International Relations
With Belarus, the EU Has Nothing to Gain by Waiting
International Relations
May 28, 2021
With Belarus, the EU Has Nothing to Gain by Waiting
On May 23rd, Lukashenka’s regime shocked Europe by hijacking a Ryanair passenger flight on an Athens-Vilnius route. Belarus forced the…
Morocco: The EU’s Uncomfortable Ally
International Relations
April 20, 2021
Morocco: The EU’s Uncomfortable Ally
The Kingdom of Morocco is, to this date, an uncomfortable ally of the European Union. While the Kingdom offers many…
Reunification or Two-State Solution? Future Prospects for Cyprus
International Relations
January 13, 2021
Reunification or Two-State Solution? Future Prospects for Cyprus
The island of Cyprus, the third largest and third most populous island in the Mediterranean, has been de facto split…
The EU Will Restrict Surveillance Tech Exports: A Win for Human Rights?
European Union
December 8, 2020
The EU Will Restrict Surveillance Tech Exports: A Win for Human Rights?
Just last month, German authorities searched the offices of the Munich-based software developing company FinFisher after accusations that it illegally…
The Impossible Question of Trust Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
International Relations
October 26, 2020
The Impossible Question of Trust Between Armenia and Azerbaijan
On the 27th of September 2020, the world powers started to show concerns about the escalation of tensions between Armenia…
As UAE and Bahrain Normalise Relations With Israel, Where Is the EU?
International Relations
September 16, 2020
As UAE and Bahrain Normalise Relations With Israel, Where Is the EU?
On September 15, the Prime Minister of Israel Binyamin Netanyahu travelled to Washington DC to sign a US-brokered peace agreement…
[OPINION] The European Union Needs its Own Nuclear Arsenal
Opinions
March 10, 2020
[OPINION] The European Union Needs its Own Nuclear Arsenal
Nuclear weapons have been an ambivalent part of human history and international politics for the past 75 years. Aside from…
Keeping the West Alive: Why the EU Needs Transatlanticism
International Relations
December 17, 2019
Keeping the West Alive: Why the EU Needs Transatlanticism
These days the West, as a concept, seems more and more divided. French President Emmanuel Macron has recently made the…
Turkish Identity and Europeanness: How Europe Failed Turkey
International Relations
September 25, 2019
Turkish Identity and Europeanness: How Europe Failed Turkey
When the Turkish governing Justice and Development Party (AKP) first entered general elections in 2002, one of their promises was…
The Failure of Turkey-EU Accession Talks Is Not All Turkey’s Fault
International Relations
August 28, 2019
The Failure of Turkey-EU Accession Talks Is Not All Turkey’s Fault
Turkey has been a candidate for EU accession for twenty years now, and the story of EU-Turkish relations is one…