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This Chaillot Paper contextualises the dilemmas facing EU policymakers as Europe experienced an unprecedented influx of migrants and refugees in 2015-2016. Analysing and comparing the differing perspectives of external experts and internal practitioners, it examines how the EU’s enlargement,...
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This Brief demonstrates how a 'pivot' to conflict prevention in foreign assistance to Mozambique is needed, adjusting international donors' support towards more targeted conflict-prevention objectives, and balancing the need for conflict sensitivity with the imperative of effective relief and...
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Sudan's ongoing transition demonstrates the potential of strategic non-violence to bring about societal change. The civil resistance movement in Sudan has proved remarkably resilient, owing to its highly organised nature, investment in coalition-building and capacity to adapt tactics to...
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This Brief analyses the current dynamics underpinning the Belarusian-Russian relationship and its possible future trajectory in the light of new factors which limit Belarus's room for foreign policy manoeuvre. It highlights how, under increasing pressure from Russia and faced with domestic...
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The civilian dimension of the EU's CSDP has traditionally played a Cinderella-like role in the EU crisis management system. And like the original fairy tale, it seems that civilian CSDP will need three essential elements to succeed: (1) a renewed and credible strategic framework - the 'ball...
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In the wake of the Arab League summit that took place in early November in Algiers - providing an opportunity for an energy-emboldened Algeria to assert its regional influence - this Brief examines why the organisation has often been criticised for its ineffectiveness, and how the EU and the...
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Despite concerns about growing Chinese and Indian influence in the Maghreb (Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia), the footprint of the two Asian powers in the region remains limited. The EU has a deep and multifaceted relationship with the three Maghreb nations, while China's and India's dealings with...
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Georgia's polarised domestic politics and slow reforms have complicated its relationship with the EU. Autumn 2023 will be a pivotal period for the nation, as the EU will then decide about its candidacy status. While Georgia's full compliance with the EU's 12 recommendations is doubtful,...
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This Brief first seeks to understand India's international and domestic motivations in pursuing such an active G20 presidency. It further looks at how the Indian regime is seeking to propagate its own civilisational worldviews while pursuing a transactional foreign policy. For the purpose of...
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This Chaillot Paper analyses the EU's relations with five North African countries - Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco and Tunisia. In particular it focuses on how the fallout of the war in Ukraine as well as the ongoing migration crisis have affected relations. The volume addresses some of the...
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