Brexit Debate: Lessons From the EU’s Non-Members
Erik Oddvar Eriksen and John Erik Fossum
Although European states such as Norway or Switzerland have different kinds of relationships with th…
Category: Foreign Affairs
The Dutch Ukraine Referendum That Was Never Really About Ukraine
David Bokhorst and Bogdan Koetsier
The recent Dutch referendum on the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement, which rejected the agreement, was m…
NATO’s Role in the Refugee Crisis: Building Bridges with the EU
Nina Græger
The activities that NATO has undertaken to address the refugee crisis in the Mediterranean focus on intelligence and surveillanc…
Switzerland: China’s Old Friend and Innovative Strategic Partner
Shichen Wang
While the EU continues to be divided on China, Switzerland has continued its longstanding privileged relationship with the coun…
On Different Tracks: Bulgaria and Romania under the Cooperation and Verification Mechanism
Eli Gateva
Romania and Bulgaria both joined the EU in 2007 and became subject to an ad hoc tool created by the European Commission to evaluate the …
Bosnia’s EU Candidacy Cannot be Sustained by Minimal Internal Compromises
Andy Aitchison
Bosnia’s formal application for EU membership, received today, is predicated on a new and untested framework for the country’…
The EU’s Relations with Kosovo – Achievements, Limits, Challenges
Gëzim Krasniqi
The EU plays a major role in Kosovo’s development, despite the fact that several Member States do not recognise its independenc…
Britain’s Response to the Refugee Crisis in the Mediterranean
Gareth Mulvey
The UK Government’s approach to the current refugee crisis in Europe is a continuation of policies intended to discourage migra…
EU-Russia Relations: A Eurasian Opportunity?
Francesco Saverio Montesano
The costs and challenges associated with EU-Russia relations at present demonstrate that the EU needs a functio…
Turkey’s EU Perspective: How the Refugee Crisis has Accelerated Membership Negotiations
Renke Deckarm and Torsten Selck
Turkey’s longstanding EU membership negotiations have been periodically delayed by reluctance from Member …