16 hours agoEconomic Liberalism and the EU Just Transition: Walking the TightropeBy James Balzer, Policy Brief Writer The EU is pursuing climate change and environmental sustainability as a hallmark of its political tenor. However, there is a schism between Western Europe and Central and Eastern Europe (CEE) regarding climate change mitigation. In particular, the CEE region still depends on carbon intensive…Policy Brief3 min read
Published in European Horizons·May 3Disarmament in the Middle East: What role for the EU?By Gaia Durante Mangoni This essay, in a different format, was first presented in issue 1 of the Middle East Treaty Organization’s Student Journal on WMD Disarmament and Security in the Middle East. www.wmd-free.me. The Middle East (ME) is a turbulent region characterised by the proliferation of weapons of mass…Europe6 min read
Published in European Horizons·Apr 27Out of the Frying Pan, and Into the Fire? The Energy Security Implications of the Green TransitionBy Valentin Deleniv, Policy Brief Co-ordinator While the EU’s immediate energy security concern in the aftermath of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine has been finding new supplies of natural gas and oil, another crucial component of this drive for diversification is clean energy. …Weekly Policy Brief3 min read
Published in European Horizons·Apr 22EU-US Data Transfers: Moving out of a Stalemate?By Darren Wong, Editorial Board In February 2022, Meta Platforms, Inc., the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, once again threatened to withdraw its operations from Europe if new data-sharing agreements were not agreed upon between the EU and US. Legal uncertainty over data transfers across the EU-US border has…Data Privacy5 min read
Published in European Horizons·Apr 13Russia’s Invasion of Ukraine Presses “Pause” on the EU’s Plans for the Indo-PacificBy Krishnan Ananthasiva Dhananjay, Policy Brief Writer Over the last decade, the Indo-Pacific has emerged as one of the world’s key strategic poles, in large part due to the rise of China and the rapid economic growth of the region as a whole. While the U.S. was the first Western…Russia3 min read
Apr 6Peace? Yes. But Not At Any Price: On the Perils of Ceasefires and “Off-Ramps”By Valentin Deleniv, Weekly Policy Brief Coordinator As Russian forces retreat from Ukraine’s northern flank, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters its next phase. But in spite of Ukraine’s heroic initial victories, the war is unlikely to come to an end any time soon, and already, Europeans have felt the pressure…Weekly Policy Brief3 min read
Mar 30Norwegian Gas: A Way out of the Supply Bind, or a Pipe Dream?By K. A. Dhananjay, Policy Brief Writer Russia’s invasion of Ukraine is one of the greatest crises that Europe has witnessed in living memory. While national security has been pushed to the top of the agenda, Europe’s dependence on Russia for a large portion of its natural gas imports means…Weekly Policy Brief3 min read
Published in European Horizons·Mar 29The Russo-Ukrainian War of 2022: A theory of the nascent Russian decision-making modus operandiBy Domonkos D. Kovacs, Deputy Director for Publications As the first three weeks of the Russo-Ukrainian war revealed, Putin is no longer a pragmatic, strategic, and perhaps not even a rational actor in the international arena. …Perspective8 min read
Published in European Horizons·Mar 23EU-US Tech Cooperation on SemiconductorsAddressing Europe’s Supply-Chain Bottlenecks — Written by K.A. Dhananjay, Policy Brief Writer For the last seven decades, Europe and the U.S. have been close partners on matters ranging from security to climate change. With the establishment of the EU-U.S. Trade and Technology Council last year, this cooperation has expanded to include technology. Since then, both the EU and the U.S. …Weekly Policy Brief3 min read
Mar 9Global Gateway: The EU’s Answer to the BRI?By Connor Bryant, Policy Briefs Writer Late last year, the European Union announced a plan to counter Beijing’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI): Global Gateway, a €300 billion infrastructure spending plan that aims to expand EU supply chains across the globe, particularly in Africa. Global Gateway was established under the…Weekly Policy Brief3 min read
