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The Western Balkans and the Failure of European Enlargement

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

The process of European enlargement has been officially suspended for five years. Yet in the western Balkans it is rapprochement with Europe that publicly underpins the majority of political policy.

Jean-Arnault DÉRENS

Finally Something New in European Defense

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

The European defense debate is stepping away from the classical opposition between zealots of “Europe of Defense” and supporters of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO). 

Could Differentiated Integration Unblock the CSDP?

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

Differentiated integration, which brings some member states together on common means and strategies, appears to be the only route possible to circumvent obstructions to a Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) for the 28 member states.

Ronja KEMPIN Ronja SCHELER

“Minilateralism”: A New Form of Defense Cooperation

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

Multilateralism has played a significant role in international cooperation.

Sharing Military Capabilities: Dead-End or Future of Defense?

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

The framework nations concept, elaborated in Germany, was endorsed at the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) Summit in Wales in 2014. It attempts to organize defense cooperation between a limited number of countries which share a certain cultural proximity. 

Jon RAHBEK-CLEMMENSEN Sten RYNNING

Europe’s English Patient

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

Relations between London and the European construct are founded on a misunderstanding: for mainland Europeans, it represents a global political project, whereas for the British, the European Union is just one international institution among others.

Alain LAMASSOURE

Crimea: The Contradictions of Russia’s Line

Date de publication
03 March 2015
Accroche

After denying Russian intervention in Crimea, President Putin ultimately recognized that it indeed happened and then used fallacious arguments to justify it. 

Jean-Baptiste JEANGENE VILMER

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