Policy pointers

European Union

NATO’s Comprehensive Approach to Crisis Response Operations

DIIS

This 50-page Danish report aims to analyse the evolution of the Alliance’s Comprehensive Approach (CA) to date, to identify the principal obstacles standing in the way of further progress and to suggest how they can be overcome or circumvented

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-12-02

NATO's Global Aspirations

DGAP

A 7-page German paper on the debate over the enlargement of NATO

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-06-04

NATO's New Strategic Concept

FRIDE

A 5-page Spanish policy brief considering NATO's draft of a new Strategic Concept

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-06-09

NATO's New Strategic Concept: A Comprehensive Assessment

DIIS

A comprehensive 196-page Danish assessment of NATO's new Strategic Concept

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-04-12

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

Natural Gas as an Instrument of Russian State Power

SSI

A 166-page US monograph providing an unbiased examination of: the scarcity of natural gas in the contemporary security environment; the salience of natural gas in Russia’s national security strategies; and, the natural gas pipeline politics in Eastern and Central Europe

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-11-02

Negotiating Around Tradeoffs: Alternative Institutional Designs for Climate Finance

ECP, CEPS

This 22-page paper considers how different governance priorities would affect the institutional arrangements for a credible financing mechanism in the climate regime

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-17

Negotiating the Final Status of Kosovo

ISS Europa

This 100-page paper provides an account of the complex negotiation process on the final status of Kosovo

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-01-07

New As it Is, the Mediterranean Union Needs an Overhaul

Europe's World

An article outlining the direction the UfM should go and warning the EU to take more of a back seat and let Arab governments decide the UfM’s future

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2010-07-14

New Challenges and New Beginnings for European Development Cooperation

ODI et al.

A 94-page joint report from four think tanks considering how European collaboration and action on international development can be reinvigorated

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2010-02-24

New Challenges for Serbia and for the EU in Serbia

IFIMES

A Slovene article commenting on Serbia's political situation

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2008-03-29

New Europe and the Economic Crisis

CER

This 9-page briefing note considers the situation of the EU's new member states in dealing with the economic crisis

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-12

New European Approaches to Counter Terrorism

International Institute for Strategic Studies et al.

A 38-page study of security threats to the European Union, official responses and relevant technologies

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-04-19

New Europe’s Old Regions

IEA

This 105-page UK study highlights the huge disparities in wealth between different regions within the European Union

European UnionPosted: 2009-02-12

New Governments, New Directions in European Foreign Policies?

FRIDE

A 32-page Spanish working paper comprising essays examining how contemporary political changes in European countries are likely to impact the foreign policies of member states

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-02-27

New Impulses from Europe's South

German Institute for International and Security Affairs

An 8-page German paper examining the identification of Spain and Portugal with the European Union

European UnionPosted: 2005-04-14

New Member States and the Dependent Elderly

Centre for European Policy Studies, ENEPRI

A 28-page study examining the question of elderly dependency in the 10 new member states of the EU

Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2006-08-07

New Modes of Governance and the Participatory Myth

Eurogov

This 23-page working paper examines whether "new governance" necessarily involves wider participation

European UnionPosted: 2006-03-26

New Options for a European Economic and Social Policy

Friedrich Ebert Foundation

This 15-page paper discusses a range of policy fields to trace common ground for a new legitimacy for the European Union

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2005-10-21

No Constitutional Treaty? Implications for the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice

Centre for European Policy Studies

This working paper examines what the failure of the Constitutional Treaty could mean for freedom, security and justice in Europe

European UnionPosted: 2005-11-07

No More Hypocrisy: Germany is a Great Power

Körber Foundation

A 67-page policy paper presenting an overview of Germany's postion in Europe and in the world

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-19

No Neighbours Left Behind: Towards an Integrated European Civil Society

EastWest Institute

A 100-page study on the effects of E.U. Enlargement on civil society, human rights and minority rights

European UnionPosted: 2004-11-04

No Time to Wind Down in Bosnia

FRIDE

A Spanish policy brief examining the highly volatile nature of Bosnian politics and the challenges faced by an international community that has grown impatient, frustrated and increasingly unsure how to resolve the Bosnian quagmire

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-09-16

Non-Standard Employment and Labour Force Participation: A Comparative View of the Recent Development in Europe

IZA

A 55-page discussion paper presenting the extent and changes of nonstandard employment relationships (part-time work, fixed-term contracts, and self-employment) in 24 EU member states

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2010-08-05

Northeast Asia: Obstacles to Regional Integration

Center for European Integration Studies

A 57-page discussion paper identifying the obstacles to a potential Northeast Asian regionalisation process and offering proposals for a European policy towards the region

