The EU desperately needs a compelling narrative to rekindle enthusiasm for European integration within the EU and interest beyond it.
How can we understand the processes and outcomes that arise from frictional encounters in peacebuilding?
In turbulent times it important to recall the origins of the European Union. The EU in itself was conceived as a peace project.
The Brexit Debate: What would Brexit mean for the UK’s conflict prevention and peace-building influence outside the EU?
One of the UK’s primary forms of power projection in the world is through its conflict prevention and peacebuilding efforts. But this power is largely projected through the amplifier of one or other multinational institution, and in particular the EU.
The Brexit Debate: What would Brexit mean for the UK and EU’s ability to deal with conflict?
The idea of a truly independent foreign or security policy is a chimera in a highly interdependent and complex world.
The Brexit Debate: The EU Referendum and its Impact on European Security – the ins and outs
Debates between the Bremain and Brexit campaigners have primarily focused on issues of immigration. However, most of these discussions tend to forget that the UK’s ability to manage refugee flows is inextricably linked to its ability to deal with international conflicts.
The Brexit Debate: Why Brexit would make the UK less secure
The EU referendum debate has so far hardly touched on the implications for the UK’s security and foreign policy amidst the current focus on the economic consequences. This is not to say that economic and foreign policy issues are not connected.
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