Policy pointers

Foreign Policy

The International Arena and Emerging Powers: Stabilising or Destabilising Forces?

FRIDE

This 16-page Spanish presentation focuses on the changing international system

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-05-15

Is There a Better Strategy for Afghanistan?

FRIDE

This 4-page Spanish policy brief examines alternative strategies for stabilizing Afghanistan

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-05-21

The EU’s Eastern Partnership: Still-born?

FRIDE

A 5-page Spaish policy brief commenting on the Eastern Partnership, a new EU initiative for the Eastern Neighbourhood

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-05-21

A False Sense of Security: Europe and the Politics of Financial Crisis

FRIDE

This 5-page Spanish policy brief comments that the geopolitical impact of the financial crisis has been less than many feared. In purely geopolitical terms the crisis has not been a game-changer, but one extremely influential factor amongst many that now condition foreign policy calculations

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-09-16

Why Does Spain not Have a Policy for Latin America?

FRIDE

This 5-page Spanish policy brief argues that since the region is not a priority for the EU, Latin America offers an excellent platform for Spain to develop an independent policy and influence the European agenda

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-02-07

Central Asia's Growing Partnership with China

FRIDE

This 14-page Spanish paper focuses on the political and geopolitical impact of Beijing's growing influence, along with the economic implications of the Chinese presence in Central Asia

Regional, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2009-10-28

Making EU Strategic Partnerships Effective

FRIDE

This 28-page working paper offers a framework to help develop a more effective and coherent approach to EU strategic partnerships

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2010-12-16

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

The Case for a New European Engagement in Iraq

FRIDE

This 28-page Spanish paper argues that the EU should respond favourably to requests from the government in Baghdad for a technical assistance mission to be dispatched to Iraq and lists a series of recommendations on how the EU can improve its bi-lateral relations

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2009-02-09

To Palestine, via "Mecca" and "Beirut"

FRIDE

This 6-page paper examines the possibility of engaging Hamas in a constructive approach towards a Palestine settlement

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-06-21

To Palestine, via 'Mecca' and 'Beirut'

FRIDE

An 8-page Spanish paper examining the role of Hamas in the search for a solution to the Palestine problem

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-05-03

How Will the Financial Crisis Affect EU Foreign Policy?

FRIDE

This 5-page Spanish policy brief examines whether the global financial crisis will affect the EU's broader foreign policies - and if so, how.

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2008-12-05

The Gulf in the New World Order: A Forgotten Emerging Power?

FRIDE

This 24-page Spanish working paper studies whether indicators in the states of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) may or may not merit this region also being included in discussions of new emerging powers

Regional, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-09-22

France and the Middle East Crises

FRIDE

A 12-page paper examining the contribution that Europe and France might make towards a solution of Middle East crises

Disarmament & Peacekeeping, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2007-05-03

US Policy towards the Middle East and its Implications for EU Policy

FRIDE

This Spanish working paper calling for a more proactive EU role in the Middle East which takes into account the Gulf states’ aspirations and builds on its credibility

European Union, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2010-03-15

The Special Tribunal for Lebanon: Trigger for New Civil Unrest?

FRIDE

This 5-page Spanish policy brief argues that the EU would do well to encourage a conciliatory atmosphere between all parties when the Special Tribunal issues its conclusions about the 2005 assassination of former Lebanese Prime Minister Rafiq Hariri

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-12

Has the EU Got its Iran Strategy Right?

FRIDE

A 2-page article assessing the EU's strategy towards Iran's nuclear threat

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-08-17

Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2011. After the Crisis

FRIDE

This 51-page Spanish paper looks forward and presents the ten most important challenges for the EU in 2011

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2011-01-12

U.S.-Russia Relations in the Aftermath of the Georgia Crisis

FSI

An 8-page US House testimony on the implications of the Georgia crisis for US-Russia relations

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2008-10-22

U.S.-European Relations After the Iraq War: An American Perspective

FSI Stanford

The 8-page transcript of a talk focusing on critical relations between Europe and the US, extending beyond the current Washington administration

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2007-03-12

The Case for Alliances

FSI Stanford

A 6-page US article examining The United States' need for strategic alliances

Defence, Terrorism & Security, Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-11-08

Allies and American Security

FSI-Stanford, SSI

This 49-page monograph argues that alliances are of growing importance to the US for maintaining national security

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-12-13

The United States and Burma: Troubled Past, Uncertain Future

Future Directions International

This 7-page Australian paper percieves the beginnings of a more co-operative bilateral relationship between the US and Burma, but considers that this rapprochement could easily be derailed

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2012-03-26

Engaging Foreign Audiences

GAO

A 48-page US report on the State Department's outreach platforms overseas, the challenges and opportunities related to these platforms, a review State’s plans for these platforms, and assess the extent to which State has evaluated these platforms.

Foreign Policy, Governance & PoliticsPosted: 2010-07-21

The United States, Germany and Europe: Building a Global Agenda

German Council on Foreign Relations

A special issue of 17 articles covering different aspects of US/German/European relations (single page linking to each article)

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2006-02-14

Transatlantic Power, Legitimacy and Credibility

German Council on Foreign Relations

A paper analysing the causes of the schism between Europe and the U.S. over the Iraq crisis and proposals for "mending fences"

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2004-03-14

Semi-Victory in the Balkans: The Success of European Soft Power in the Region

German Council on Foreign Relations

This 7-page article describes the contribution made by European soft power to the improvement of governance in the Balkans

Foreign PolicyPosted: 2006-08-08

Policy Options for German Future Government

German Council on Foreign Relations

An 8-page bulletin containing articles dealing with German-Russian relations, demographic challenges facing the two countries, and the situation in the Ukraine

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

Strategic Neighbourhood: E.U.-Europe verus E.U.-East

German Council on Foreign Relations

A 6-page paper examining the prospects for unity between the E.U. and Russia

Foreign Policy, European UnionPosted: 2004-10-07

Lurching Back Together

German Council on Foreign Relations

This paper discusses how the U.S. and Europe are stumbling towards a post-Iraq rapprochement, with consensus about the need to transform NATO and modernize the "greater Middle East"

Foreign Policy, Defence, Terrorism & SecurityPosted: 2004-03-14