Policy pointers

European Union

Energy Challenges in the Middle East and North Africa

FRIDE

This 20-page Spanish working paper demonstrates the inextricable links between the energy trade and the future governance of the MENA region and outlines some of the related challenges to EU policies

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-05

Energy Disarmament

Project Syndicate

An article proposing an energy security strategy for Europe

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-13

Energy Security: Demands Imposed on German and European Foreign Policy by a Changed Configuration in the World Energy Market

SWP

A 28-page German research paper examining the changes in the global energy market and offering recommendations for the EU and Germany to deal with the resulting challenges

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-01

Energy Transit: Experience and Perspectives

IFRI

Report of a French presentation on energy transit from a European perspective

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-04

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

Enhancing the Role of Science in the Decision-Making of the European Union

European Policy Centre

A 50-page working paper examining how science can best be used by EU institutions responsible for risk management

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2005-03-18

Ensuring Bosnia's Future: A New International Engagement Strategy

Crisis Group

This 40-page report examines the dangers currently facing Bosnia and proposes a new international engagement strategy based primarily on the EU

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2007-02-16

Ensuring Rights for All in Europe: Challenges for the Council of Europe and the European Union

Clingendael

A 10-page Dutch seminar overview paper on how best to ensure human rights, rule of law and democracy for all in a future Europe

Human Rights, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-24

Environmental Policy Integration in Europe - Administrative Culture and Practices

European Environment Agency

A 50-page paper presenting an overview of administrative culture and practices for EPI in Europe

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-07-28

Erdogan: Leading Turkey to the European Threshold

Center for Strategic and International Studies

This 8-page update reviews the Turkish prime minister's efforts to lead Turkey into accession negotiations

European UnionPosted: 2004-10-27

ESDP After Lisbon: More Coherent and Capable?

CSS

A 3-page Swiss analysis of the implications of the Treaty of Lisbon, designed to improve the performance of the EU as a security actor

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-02-20

ESDP Operations and the Challenges of Evolving Multilateral Security

Cicero Foundation

An 8-page paper on the role of the ESDP in a fluid multilateral security environment

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-08-19

Essays on Integration and Participation

Demos

A 72-page collection of essays by Dutch and British participants in a series of seminars held to discuss experiences of integration and multiculturalism

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-11-04

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

Estonia as an Engine of Integration

German Institute of International and Security Affairs

This 5-page German commentary discusses the lead set by Estonia in ratifying the Constitutional Treaty of the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-03-22

Ethical Justness of Counter-terrorism Measures: EU measures

Clingendael

This 44-page Dutch paper examines the ethical justification for six sets of counter-terrorism measures operating or proposed to operate in the European Union. They have been selected on the basis of their impact on the lives of individual citizens and because of their public profiles

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-15

Ethnic Minorities in the European Union: An Overview

IZA

This 41-page discussion paper sheds light on the labour market situation of ethnic minorities in the European Union

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-10

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

EU and Recent Events in the Southern Mediterranean

INSS

An Israeli analysis considering the EU’s contribution to the turmoil in the Middle East and the opportunities it may have missed in preventing it, pan-systemic conclusions that may be drawn in response to the changes the region now faces, and the ramifications of possible changes on Israel’s relations with the EU.

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-16

EU and Ukraine: Looking for a New Partnership and Cooperation in Europe's Neighbourhood

EastWest Institute

An 8-page report on a conference held to discuss the future of the relationship between Ukraine and the European Union

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-08

EU at 25 - Shaping the Future

German Council on Foreign Relations

An analysis of the future of the European Union in terms of its structure and its place as a world power

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-06-18

EU Civilian Rapid Reaction: Trouble Ahead!

DIIS

An 11-page Danish brief arguing that the EU's civilian rapid reaction capacity is considerable smaller and less-well integrated than is generally supposed

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2006-12-13

EU Crisis Management: Institutions and Capabilities in the Making

IAI

This 111-page Italian publication offers an overview of the progress achieved by the EU – both at the institutional and operational levels – through its Common Security and Defence Policy, and identifies the critical elements and the potential for improvement in the coming years

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-14

EU Defence Policy after Chicago: Going Smart?

