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(Analysis) European Political Community: The French Approach Towards Greater Europe

By Vitalii Rishko 2 February, 2023 5 May, 2023 0

Increasing security threats and a lack of coordination between European states proved the need to establish a new platform to discuss strategic issues and maintain high-level dialogue between heads of states. It gave a new impetus to the old ideas of Great Europe that were developed in France, namely by Francois Mitterand. Emmanuel Macron has brought this idea back by proposing a European Political Community, which has faced a lot of criticism already. Even so, it can have some substantial benefits for European politics and contribute to shaping the European security order.

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(Analysis) Assessing the Added Value of European Engagement with Southeast Asia

By Andrea Laroni 17 January, 2023 21 February, 2023 0

Southeast Asia locates at the core of the wider Indo-Pacific region and embraces one of the globe’s most crucial bodies of water for maritime trade, the South China Sea. Being also home to vibrantly growing economies, the region holds great strategic importance for most global players. This includes the European Union (EU), whose interests in such a faraway area are of vital importance and include both economic relationships and regional security.

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(Analysis) Australia in the Pacific: How can Canberra Regain Influence?

By Kareem Salem 12 December, 2022 27 January, 2023 1

The South Pacific has historically been a maritime expanse dominated by the influence of Western powers, including Australia. However, China is seeking to change the status quo through its economic and security diplomacy in the region causing concern for future of the rules-based order and its long-standing presence over climate change.

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(Analysis) Tensions across the Taiwan Strait: Is the 1992 Consensus Permanently Lost?

By Kareem Salem 5 December, 2022 30 November, 2022 0

Relations between Beijing and Taipei have often experienced periods of friction ever since the victory of Mao Zedong’s Chinese communists in 1949. Now cross-strait ties have undergone crucial transformations under Tsai Ing-wen’s leadership, resulting in unprecedented diplomatic and military tensions along the Taiwan Strait.

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Polar Power Plays: Is the EU’s Arctic Policy Still Relevant?

By Fiona De Cuyper 2 December, 2022 2 December, 2022 0

The Arctic has been termed “the pole of peace” by Mikhael Gorbachev in 1987. However, in recent times, there are a lot of developments in the region. As such, this article takes a closer look at the EU’s Arctic policy in light of recent challenges and analyzes the main challenges to and priorities of the EU’s Arctic strategy.

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(Analysis) Resolution 1325: The Contribution and Limitation on Women, Peace & Security

By Fehintola Akinbamidele 30 November, 2022 24 November, 2022 0

The UN Security Council’s Resolution 1325 was the first to specifically address women in times of peace and war. In order to maintain and advance peace and security, including conflict prevention and resolution, peace negotiations, peacebuilding, peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance, and post-conflict reconstruction, the resolution emphasises the necessity of women’s equal participation and involvement in all such efforts. Despite having several gaps that needed to be filled, the first resolution did contribute to the protection of women and girls under international law. The contribution of S/RES/1325 is discussed in this article in some detail.

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(Analysis) EU Candidate Status for Ukraine and Moldova: Political Signal or Geostrategic Move?

By Vitalii Rishko 29 November, 2022 29 November, 2022 0

The article seeks to outline the key factors that impacted the EU’s decision to grant candidate status to Ukraine and Moldova. It touches on the issues of EU-Russia competition in the shared neighborhood and relations between the EU and the Associated Trio countries.

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Change or Continuity for the United Nations Security Council? An Analysis on the Institution’s Reformation Process

By Fehintola Akinbamidele 25 November, 2022 25 November, 2022 0

The United Nations Security Council (UNSC) is crucial to preserving global peace and security, yet attempts to reform it for more than 20 years have been unsuccessful. This article details the steps that would need to be taken in accordance with the United Nations charter in the event that the UNSC were to be reformed. It also gives an insight of the G4’s proposal for reformation.

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[ANALYSIS] Trouble in the Stars: Future of Outer Space Security

By Riya Shah 16 November, 2022 12 November, 2022 0

As space-based assets and data continue to play a crucial role in civilian life and military activity, outer space is becoming an increasingly critical domain for peace and security. This article traces the history of counterspace technologies and looks at the UN response on outer space governance.

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A Tale of Two Countries: Dollarization in Panama and Ecuador

By Alejandra Palacios Jaramillo 14 November, 2022 11 November, 2022 1

Panama and Ecuador are two of the three fully dollarized economies in Latin America and have witnessed benefits of this controversial measure. But does dollarization have a place in a shifting geoeconomic order?