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Category Archives: EU foreign affairs (including defence, development aid and trade) and the European neighbourhood
May 20 2013
Sweden has effectively used bilateral co-operation with the US and other European states as an alternative to NATO membership.
Leave a commentSweden is one of only a handful of EU countries which are not members of NATO. Jan Joel Andersson provides an overview of Swedish defence policy and assesses the potential for Sweden to use the EU as an alternative to … Continue reading
Posted by: May 20, 2013
Tagged with: Common Foreign and Security Policy, defence policy, foreign policy, Military, NATO, Sweden
May 12 2013
Book Review: The Oxford Handbook of the European Union
Leave a commentThe EU is becoming increasingly important and present in the lives of Europeans, at the same time as myths and misunderstandings about the institution and its role are on the rise. With contributions from over sixty specialists, Giulia Pastorella finds … Continue reading
Posted by: May 12, 2013
Tagged with: book reviews
May 6 2013
The EU should consider a strategic pause with Moscow to give it time to strengthen its own position.
Leave a commentIn the two decades since the end of the Cold War, Europeans and the EU have struggled to find common ground in their relations with Russia, and generally failed in attempts to promote modernisation. Jana Kobzova argues that it is … Continue reading
Posted by: May 6, 2013
Tagged with: external relations, Moscow, Russia
Apr 24 2013
The evidence suggests that the conflict in Chechnya was not a major factor in the motivation of the Boston bombers
6 CommentsSince last week’s bombings in Boston and the subsequent manhunt, much has been speculated about the motivations of the two ethnic Chechen brothers who are suspected of carrying out the attack. Jim Hughes looks at whether or not the Boston … Continue reading
Posted by: April 24, 2013
Tagged with: Boston bombing, terrorism, USA.
Apr 11 2013
China’s rise means the EU must look for new areas of cooperation with ASEAN.
Leave a commentThe EU has long supported greater regional integration in Southeast Asia, but its influence is now in decline due to China’s growing economic importance. Anja Jetschke and Clara Portela argue that in order to continue in its promotion of regional … Continue reading
Apr 7 2013
Book Review: World War I in Africa: The Forgotten Conflict Among the European Powers
1 CommentWorld War I in Africa looks afresh at the strategies of the German and Allied campaigns, and at the great rivalry between General Jan Christian Smuts, who took on the German forces in East Africa, and General Lettow-Vorbeck, celebrated as … Continue reading
Posted by: April 7, 2013
Tagged with: Africa, Great War, history, World War I
