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Darfur review XI

By Publicaciones FRIDE (04/02/2010) Other publications

DARFUR REVIEW is a monthly selection of Arab official, journalistic and academic sources that are compiled to give an overview of the main events, opinions and documents on Darfur from the perspective of the Arab world.


Projects: The gap between narratives and practices. Darfur: Responses from the arab world

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Yemen: Make haste slowly

By Edward Burke (26/01/2010) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images

As the world’s governments gather in London to decide upon a response to the threat from a resurgent al-Qaeda in Yemen the first thing that the leaders of the US and Europe should recognise is how easy it is for them to make the situation much worse.

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A New Agenda for US-EU Security Cooperation

By Megan Chabalowski, Daniel Korski, Daniel Serwer (21/01/2010) Working Paper

AFP/Getty Images

As the fifteenth anniversary of the New Transatlantic Agenda approaches, it seems a timely moment to examine the history of the US-EU relationship, assess US and EU security capabilities and lay out an agenda for the future.

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Spain's War in Afghanistan

By Edward Burke (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain has been a useful but low-key contributor to the mission in Afghanistan. It has undertaken valuable civilian work, but its military role has been more circumscribed.

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Does Spain have an Ostpolitik?

By Natalia Shapovalova (12/01/2010) Policy Brief

Spain has never had a particularly strong interest in Eastern Europe. In recent years Spain has rushed to engage with Russia, due to Moscow’s importance for European security.

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Beyond Copenhagen: Securitising climate change

By Richard Youngs (02/12/2009) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images
One of the main imperatives beyond Copenhagen will be to incorporate the geopolitical dimensions of climate change fully into a broadened external energy security policy. On this matter, Europe is a laggard not a leader.

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The EU, Central Asia and Security Sector Reform

By Jos Boonstra (23/11/2009) Other publications

AFP/Getty Images

The European Union regards itself as a security actor and takes a keen interest in working with Central Asian states on the basis of joint security interests. Does this include Security Sector Reform (SSR)?


Projects: The EU's Central Asia Strategy

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Signs of hope in the Western Balkans?

By Judy Batt (06/11/2009) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images

At the end of 2009 events are shifting in the Balkans. Judy Batt examines somes of the important decisions the EU will need to take in 2010 to ensure that the region does not slide back into conflict.

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The "soldier-diplomat" in Afghanistan and Iraq

By Edward Burke (05/10/2009) Working Paper

Multinational Force-Iraq

The US and UK Armed Forces have learned the painful lessons of their limited engagement in Afghanistan and Iraq, and are now prepared to assume wide-ranging humanitarian and reconstruction tasks.

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No time to wind-down in Bosnia

By Sofia Sebastián (09/09/2009) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images

The country continues to show no clear signs of reconciliation and there is a lack of commitment to the process of EU accession.

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Crimea in the European neighbourhood

By Balázs Jarábik, Natalia Shapovalova (06/07/2009) Policy Brief

S.Supinsky/AFP/Getty Images

Although Ukraine is recognised as stable in contrast with its neighbours, a number of factors indicate that Crimea could be the next flashpoint in Europe's neighbourhood. This Policy Brief explores how the EU must develop a long-term conflict prevention strategy based on dialogue, aid, investments and prospective Ukrainian accession.

 

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The EU's approach to Israel and the Palestinians

By Clara Marina O'Donnell (22/06/2009) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images

Despite divisions amongst Palestinians and the reluctance of the new Israeli government to work towards a viable two-state solution, this Policy Brief explores how the EU should do its utmost to support US efforts to bring both parties to the negotiating table.

 

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Making Kosovo work

By Sofia Sebastián (27/03/2009) Policy Brief

AFP/Getty Images
Making Kosovo work requires the EU to reassess its current policies on the ground in Kosovo and towards Serbia. Good care should be taken not to reinforce partition by default.

 

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Energy security: Europe's new foreign policy challenge

By Richard Youngs (10/02/2009) Book

The geopolitics of oil and gas have made a spectacular return to the international political agenda. The European Union (EU) has recognized the importance of incorporating energy security more systematically into foreign policy.

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The case for a new european engagement in Iraq

By Edward Burke (27/01/2009) Working Paper

 A. Al-Saadi/AFP/G. Images

In 2009, six years after the US-led invasion, the last European troops are set to withdraw from Iraq. As EU member states focus their attention on the war in Afghanistan, there is a danger of neglecting Europe’s interests in Iraq.

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Oil companies and the EU' s external energy policies

By Richard Youngs (16/09/2008) Other publications

European oil companies should attach greater priority to the systematic incorporation of energy questions into CFSP. They should also support a CFSP approach to energy security that is based on enhancing governance standards in producer states.

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Energy: a reinforced obstacle to democracy?

By Richard Youngs (30/07/2008) Working Paper

Alexander Nemenov/AFP/Getty Images
This paper reveals that the opaque management of increased oil and gas revenues has sparked pressure for governance reforms from within producer states and has also encouraged new international initiatives linking energy security with good governance.