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2005-11-03

Not Your Grandfather’s Eastern Bloc: The EU New Member States as Agenda Setters in the Enlarged European Union

OSI

This 69-page study analyses the positions of the 10 new Member States in Central and Eastern Europe in seven key areas including energy, foreign policy and economy

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-05-05

Nuclear Deterrence in Europe

Rand Corporation

This US monograph examines Russia’s evolving framework for nuclear deterrence and its implications for U.S. military operations in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-25

Nuclear Revival in Europe Increasingly Likely

PINR

A US economic brief assessing the likelihood of of a civil nuclear revival in Europe

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-11-21

Nuclear Weapons after the 2010 NTP Review Conference

ISS

This paper analyses the issues affecting the NPT in the lead-up to the 2010 Review Conference that will take place amid rising proliferation concerns and a renewed focus on disarmament

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-19

Obama, Russia and Europe

CER

This 4-page policy brief analyses US-Russian relations, and the implications for Europe

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-06-22

Obama’s Missile U-Turn

CEPS

This 2-page commentary examines the motivations behind President Obama’s controversial decision to abandon plans for a missile defence system in Poland and the Czech Republic and assesses its consequences for US-EU relations as well as for relations between Western and Eastern Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2009-10-23

On Europe's Fringes: Russia, Turkey and the European Union

Chatham House

This 16-page UK briefing paper compares the economies of Turkey and Russia and considers the implications for Europ

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2011-08-09

On Track: Moldova Wants EU Integration, but Needs to do its Homework First

CEPS

This 2-page commentary asserts that moves by Moldova towards further visa liberalisation and a deep and comprehensive free trade area with the EU will largely depend on the sustainability and operability of the new government

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-09

One Question, Any Answers? The EU's Role in Solving the Kurdish Question in Turkey

FIIA

This 7-page Finnish briefing paper argues that by taking a more active role in finding a solution to the Kurdish question, the EU could breathe new life into EU-Turkey relations and enhance its global role

Regional, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-11

One Size Fits All? Tailored Integration Policies for Migrants in the European Union

European Policy Centre

This 50-page working paper calls for new thinking and policies to integrate groups of temporary migrants into European society

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-08

One Year On: Lessons From Iraq

E.U. Institute for Security Studies

A 203-page E.U. paper taking stock of the consequences of the Iraqi war through a range of viewpoints offered by 21 European and U.S. authors

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2004-04-27

Only a European Re-think Can Tackle Home-grown Terrorism

Eorope's World

An article examining the problem of home-grown terrorism in Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-04-23

Only a More Active ECB Can Solve the Euro Crisis

CEPS

This 8-page policy paper asserts that the contagion currently afflicting sovereign bond markets in the eurozone can only be stopped if there is a central bank willing to be lender of last resort, i.e. willing to guarantee that the cash will always be available to pay out the bondholders

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2011-08-09

Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA and the EU's Common Security and Defense Policy

SSI

This 140-page US report on an operation in Africa, Operation EUFOR TCHAD/RCA, provides a look inside the workings of an EU military operation, highlights successes and failures, and draws lessons learned

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-10

Organisational Recruitment and Patterns of Migration: Interdependencies in an Integrating Europe

Institute of Migration Research and Intercultural Studies

This 304-page volume presents the main findings of an international research project, "The Political Economy of International Migration in an Integrating Europe"

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2005-01-15

OSCE Democracy Promotion: Grinding to a Halt?

FRIDE

This 28-page Spanish paper examines the OSCE's problems

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-11-09

Out of Gas

DGAP

An 8-page paper examining the implications of the Russian gas shortage for Europe's energy security

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2007-04-23

Outlook for the Euro Area

Peterson Institute

This US Congressional testimony provides an outlook for the Euro area

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2012-02-13

Outsourcing Migration Management: EU, Power, and the External Dimension of Asylum and Immigration Policy

Danish Institute for International Studies

This 20-page working paper explores the growing link between EU's migration priorities and its foreign policy agenda

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2006-01-24

Overcoming Fragility in Africa: Forging a New European Approach

Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies

This 219-page report, the first edition of the "European Report on Development" focuses on the issue of fragility in its various dimensions, on its implications for development policies and on the approached to tackle it

International Development, European UnionPosted: 2009-11-18

Ownership Unbundling in Energy Markets

IFRI

An overview of the European debate on the ownership and regulation of energy transport infrastructure in Europe

European Union, EnergyPosted: 2008-01-31

Pakistan's Crisis: What Role for the EU?

