The EU-China investment agreement: a step in the right direction

Mario Esteban & Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 9/2021 (English version) - 19/1/2021.

The announcement of an investment agreement between the EU and China (EU-China Comprehensive Agreement on Investment, or CAI) on 30 December has generated a huge controversy.

The Portuguese Presidency: striking the balance between unfinished business and leaving its own mark

Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin and Ilke Toygür. Expert Comment 2/2021 (English version) - 4/1/2021.

On 1 January 2021 Germany handed over the Presidency of the Council of the EU to Portugal.

Collaborative efforts to stimulate sustainable investment for COVID-19 recovery in developing countries

San Bilal. ARI 142/2020 - 30/12/2020.

Limited fiscal space in many developing countries demands collective efforts and EU leadership to help improve their macro-economic conditions and attract more investments for a higher impact and sustainability for recovery from COVID-19.

The Impact of the Biden Administration on Turkey-EU Relations

Kadri Tastan & Ilke Toygür. 23/12/2020.

On the task of preventing further drift with Turkey, the European Union and the United States face similar challenges.

Scenario analysis in Europe’s southern neighbourhood: the modern crystal ball for policy makers

Natalia Martín. ARI 133/2020 - 25/11/2020.

This paper analyses the increasing adoption of scenario analysis techniques in policy circles, putting a special emphasis on the advantages of using forecasting on areas like Europe’s southern neighbourhood, where the transnational nature of geopolitical and socio-economic challenges would greatly benefit from such an approach.

A logic of its own: the external presence in the Sahel

Nina Wilén. ARI 132/2020 - 24/11/2020.

The current instability in the Sahel has attracted a heavy international security presence to the region which has taken on a logic of its own. Yet there is a need to reflect on how the international presence and local power dynamics mutually shape each other to gain a more comprehensive understanding of why current efforts to stabilise the situation have fallen short.

From Venus to Janus: the EU and international disorder

Miguel Otero-Iglesias. Expert Comment 40/2020 (English version) - 23/11/2020.

The EU is thus facing an historic moment. The challenges of international political economy that loom over us are enormous.

Is the UNSC an obstacle to a geopolitical EU? Principled pragmatism and the legitimacy of CSDP deployments

Vasileios Theodosopoulos. ARI 124/2020 - 4/11/2020.

The legitimation of military Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP) deployments will be an important aspect of the EU’s endeavour to evolve into a principled geopolitical power.

Fortress Europe: an authoritarian-populist construct?

Aitor Pérez. ARI 122/2020 - 30/10/2020.

According to civil society organisations, EU policies concerning vulnerable people in third countries –including migration, asylum and foreign aid– are on a regressive trend. This coincides with the rise of authoritarian-populist parties in European countries.

Refugees welcome? Cross-European public opinion on asylum seekers following the 2015 crisis

Sandra Bermúdez. ARI 119/2020 - 27/10/2020.

This study examines the preferences regarding solidarity and asylum seekers following the 2015 refugee crisis, by comparing different European countries, and how opinions on the issue have evolved over time.