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Home / Topics / Future of Europe / Page 26

Future of Europe

Video conference of EU Foreign Affairs Ministers (Defence) - June 2020. Photo: © European Union
Future of Europe Analyses

In the desert or at sea? Securing Europe’s southern flank

Europe’s neighbourhood in the Middle East and North Africa is set to become even more instable. Are Europeans capable of securing their own southern flank?

By Sven Biscop
16 Jul 2020 //
13 mins Reading time
Russian flag. Photo: Jennifer Boyer (CC BY 2.0)
Latin America Working Papers

Russia in Latin America: repercussions for Spain

Russia’s future role in Latin America and how its actions will benefit or harm Spain remain unclear.

By Mira Milosevich-Juaristi
10 Jul 2020 //
4 mins Reading time
NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the Rome 2018 Mediterranean Dialogues Conference. Photo: NATO (CC BY-NC-ND 2.0)
Future of Europe Analyses

Emerging security challenges in NATO’s southern neighbourhood

NATO has always had a southern exposure. Today’s strategic environment provides a new context for this traditional question, but also raises fundamental questions of geography, alliance politics and a shared approach to risks.

By Ian Lesser
03 Jul 2020 //
13 mins Reading time
A plea for the German Presidency: invest boldly and smartly in the future of Europe.
Future of Europe Experts Comments

A plea for the German Presidency: invest boldly and smartly in the future of Europe

Expectations of leadership are high, as are hopes that the German EU Council Presidency will give substance to the statement "Together for Europe's recovery".

By Nicoletta Pirozzi, Funda Tekin, Ilke Toygür
30 Jun 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
No coronavirus diplomacy could solely revitalize Turkey-EU relations. Boxes of COVID-19 medical supplies donated by the Turkish government on its way to the Joint Base Andrews (US), on 28 April. Photo: Karen Abeyasekere / U.S. Air Force. Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

No coronavirus diplomacy could solely revitalize Turkey-EU relations

Turkey is using the coronavirus diplomacy as a tool to make things better with its European neighbours, but this is not necessarily enough.

By Ilke Toygür
24 Jun 2020 //
7 mins Reading time
Peter Altmaier (German Minister for Economic Affairs and Energy), Bruno Le Maire, (French Minister for Economy and Finance) and Claudia van Veen (Presenter) present the European data infrastructure project GAIA-X (4/6/2020). Source: Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy. Elcano Blog
Future of Europe Experts Comments

GAIA-X: an opportunity for the European digital sovereignty?

In the debate over European digital sovereignty which is still unsolved, GAIA-X features opportunities, challenges, and discrepancies.

By Raquel Jorge Ricart
16 Jun 2020 //
6 mins Reading time
Expectations, competences and power: understanding the dynamics of EU institutions. "Coronavirus - Global response" on the front of the Berlaymont building. Photo: Xavier Lejeune / ©European Union, 2020
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Expectations, competences and power: understanding the dynamics of EU institutions in tackling the COVID-19 crisis and setting the tone for the Conference on the Future of Europe

It is vital to understand all its power dynamics before judging the EU’s performance while dealing with these multidimensional crises.

By Ilke Toygür
02 Jun 2020 //
7 mins Reading time
Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan
Future of Europe Experts Comments

Living with COVID-19: The thinking behind Spain’s lockdown exit plan

Spain’s lockdown exit plan is based on four pillars: proper data and healthcare capacities, geographical asymmetry, a two-way street with different speeds, and subsidiarity and co-responsibility.

By Miguel Otero Iglesias
02 Jun 2020 //
11 mins Reading time
25th EU-Japan Summit 2018 (cropped image). Photo: ©European Union
Future of Europe Analyses

EU-Japan cooperation on defence capabilities: possibilities?

EU and Japan have interest in developing defence capabilities and research but these challenges and cooperation is conditioned by a shifting geopolitical landscape.

By Michito Tsuruoka, Daniel Fiott
22 May 2020 //
24 mins Reading time

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