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  • The Commission should stand firm on Iceland's accession negotiations
    Insight by Stephen Tindale, 08 August 2012
    Iceland & the EU
  • Is Turkey our partner now?
    Bulletin article by Katinka Barysch, 28 November 2011
    Is Turkey our partner now?
  • Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
    Bulletin article by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 01 June 2011
    Palestinian reconciliation is an opportunity for peace
  • Kosovo - the economic dilemma
    Insight by Katinka Barysch, 29 February 2008

    Now that Kosovo’s independence party is over, the hard work begins. Despite the efforts of the UN and the EU, the institutions of government remain fragile, corruption is rife, and organised crime is a problem.
  • The Egypt-Gaza boarder breach: A wake up call?
    Insight by Clara Marina O'Donnell, 08 February 2008

    Events on the ground in Israel and Gaza have taken a new turn for the worse. But the latest crisis could lead to a more constructive approach in solving the Middle East stand-off.
  • A new phase in EU-Iran diplomacy
    Insight by Tomas Valasek, 25 January 2008

    The US caused a small earthquake in the foreign policy circles when it announced, in November 2007, that it believes that Iran is no longer producing nuclear weapons.
  • Global Perspectives 2008
    Opinion piece by Katinka Barysch
    International Affairs Forum, 01 January 2008

    Insisting that the EU must unblock accession talks with Ankara in the energy area if it is serious about diversifying its supply, the December 2007 paper by Katinka Barysch from the Centre for European Reform (CER) claims that Turkey can make a "substantial contribution" to Europe's energy security.
  • Turkey's role in European energy security
    Essay by Katinka Barysch, 12 December 2007

    Turkey – located between big energy producers and the EU market – is crucial for Europe’s energy security. However, plans for the Nabucco pipeline as an alternative to Russian gas supplies are in trouble.

  • The EU must stand firm on Bosnia
    Bulletin article by Charles Grant, 03 December 2007

    The EU’s inability to halt the Bosnian civil war of 1992-95 marked the nadir of its attempts to build an effective foreign policy. Eventually the Americans helped the Europeans stitch Bosnia back together, at the Dayton peace conference.
  • A new deal with Russia?
    Opinion piece by Charles Grant
    Prospect, 01 November 2007

    "The Soviet Union was easier to deal with than Russia is today," says a senior French diplomat. "Sometimes the Soviets were difficult, but you knew they were being obstructive in order to achieve an objective. Now Russia seeks to block the west systematically on every subject, apparently without a purpose."
  • A grand bargain with Russia?
    Insight by Charles Grant, 19 October 2007

    Relations between the Russia and the West have not been so prickly since the break-up of the Soviet Union. Viewed from the US and the EU, Russia is being obstructive across a whole swathe of issues, such as its blockade of trade with Georgia, its refusal to accept independence for Kosovo, and its opposition to further UN sanctions on Iran.