North Korea: Give a break

by Francois Ducrotté Back in the days of the Japanese occupation between 1910 and 1945, the ones who resisted the Japanese Continue reading →

The carrot without the stick: Kosovo and Cyprus

    by Elena Marda With the carrot of European integration hanging above their heads, Kosovo’s Prime Minister Hashim Thaci Continue reading →

BRICS: friend or threat for the EU?

by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos ‘BRICS is not a threat, BRICS is an opportunity’. Those were the closing remarks of Ambassador Mxolisi Continue reading →

Much ado about what the EU can do in Syria

by Elena Marda On April 24th, the Heinrich Böll Stiftung along with IKV Pax Christi presented its new policy paper Continue reading →

Egypt – A new ally to defend women’s right to protest?

by Francois Ducrotté Even after two years, Egypt still doesn’t have a strong central government which could be able to push the political Continue reading →

North Korea 2.0 – The use of social media as traditional media

by Francois Ducrotté North Korea and South Korea are still in state of war including different tensions such as: Nuclear, Continue reading →

Follow-up on Spinelli Debate on Arab Spring: Is Europe present, but slow?

by Elena Marda The Spinelli Debate in the EP last Thursday was the success that every communication assistant dreams of. Continue reading →

Has the Arab Spring failed? Is Europe conspicuously absent?

by Lorène-Fara Andrianarijaona On Wednesday 10 April 2013, the Spinelli Group organised a debate on the conclusions that could be drawn Continue reading →

A new chapter in Turkey’s struggle with terrorism – Implications for the EU accession process

by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos Turkey has been standing in the EU membership waiting room since its application for full European Economic Continue reading →

Benelux Defence Cooperation: Evolution or Revolution?

by Lorène-Fara Andrianarijaona On 18 April 2012, the Ministries of Defence of the three Benelux countries (Belgium, Netherlands and Luxembourg) signed Continue reading →

Men and sexual violence in Syria: de-constructing the taboo

by Elena Marda Sexual violence during conflicts is not exactly news. Rape has been thoroughly used as a weapon of power Continue reading →

Annual Conference – European Defence Agency – “European Defence Matters”

On Thursday 21 March 2013, the European Defence Agency held its annual conference, entitled   “European Defence Matters”. European defence experts Continue reading →