct concept of the meaning of security

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-29

Welcome Back, America? Europe and the U.S.

Bertelsmann

An 8-page brief assessing the likely course of transatlantic relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-09

Feasibility Study on the European Civil Peace Corps

Berghof Research Center for Constructive Conflict Management

This 12-page report explores how the proposed European Civil Peace Corps might contribute to EU civilian capacities for conflict prevention, crisis management and post-conflict peacebuilding

European UnionPosted: 2004-01-29

Europe and the Middle East

Begin-Sadat Center for Strategic Studies

The 67-page report of a conference held to discuss various aspects of European-Middle East relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-07-22

NATO's Nuclear Posture and Burden Sharing Agreements: An Italian Perspective

BASIC, IAI

The 6-page report of a roundtable held to explore the Italian perspective of NATO’s nuclear posture and burden-sharing arrangements

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-08

Current NATO Nuclear Policy

BASIC et al.

A 5-page review of NATO's nuclear policy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-01

Mind the Gap: Healing the NATO Rift over US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in Europe

BASIC

A 9-page paper on the need for NATO to search for new and credible solutions to break out of the Cold War mould that bedevils the organization, threatens its cohesion, and brings doubt to its fundamental purposes

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-06

Politics around US Tactical Nuclear Weapons in European Host States

BASIC

This 7-page paper considers the politics influencing the future of US nuclear sharing in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-04

Sensitive Rationalization or Overlooked Expansion? Demystifying the Obama Plan for Missile Defense in Europe

BASIC

This 6-page paper analyzes the Obama plan for missile defence in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-11

Venus Approaching Mars? The EU as an Emerging World Power

ATASP

A 32-page German draft paper analyzing the nature of the EU's emerging world power

European UnionPosted: 2007-05-25

European Missile Defense

Arms Control Association

A special edition containing articles on aspects of European missile defence (single page linking to each article)

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-08

Missile Defense Collision Course

Arms Control Association

A US article commenting on the US proposal for siting misile defence facilities in Eastern Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-07-09

EU Analogical Identity: Or the Ties that Link (Without Binding)

ANU Centre for European Studies

This 21-page Australian briefing paper proposes a composed notion of European identity that links without binding

European UnionPosted: 2010-11-05

The E.U. Presidency: Honest Broker or Driving Seat?

Anglo-German Foundation

A 40-page analysis of the roles and functions of the E.U. presidency, focusing on the contributions of 4 presidencies in the environmental policy field

European UnionPosted: 2004-11-26

Work-Life Balance, Management Practices and Productivity

Anglo-German Foundation

This 53-page report addresses the economic effects of changing work-life balance practices and how they relate to firm productivity and management in general

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-05-19

Changing Parameters in U.S.-German-Turkish Relations

American Institute for Contemporary German Studies

This 42-page U.S. paper examines the problems facing Turkey-EU relations that will complicate the membership negotiations between Turkey and the EU

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-02-21

Learning to Live Without Europe

American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research

A 4-page American commentary on the limitations of any strategic partnership between the U.S. and Europe

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-05-14

When the Rules are the Real Risks

American Enterprise Institute

A commentary arguing that the European Union should adopt the common sense approach used by the U.S. for regulating the private sector

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2004-11-01

The 'Economic' Implications of the Euro

AJISS

A 4-page Japanese commentary on the "economic" implications of the Euro

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-03-17

Creating Sustainable Growth in Europe

AGF

Papers delivered at a conference, "Midpoint", held as part of an initiative created to guide sustainable growth in Europe (single page linking to conference papers)

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2008-01-30

The Politics of Emissions Trading in Britain and Germany

AGF

A 44-page report examining the politics of emissions trading in Britain and Germany

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-31

'Trading Up':Improving and Extending the European Carbon Market

AGF

The 36-page report of a British-German conference held to discuss means of reducing GHG emissions in Europe

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-09

European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalisation

AFD

This 14-page French essay is intended to provide a fresh overview of the goals and particularities of European development cooperation, looking at progress made in recent years, as well as the outlook for the future, against the backdrop of the crisis currently affecting globalisation

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-08-30

A Statistical Analysis of the Quality of Impact Assessment in the European Union

AEI-Brookings

A 27-page study of the quality of the impact assessments of EU initiatives

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-06-25

The Eurozone Crisis and the US Economy: What Has Gone Wrong?

AEI

This 5-page US outlook examines how the United States and Europe are currently embroiled in interconnected economic crises that represent a threat not only to their own citizens but also to the world economy as a whole

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-10-05

Europe Confronts Stein’s Law

AEI

A US article arguing that European policy makers remain in denial about the severity and immediacy of the sovereign debt crisis in Greece, Ireland, Portugal, and Spain

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-11-19

A Gathering European Economic Storm

AEI

An 8-page US presentation pointing to a heightened risk that the Eurozone will experience a spate of sovereign debt defaults within the next six months

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-09-12

Agricultural Pesticides: To Spray or not to Spray

AEI

A US article commenting on EU proposals for banning the use of a number of chemicals in pesticides

Poverty & Hunger, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-14

Euro Will Unravel, and Soon

AEI

A 5-page US paper arguing that the sovereign-debt crisis in Greece will likely intensify in the months ahead, seriously threatening both the European and the global economic recovery

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-09-23

Europe and Islam

AEI

The text of a US lecture exploring how the twin forces of Islamic migration and violence are transforming and subduing Europe

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2007-07-04

Challenges for European Defense Budgets after the Economic Crisis

AEI

An 8-page US security outlook arguing the need for greater defence cooperation and pooling of military resources among European states

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-13

How Did Europe's Debt Crisis Get So Bad?

AEI

This 5-page US article explains how Europe is now battling an acute systemic debt crisis that threatens the global financial system and the global economy

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-12-02

What Role for the EU in Resolving Conflicts in the South Caucasus?

ADA

An Azerbaijani article explaining how the European Union is increasingly active in seeking solutions to the conflicts in the South Caucasus, its leaders recognizing that without such solutions, there is a very real risk that instability in that region will spreadbeyond the Black Sea region into what is now the European Union

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-15

Azerbaijan to Take Lead in Supplying Europe with Natural Gas

ADA

An Azerbaijani article on that country's committment to supplying “substantial volumes” of its own natural gas production to the European Union

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-01

The EU’s Eastern Partnership and Regional Politics

ADA

An Azerbaijani article evaluating the European Union’s latest initiative towards its Eastern neighborhood

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-03-02

Azerbaijan and the EU Eastern Partnership: Toward a Relationship of Equals?

ADA

An azerbaijani commentary on the relationship between the EU and Azerbaijan

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-02-01

The European Union and the South Caucasus: Available Options and a Strategic Necessity

ADA

An Azerbaijani article arguing that Europe need to develop special expertise on the South Caucasus region, get to know its leaders, and become familiar with their problems and prospects

European Union, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-27

The Eastern Partnership and EU-Azerbaijan Relations

ADA

This Azerbaijani article looks at how the EU's Eastern Partnership has impacted upon EU-Azerbaijan relations

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-15

Can the European Union Play a Balanced Role in the South Caucasus?

ADA

An Azerbaijani article on the role of the EU in the South Caucasus

European Union, RegionalPosted: 2011-09-29

Can This Treaty Be Saved? Breaking the Stalemate on Conventional Forces in Europe

ACA

This US article studies the status of conventional arms control in Europe

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-09-07