CEPS

This 3-page commentary, published on the eve of the NATO Summit in Chicago (May 20-21), this CEPS Commentary analyses the impact of the summit and the Smart Defence agenda on the European Union’s defence policy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2012-05-21

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

EU Enlargement and Migration: Assessing the Macroeconomic Impact

NIESR, ESRI

A 21-page discussion paper considering the macroeconomic effects of migration that followed the enlargement of the EU in May 2004

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2007-03-30

EU Enlargement: Bulgaria and Rumania - Migration Implications for the UK

Institute for Public Policy Research

A 38-page factfile analyzing the likely impact of Bulgarian and Romanian accession to the EU on immigration to the UK

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-27

EU ETS as a Driver for Future Carbon Markets

CEPS

This 56-page report analyses the purposes and potential of the EU Emissions Trading Scheme for improving the cost-effectiveness of mitigation actions by expanding its scope to new sectors, linking with future flexible mechanisms and enhancing the long-term price signal

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2012-03-13

EU Foreign Policy Perspectives: A Call for the Revival of the Weimar Triangle

SWP

An 8-page German commentary arguing for closer foreign and security policy coordination between Germany, Poland and France

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-10-07

EU Justice and Home Affairs in the Western Balkans

CEPS

This 34-page working paper examines the routes by which the EU can bring states in the Western Balkans closer to EU standards in justice and home affairs

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-02-23

EU Migration Policy: An A-Z

CER

This 20-page briefing explains the EU's growing role in migration policy

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2008-02-28

EU Natural Gas Demand: Uncertainty, Dependence and Bargaining Power

Pan-European Institute

This 39-page Finnish report reviews and compares major long-term scenarios for the European Union’s demand, supply and imports of natural gas

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2010-08-09

EU Policy in the South Caucasus: A View from Azerbaijan

CEPS

A 27-page working paper examining trends affecting EU policies in the South Caucasus, with special reference to Azerbaijan

European UnionPosted: 2007-07-11

EU Standards of Democratic Governing: The Only Way to Desovietize Public Administration in Ukraine

ICPS

A 5-page Ukrainian article arguing that the root cause of the failure of Ukraine's government is the incomplete, fragmented desovietization of the country

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-15

EU Strategy on Counter Terrorism: Steps Towards a Coherent Network Policy

SWP

A 32-page German evaluation of the EU Strategy on Counterterrorism

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-12-02

EU Study for Energy Security of Supply: Updates on the Crisis Capability Index and the Supply/Demand Index

Clingendael

A 101-page updated study developing a model for reviewing and assessing European energy supply security on the basis of pre-agreed criteria

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-05-12

EU Textile Quotas Set to Expire in December

PINR

A US economic brief assessing the implications of the ending of EU textile quotas

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-10-18

EU Trade Policy: Approaching a Crossroads

Chatham House

An 8-page UK briefing paper examining EU trade policy

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-07-13

EU Visas and the Western Balkans

Crisis Group

A 26-page report criticising EU visa policy towards the Western Balkans countries

European Union, Immigration & RefugeesPosted: 2005-12-02

EU-25 Watch No. 1

Institute for European Politics et al.

The first report (171 pages) of a stocktaking project monitoring the main features and problems of deepening and widening the enlarged E.U.

European UnionPosted: 2004-12-03

EU-27 Watch

CIFE

The 14-page July 2010 issue of EU-27 Watch offers Dutch contributions to the debate on the development of the EU

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-09-02

EU-27 Watch No. 7

EU-Consent

A 293-page periodic review of European issues

European UnionPosted: 2008-10-22

EU-Russia Gas Connection: Pipes, Politics and Problems

Turku School of Economics, Pan European Institute

This 212-page Finnish report offers a variety of views on the EU’s gas imports and assesses the various pipeline alternatives proposed

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-05-06

EU-Russia Relations: A Regrettable Continuation

Robert Schuman Foundation

An 8-page French paper examining the state of EU-Russia relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-24

EU-Turkey Negotiations: Still in the "Cyprus Impasse"

SWP

An 8-page German commentary on the impasse in the accession negotiations between the EU and Turkey created by a deadlock over Cyprus

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-01

EU-UN Cooperation in Military Crisis Management: The Experience of EUROFOR RD Congo

ISS Europa

This 48-page paper examinines the disappointing results of EU-UN cooperation in the Congo and draws the lessons

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-06

EU-US Risk Policy in the European Neighbourhood: The Cases of Moldova and Georgia

Center for Transatlantic Foreign and Security Policy Studies

A 24-page German paper examining the attempt to develop a common transatlantic risk policy in respect of Moldova and Georgia

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-03-27

EU2010: A Programme for Reform

Centre for European Reform

This 8-page paper offers a manifesto for the reform of the European Union that can be implemented on the basis of existing treaties

European UnionPosted: 2006-03-06

EUnity of Command: The Planning and Conduct of CSDP Operations

Egmont

A 30-page Belgian paper focusing on the planning and the conduct of CSDP operations

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28

Eurasian Energy Security.

