G lobal Governance is defined as being a “system of rule at all levels of human activity - from the family to the international organization in which the pursuit of goals through the…
A s part of our podcast series, we talked with Clare Daly about the recent shift of power in Afghanistan. Ms Daly is a member of the European Parliament and the Vice-Chair of EU…
A s part of our podcast series, we talked with Ahmad Wali, who is a Doctoral Researcher at Vrije Universiteit Brussel. In this episode, we discuss recent developments in Afghanistan, the rise of the…
M ultilateral diplomacy, defined as the practice of collegial engagement of countries to develop and implement diplomatic solutions to supranational problems, is at a turning point in its history. The structure of the…
I n the last months, the situation in the West-Bank has been critical, with numerous Palestinians being expelled from their houses (Sliwan, Sheikh Jarrah) and Israel’s restrictions on the access to the Jerusalem Mosque…
I t almost seems surreal: Less than 20 years ago, in his first mandate as president, W. Putin was a frequent visitor to Brussels, even raising the question of an EU accession for…
D espite the fact that international migration can bring substantial gains for migrants, their countries of origin, and the countries to which they migrate, we observe various stereotypes and misconceptions about migration in public…
POLICY BRIEF | How Should the EU Approach the Customs Union with Turkey to Improve Democratic Norms?
F ollowing the several years of crisis in EU-Turkey relations, in October 2020, European Council stated their willingness to pursue a positive agenda upon Turkey’s constructive efforts to de-escalate the tension in the Mediterranean.[1]…
R ecently, Mevlut Cavusoglu raised a few eyebrows in both Athens and Brussels. Following a few tensionless months in Eastern Mediterranean, the Turkish foreign minister threatened to use all available means, unless Cyprus’s…
M oldova’s snap parliamentary elections from July 11th took all observers by surprise when the pro-European ‘Action and Solidarity Party’ (PAS) won the elections by a landslide with 52.7% of the votes (63…