Changing approaches to security

The international community' s influence on state-society relations in Angola

By Sarah-Lea John de Sousa (29/04/2010) Other publications

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This paper, part of the European Commission financed 'Initiative for Peacebuilding' project, analyses the impact of the international community's engagement on state-society relations in Angola.

Changing approaches to security

Serbia: Tying the EU in knots

By Judy Batt (08/04/2010) Policy Brief

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Although Serbia has submitted a formal application for EU membership there are still many difficult issues to resolve, including that of Kosovo.

Changing approaches to security

European conflict resolution policies: truncated peace-building

By Fernanda Faria, Richard Youngs (01/03/2010) Working Paper

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This analysis suggests that European policies in situations of conflict or fragility remain ineffectual, often unduly narrow in scope and at odds with the EU’s declared holism.

Changing approaches to security

Of Greeks and Romans: The EU, US and security strategy in a multipolar world

By Sven Biscop (24/02/2010) Policy Brief

This policy brief by Sven Biscop finds that the high expectations which Europe and the US had of each other concerning security strategy have not entirely been met.

Changing approaches to security

Iraq in 2010: The dangers of European complacency

By Edward Burke (10/02/2010) Policy Brief

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The Iraqi parliamentary elections scheduled for 7 March signified a severe test of the truce that emerged between the major factions during 2007 and 2008; a test which the EU was woefully unprepared for.

Changing approaches to security

A New Agenda for US-EU Security Cooperation

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

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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.