CFR

This 60-page US study addresses Europe’s overreliance on Russia as an energy supplier and proposes solutions to mitigate and eventually free Europe from its vulnerability in the energy sphere.

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-20

Euro Rescue Raises Hopes and Questions

CFR

A US analysis brief on the soverwign debt crisis within the Eurozone

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-05-15

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

Euroland Put to the Test: Can European Monetary Union Still Be Saved?

FES

This German policy analysis examines the state of the European Monetary Union

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2010-05-17

EUROMOD and the Development of EU Social Policy

German Institute for Economic Research

A 14-page discussion paper setting the EU-wide tax and benefit model (EUROMOD) in the context of the development of EU social policy

European UnionPosted: 2005-02-12

Europe After the "No" Votes

Institute of Economic Affairs

An 87-page book plotting a new economic path for Europe

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2006-04-28

Europe and Angola: The Case for Deeper Engagement

ISS

An analysis of Angola's growing significance for Europe

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-09-29

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

Europe and the Euro: In Freefall

Chatham House

An article arguing that the EU's international power appears to be in freefall

European UnionPosted: 2010-06-09

Europe and the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict

Oxford Research Group

This 5-page briefing paper argues for an active E.U. role in promoting a genuine two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-02

Europe and the Mediterranean: Eyeing Other Shores

Chatham House

A 3-page UK article arguing that Pres. Sarkozy's scheme for a Union for the Mediterranean is flawed

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-07-13

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

Europe Beyond the Referendums

Centre for European Reform

A commentary on the implications of the French and Dutch referendums on the EU constitutional treaty

European UnionPosted: 2005-06-12

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

Europe Deploys Towards a Civil-Military Strategy for CSDP

Egmont

A 42-page Belgian paper examining weaknesses in the existing CSDP strategy

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-25

Europe for Growth: For a Radical Change in Financing the EU

CEPS

This 86-page report finds that fully funding the European Union with own resources is the only way to put an end to the fair return approach and to make the necessary changes to EU spending that would provide it with the financial means equal to its needs and allow it to face the challenges of the future

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-04-11

Europe in a Global Age

Foreign Policy Centre

This U.K. paper argues that Europe now has to address its problems using a global perspective

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-02

Europe in Global, Innovation-Based Competition

IFRI

A 30-page report of a conference held to address Europe's position in global innovation

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2007-05-03

Europe in Russian Foreign Policy: Important but no Longer Pivotal

IFRI

This 23-page French paper investigates the place Europe holds in Russian foreign policy

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-05-20

Europe in the 21st century: Perspectives from the Lisbon Treaty

CEPS

A 297-page collection of essays analysing the changing equilibria in common policies, institutional settings and mechanisms of legitimisation of the European Union and sketching out possible scenarios for the 21st century

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-01-09

Europe is Failing to Shape the Global Governance Debate

Europe's World

This article argues that the EU’s enthusiasm for reshaping global governance has dwindled, and now looks more like indifference

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-10-12

Europe is Failing to Shape the Global Governance Debate

"Europe's World"

An article claiming that the EU’s enthusiasm for reshaping global governance has dwindled, and now looks more like indifference

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-06-20

Europe on the Brink

Peterson Institute

An 11-page US policy brief analyzing Europe's efforts to stabilize its finances

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-07-27

Europe Should be Wary of the Russian Bear's Embrace

Europe's World

An article arguing that Europe should be cautious of Russia's apparent belief that its growing economic power and revitalised military influence entitles it to a bigger role in the transatlantic security dialogue

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-15

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

Europe without Defence

SWP

A 4-page German commentary arguing that if Europe does not halt the rapid depletion of its defence resources, both the structure of its armed forces and its defence industry base will be turned upside down

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-12-06

Europe, the EU and Its 2050 Energy Storylines

Clingendael

A 62-page Dutch paper exploring some of the conditions under which energy policy will be formulated in and by the EU over the next 4 decades

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-17

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

Europe: A Time for Strategy

Egmont

A 38-page Belgian paper summarizing urgent priorities for the EU to address in order to fulfil its inevitable ambition of being a global strategic actor.

