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Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2012. What kind of geo-economic Europe?

Publicaciones FRIDE — 2012-02-11T21:13:05+01:00

At the end of each year, the FRIDE team reflects on the challenges likely to dominate the EU’s foreign policy agenda in the following twelve months. The unifying thread of these challenges for 2012 is that of geo-economics. The euro crisis and shifts in global power require a more assertive focus on immediate economic interests. Geo-economics is likely to be of increasing relevance to European foreign policy debates in 2012.

The multiple challenges of Libya's reconstruction

Barah Mikaïl — 2012-02-11T21:13:05+01:00

Libya faces a set of complex economic, political and social challenges. The solutions to theses challenges lie in pooling efforts and channelling them towards concrete objectives. The international community has a very important role to play.

Understanding India

Gauri Khandekar — 2012-02-11T21:13:05+01:00

Emerging actors like India will increasingly shape the evolving global order according to their visions. Their core identities will impact on how international relations develop. Understanding India is crucial to create a better rapport with the West and bridge divides of the past century.

EU-Asia trade relations: getting through the crisis

Yeo Lay Hwee, Anne Pollet-Fort — 2012-02-11T21:13:05+01:00

Growing concerns over the economic outlook in East Asia threaten the upward trend in EU exports in the absence of policy efforts to conclude new trade accords. Trends in trade and investment suggest that both European and East Asian governments need to reassess their approaches to this partnership if damage is to be mitigated in the long term.