FRIDE

This Spanish policy brief examines how the EU can strengthen its engagement in Pakistan

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2011-12-05

Parliamentary Dawn

SWP

An 8-page German commentary examining the implications of the new self-confidence of the European Parliament

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-08-23

Parliamentary Elections in the Republic of Moldova: A Three-Way Test

EPC

A 2-page commentary arguing that the political impasse in Moldova poses a three-way test for the country, Russia, and the EU

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-11

Part-Time Work in EU Countries: Labour Market Mobility, Entry and Exit

Institute for the Study of Labor

A 47-page paper examining the role of part-time work in labour mobility for 11 European countries

Employment, Industrial Relations & Training , European UnionPosted: 2005-04-11

Partnership for Effective Multilateralism: EU Relations with Brazil, China, India and Russia

ISS-EU

This 180-page paper addresses the strategic partnerships that the EU seeks to set up with four important actors

European UnionPosted: 2008-06-27

Partnership Is No Privilege: The Alternative to EU Membership is no Turkish Delight

Royal Institute for International Affairs

A 9-page briefing paper criticising the concept of "privileged partnership" as an alternative to full EU accession for Turkey

European UnionPosted: 2005-10-26

Partnership: A New EU Approach to Fighting Irregular Immigration?

SWP

A 4-page German commentary on the EU\'s struggle to control illegal immigration

Immigration & Refugees, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-10

Pension Systems, Ageing and the Stability and Growth Pact

CESifo

This 69-page working paper explores how the EU Stability and Growth Pact may cope with the future costs of population ageing

Ageing, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-12

Permanent Structured Cooperation and the Future of ESDP

Egmont

This 18-page Belgian paper addresses the efficiency problem of Europe's armed forces

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-21

Permanent Structured Cooperation and the Future of ESDP

Egmont

A 24-page Belgian paper examining the capability of the Permanent Structured Cooperation mechanism to solve Europe's military capability shortcomings

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2008-04-10

Permanent Structured Cooperation for Effective European Armed Forces

Egmont

This 6-page Belgian security policy briefoutlines a concrete proposal to implement Permanent Structured Cooperation, the new defence mechanism introduced by the Lisbon Treaty

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-03-20

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

Pioneering Foreign Policy: The EU Special Representatives

ISS-EU

This 165-page paper examines the role of the EU special representatives

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-08

Pipelines, Politics and Power

CER

A 63-page collection of articles dealing with the future of EU-Russia energy relations

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2008-10-20

Playing with Power: The US role in Europe-Russia Natural Gas Politics

ICPS

A 4-page Ukrainian brief considering how the US helps Central and Eastern Europe in reducing dependency on Russian-controlled gas?

Energy, European UnionPosted: 2011-04-03

Poland: The EU's New Awkward Partner

Centre for European Reform

A brief commentary on Poland's uncompromising approach to negotiation within the EU

European UnionPosted: 2004-02-10

Policing Bosnia and Herzegovina 2003-05: Issues of Mandates and Management in ESDP Missions

CEPS

A 32-page working paper examining the implementation of the EUPM in 2003-2005

European UnionPosted: 2007-01-23

Policing Public Sector Aid

Centre for European Reform

A commentary on how the Commission should balance its objective of upholding competition rules with the ability of member states to shape public service provision

European UnionPosted: 2004-02-10

Policy Coherence for Development in the EU Council: Strategies for the Way Forward

Centre for European Policy Studies

This 143-page report analyzes whether policymaking processes in the EU Council provide adequate scope for development inputs in key policy areas. It also examines policymaking processes by the European Comission

European UnionPosted: 2006-08-04

Policy Prescriptions for Curing "Eurozonitis"

"Europe's World"

This article offers a possible solution to the vulnerability of the European single currency

Economic Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-03-14

Policy-Making in the EU: Achievements, Challenges and Proposals for Reform

CEPS

The 120-page report on the findings of a number of expert groups formed to analyse the major issues and challenges facing the European Union today and to put forward recommendations for reform that can realistically be implemented in the short and medium term

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2009-07-14

Political Islam and European Foreign Policy

CEPS

A 199-page collection of essays offering a Muslim perspective on the EU's policy towards Muslim democratic parties in the Mediterranean Arab states

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-04

Political Islam in Algeria

CEPS

A 10-page working paper analyzing how Islamic parties in Algeria are building a new relationship with democratic mechanisms in Europe

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-06-14

Political Islam in Morocco

CEPS

This 13-page working paper examines the potential challenges to relations with Europe posed by the growing electoral popularity of Morocco's Islamists

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2007-06-14

Political Islam in Turkey

CEPS

This 16-page working paper examines the sustainability of the pro-European discourse in Turkey

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2007-04-25

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

Pooling & Sharing: From Slow March to Quick March?