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2009-02-25

Europe: Nice Location, Shame about the Neighbours

Europe's World

An article arguing that Europe’s biggest challenge in coming decades is how it will get along with the Islamic world, and warns that Europe needs to shake off its habitual passivity on the Palestinian issue

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-12-18

Europe: The Brakes Are On

Foreign Policy Research Institute

A U.S. commentary on the French and Dutch referenda rejecting the European Constitutional Treaty

European UnionPosted: 2005-07-05

Europe@50: Back to the Future

EPC

A 118-page compilation of essays examining facets of the European Union on the 50th anniversary of its foundation

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-02-28

European Agricultural Reform and WTO Negotiations in Parallel

SWP

An 8-page German commentary considering the future of the EU's Common Agricultural Policy

European Union, Globalisation & International TradePosted: 2008-06-30

European Conflict Management in the Middle East

SWP, CEIP

This paper seeks to support a more effective European contribution to Middle East conflict management by analyzing current European approaches to conflict management and resolution in the three entities that do not yet have a peace treaty with Israel - Lebanon, Syria, and the Palestinian territories - and by providing recommendations for more effective policies.

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2009-03-14

European Conflict Resolution Policies: Truncated Peace-building

FRIDE

This 20-pageSpanish working paper offers a critique of European policies in situations of conflict or fragility

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-20

European Development Cooperation in a Changing World: Rising Powers and Global Challenges after the Financial Crisis

EADI

This 4-page policy brief examines how the challenges facing European development cooperation have changed substantially in recent years

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-28

European Development Cooperation in a Changing World: Rising Powers and Global Challenges after the Financial Crisis

EDC2020

This 40-page UK working paper addresses the significance for EU development cooperation of two large and important new actors in this field, China and India. More specifically, it considers these implications in the context of new challenges for development cooperation arising from global instabilities and the 2008-9 global financial crisis

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-27

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

European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalization?

Fondation pour l’innovation politique

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-15

European Development Policy: A Response to the Crisis Affecting Globalization?

Fondation pour l’innovation politique

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-07-16

European Emissions Trading at the Crossroads: Developing Proposals for Phase III and Beyond

Institute for Public Policy Research

A 26-page UK discussion paper aiming to initiate debate on the issues surrounding the European Emissions Trading Scheme

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-07-10

European Energy Security in View of Russian Economic and Integration Prospects

wiiw

This 53-page Austrian research report argues that mutual interdependence between Russia and Europe requires cooperative approaches that would serve best the interests of Russia, the EU and the countries in between

European Union, EnergyPosted: 2010-06-27

European Energy: The ‘Solidarity’ Conundrum

CSS

This 4-page Swiss policy analysis sets out the flaws in European energy policy

European Union, EnergyPosted: 2010-03-01

European Food Safety Regulation and the Developing Countries: Regulatory Problems and Possibilities

DIIS

This 44-page Danish working paper identifies those EU food safety law requirements that cause the most problems for developing countries exporters of food products and it points to possible ways of overcoming them

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-07

European Foreign and Security Policy: Challenges and Opportunities for the German EU Presidency

SWP

An 87-page collection of 16 essays on the foreign and security issues likely to be salient during the German EU Presidency

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-10-25

European Foreign Policy and the Euro Crisis

CEIP

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

European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2012

ECFR

The European Foreign Policy Scorecard 2012 is a 150-page evaluation of Europe’s performance in pursuing its interests and promoting its values in the world

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-21

European Infopolitik: Developing EU Public Diplomacy Strategy

Foreign Policy Centre

A report examining a range of issues concerning how the EU projects itself to the publics of third countries

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-12-06

European Integration and Convergence of the National Welfare States

Policy Research Initiative

This 8-page Canadian briefing note discusses the pressures that could lead to convergence of welfare systems within the EU

European Union, Social PolicyPosted: 2006-08-15

European Integration and Labour Migration

EIoP

This 24-page paper studies how European integration might affect the migration of workers in the enlarged EU

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-03

European Involvement in the Arab-Israeli Conflict

ISS

This 132-page paper examines European involvement in the Arab-Israeli conflict

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-17