European Union
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The European Union’s Failed Acceptance Of Serbia’s Eastern Reckoning
Abstract: Serbia, an EU candidate state since 2012, benefits from EU visa liberalisation, trade, and integration support. In fact, to date, and out of all prospective candidate states in the Balkans, it is the largest recipient of EU pre-accession funds. The President of the EU Commission, Ursula Von der Leyen’s visit in October 2022 to… Read More
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A Strategy For A Geopolitical European Union
Abstract: The great power competition is increasingly stifling conflicts — from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine to China becoming an assertive global player and strategic rival to the liberal world order. Accordingly, the European Union (EU) is under great pressure to play an active geopolitical role in international affairs and conflicts. Currently, Russia’s war in… Read More
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The EU Strategy For The Indo-Pacific
Abstract: The EU unveiled its strategy for the Indo-Pacific to enhance its presence in the region and protect its vital security and economic interests. However, internal and external constraints severely limit the potentiality of the EU. Bottom-line-up-front: The rise of China and other Asian countries, and the Sino-American rivalry have made the Indo-Pacific one of… Read More
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The Role Of Cultural Factors Affecting The Accession Of Turkey To The EU
Abstract: This paper expands upon the Turkish accession process’s history, its politically fueled policy implications, as well as the cultural and structural factors delaying this process. Moreover, it discusses other conditions and prerequisites set by religions in interpreting the concept of democracy. Further, it analyses aspects of the varying interpretations of secularism in the EU.… Read More
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EU Strategic Compass: A Stress Test
Abstract: Matters of EU security and defense and, therefore, strategy cannot be isolated from concepts such as sovereignty or national strategic culture. The key question is: How to structure/operationalize EU strategic autonomy? The answer is still at the political level. In the meantime, certain aspects of EU defense, one major one being defense of the… Read More
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The Future Of Common European Defence
Abstract: Efforts to create a common European defence date back to the Cold War, but they have so far led only to modest results. These days, with the old continent facing more complex security challenges than ever, initiatives and discussions on this topic have rekindled. However, several internal and external constraints continue to hinder this… Read More
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The European Union: Closer or Further than Ever to Having a European Army?
Abstract: The idea of a European Army is as old as European integration. A very disputed matter, it has enjoyed both waves of support and vehement opposition, but despite strenuous efforts, it has not become a reality to this day. Efforts have been revived in 2021, and a military doctrine is expected to be ready… Read More
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The Future Challenges to European Security
Abstract: As the world enters an emerging phase of instability and great-power competition, Europe will face an array of new and old geopolitical challenges. Despite the various attempts of reconciliation, Russia is likely to remain the main security problem. Changes in the balance of power, in addition to history, ideology and geography put Moscow in… Read More
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Exploring the Benefits of NATO-EU Cooperation: The Case of Estonia, Kosovo and Colombia
Abstract: Close cooperation between NATO and the EU is an essential pillar in developing a comprehensive international approach to defense and security, not exclusively of Europe or the Euro-Atlantic region, but also of global partners, be it in North Africa, the Asia-Pacific or Latin America. It offers a comprehensive approach to the protection, resilience and… Read More
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Does the Rising Demand for a European Army go Beyond Political Rhetoric?
Abstract: A vast majority of European Union (EU) heads of state and an increasing number of leading politicians have advocated for the initiation of an armed force within the region, preferably in the near future. Interestingly, the dialogue has not been followed by deeds, mainly due to lack of political will – a prerequisite to… Read More
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