The European Parliament (EP) occupies a complex and often contested place within the European Union’s (EU) enlargement process. While enlargement is formally governed by intergovernmental negotiations between the candidate state and the Council, the EP has increasingly sought to shape the debate, exercise oversight, and position itself as a meaningful
The EU’s push for strategic autonomy responds to a fundamentally transformed global order marked by the rise of a multipolar world. This includes not only the traditional US-Russia tensions but an emergent China whose technological and geopolitical ambitions challenge Western dominance. The unpredictability of US foreign policy across administrations, as
Published by Strasburg Policy CentreIn partnership with Coventry University, Erasmus University Rotterdam, and Alber & GeigerIn recent years, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) has emerged as a dominant financial player in Africa, investing billions across various sectors. While these investments have fueled economic growth, they have also raised serious concerns
Chapter 1: Life After Qatargate: A New Generation of Cleaner Lobbying? The Qatargate bribery-for-influence scandal was and continues to be a shock to our system. Though only three sitting members of the European Parliament (EP) were implicated, it understandably has conjured memories of the European Commission’s 1999 mass resignation due to
Executive Summary The Strasburg Policy Centre, in collaboration with the Sudan Center for Red Sea Peace, Universidad Autónoma de Madrid, and the Cambridge Middle East and North Africa Forum, has published an exclusive report titled “Sudan’s Internal Conflict and Its Migration Impact on Europe.” This report addresses the complex and wide-reaching consequences of Sudan’s ongoing conflict,
Executive Summary The report, “Are UAE and North Korea Friends?” offers an in-depth exploration of the complex and often contentious relationship between the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and North Korea. It focuses on the UAE’s role in supporting North Korea’s ballistic missile programs and examines the broader global security concerns
E.U. member states launched the Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) in 1998. The aim of the policy instrument referred at the time as the European Security and Defence Policy (ESDP) was to develop military crisis management capacity. Beyond acting as a unitary global actor, the E.U. needed the mandate,
La France de 2020 n’est plus celle de 1920, ni celle de la Libération. Elle est aujourd’hui, notamment en raison d’une immigration progressive extra-européenne qui s’est déroulée sur quelques soixante années, beaucoup plus riche de diversité aussi bien ethnique que confessionnelle. Pour en accepter l’évidence, encore faut-il ne pas se
Ms de Groot’s paper on the impact of Brexit on trade between the United Kingdom and the European Union is a much-needed balanced perspective on the legal and regulatory landscape affecting the implications of the first country exiting the European Union.The trade negotiations between the UK and the EU are
The UK Government and the EU have agreed a third extension of the Article 50 period. The latest extension was confirmed on 29 October, two days before the scheduled Brexit deadline of 31 October. This Insight discusses how the decision was reached, what was agreed, and implications for the UK’s
The House of Lords EU Select Committee has today published its report on the revised EU Withdrawal Agreement and the Political Declaration on future UK-EU relations ahead of House of Lords consideration of the Withdrawal Agreement Bill, which starts on Monday 13 January. Report: Brexit: revised Withdrawal Agreement and Political Declaration
At the end of 2018, I met with our troops during Trident Juncture, NATO’s largest exercise since the Cold War. Over 50,000 men and women came from across Europe and North America to take part. They moved heavy equipment – 65 ships, 250 aircraft and 10,000 land vehicles – across
Annual Report 2019 The present report spans two significant anniversaries. It covers the year 2019, the 70th anniversary of the Council of Europe, and its publication comes in the year of the 70th anniversary of the signing of the European Convention on Human Rights. The importance of this collective guarantee set up