Egmont

A 4-page Belgian policy brief discussing the “Ghent Framework” for pooling & sharing of military capabilities in the EU

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-05-13

Post-Kyoto and the Position of the European Union

Netherlands Institute of International Relations

This 6-page Dutch briefing paper outlines how the European Union might best contribute to a stabilisation of greenhouse gas emissions

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2005-09-02

Post-Qaddafi Instability in Libya

CFR

This 11-page US contingency planning memorandum argues that the European Union lead a post-Qaddafi stabilization force in Libya, preferably under the United Nations umbrella

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2011-08-15

Potentially Trade Restrictive Measures Identified in the Context of the Economic Crisis

This 104-page EC report provides the latest state of play as regards potentially restrictive trade activities of the EU’s trade partners

Globalisation & International Trade, European UnionPosted: 2010-11-12

Pragmatism Prevails: Barroso's European Commission

Royal Institute of International Affairs

This 8-page briefing paper considers how the 2004-09 European Commission differs from its predecessors and the context in which the Barroso Commission Strategy was developed

European UnionPosted: 2005-05-25

Preparing for election fraud?

IFIMES

A 6-page Slovene analysis of the current political situation in Albania in the light of the forthcoming parliamentary elections

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-09

Preparing for the Multipolar World: European Foreign and Security Policy in 2020

CER

This article argues that the EU can help to ensure that multilateralism prevails over balance-of-power politics in the near future

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-12-19

Preservation of National Identity and Interests in the Enlarged EU

Center for European Integration Studies

A 36-page discussion paper focusing on economic issues to discuss the preservation of national identity and interests by small states acceding to the EU

European UnionPosted: 2005-03-10

Preservation of National Identity and Interests in the Enlarged EU

Center for European Integration Studies

A 36-page discussion paper considering the tensions between EU identity and national identity for smaller member states, focusing on economic issues

European UnionPosted: 2005-02-03

Profiling Normative Foreign Policy: The European Union and its Global Partners

CEPS

An 18-page working paper developing a conceptual framework for a study of normative foreign policy

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2008-01-04

Progress Towards Halting the Loss of Biodiversity by 2010

European Environment Agency

A 104-page report showing how far Europe has to go in safeguarding its plant and species and habitats

Climate Change & Environment, European UnionPosted: 2006-06-09

Project Europe 2030: Challenges and Opportunities

European Council

A report on the future of Europe commissioned by the European Council

European UnionPosted: 2010-05-16

Promoting Accountability in Multi-Level Governance: A Network Approach

EUROGOV

This 41-page paper addresses the problem of accountability in systems of multi-level governance organised around networks, and in particular, the EU's system

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-04-13

Promoting Democracy Through Civil Society: How to Step Up the EU's Policy towards the Eastern Neighbourhood

Centre for European Policy Studies

A 37-page study arguing that civil society should be a more important priority in democracy promotion to the EU's Eastern Neighbourhood

European Union, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2006-02-09

Promoting Innovation in the European Union

ZEI

This 37-page discussion paper argues that European policymakers should establish an adequate competitive environment in which innovation activities are most likely to flourish

European Union, Economic PolicyPosted: 2009-02-07

Promoting Middle East Democracy: European Initiatives

United States Institute for Peace

A 16-page report examining the European Union's multilateral engagement with the Arab world in the area of democracy promotion

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2004-11-19

Promoting Middle East Democracy: European Initiatives

United States Institute of Peace

A 16-page report examining the European Union's multilateral engagement with the Arab world in respect of democracy promotion

Governance & Politics, European UnionPosted: 2004-12-06

Proposals from the Russian President Dmitry Medvedev on the New European Security Treaty: Origins and Prospects

IISS et al.

A statement of Russian proposals for a new European security architecture made at a London conference in December 2009

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2010-01-06

Protecting Critical Infrastructure in the EU

CEPS

This 106-page task force report offers a number of observations and recommendations for a more effective and joined-up European policy response to the protection of critical infrastructure

European Union, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2010-12-17

Protecting Europe: Policies for Enhancing Security in the EU

SDA

A 68-page report of an international conference held to discuss policies that could enhance security within Europe

Defence, Terrorism & Security, European UnionPosted: 2006-12-21

Protection of Personal Data and Citizens' Rights of Privacy in the Fight Against the Financing of Terrorism

Centre for European Policy Studies

This 8-page policy brief critically examines the effectiveness of an EU regulation permitting the freezing of assets as a counter-terrorism measure, and its effects on the rights of individuals

Personal Privacy, European UnionPosted: 2005-04-03