Crisis and EU foreign policy

Is there a new autocracy promotion?

By Peter Burnell (24/03/2010) Working Paper

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Are established authoritarian regimes seeking converts to their form of rule beyond their own borders? We need to examine the claims more closely so as to answer this question in a way that helps the cause of international democracy promotion devise an effective response.

Crisis and EU foreign policy

The future of the Eastern Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities

By Publicaciones FRIDE (24/02/2010) Other publications

This report presents a summary of  the main discussion points of the seminar ‘The Future of the Eastern Partnership: Challenges and Opportunities, co-organised by the Spanish EU Council Presidency, the Embassies of the Republic of Poland and of the Czech Republic in Madrid in cooperation with FRIDE on January 27–28, 2010.

Crisis and EU foreign policy

Post-Orange Ukraine: The lesser evil?

By Balázs Jarábik, Natalia Shapovalova (21/01/2010) Policy Brief

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In the second round of Ukraine’s presidential elections on February 7, voters will have to elect ‘the lesser evil’. While it is difficult to predict whom this will be, it is clear that Ukraine will remain a politically turbulent and fragile democracy.

Crisis and EU foreign policy

Spain's Diminished Policy in the Mediterranean

By Kristina Kausch (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain’s weight and presence in the southern Mediterranean have declined in recent years.

Crisis and EU foreign policy

Spain in Africa: The Reluctant Newcomer

By Stefan Meyer (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain is a newcomer to Africa. Since 2004, remarkable efforts have been undertaken to put Sub-Saharan Africa on the map of Spanish foreign policy.