ARTICLE OF THE WEEK

Why NATO and Russia need each other
by Adam Daniel Rotfeld
As part of its strategic re-think, NATO urgently needs to define its co-operative approach towards Russia, and Russia needs to show that it accepts the right of other nations to choose the alliances they will belong to. Adam Daniel Rotfeld explains that NATO and Russia can make a new start providing it is reciprocal
EW Journal – International

Shaping Europe's global role I: Why the EU badly needs a new political narrative
by Giles Merritt
Brussels' eurocrats bemoan the ingratitude of public opinion and even of Europe's voters. Yet Giles Merritt, Editor of Europe's World, says they themselves have dismally failed to explain what the EU stands for, and why it's so central to the futures of 500m Europeans
 
EW Journal - Security & Defence

NATO’s budding partnership with Russia has global implications
by Anders Fogh Rasmussen
From the moment he stepped into the job a year ago, NATO’s Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen has championed a constructive new relationship with Moscow. He explains why it’s crucial not only to Europe but to global security too
 
EW JOURNAL - EUROPE

A plan to tackle Europe's debt mountain
by Wolfgang Schäuble
The eurozone crisis has demonstrated the urgent need for tougher and more effective rules, says Wolfgang Schäuble. He sets out how EU countries can cut their deficits in growth friendly ways
 
EW Journal - Sustainable Europe

It’s the right carbon price that’ll turn green promises into projects
by Allan Larson - by Måns Lönnroth
The shape of a climate investment framework that could kick-start a determined investment drive in low-carbon technologies is outlined by Allan Larsson and Måns Lönnroth
 
EW Journal - Developing World

The MDGs' 2015 deadline must not be postponed
by Kofi Annan
The deadline for the UN’s ambitious Millennium Development Goals is looming large, but their architect Kofi Annan warns against premature pessimism and looks at what is already being achieved. What is needed now, he says, is for political leaders to explain why the MDGs are vital to us all
 
EW Journal - Arab World

The West must open its eyes to the silent revolution among Arab women
by Gema Martín Muñoz
Western prejudices about Arab society and Islam have tended to cloak major social shifts in the Arab World. Gema Martín Muñoz says that smaller families and the changing role of women are major forces to be reckoned with
 
EW Journal - China

Europe’s soft power versus China’s brute force in the global marketplace
by Jonathan Story
Europeans tend to be over-pessimistic about their economic strengths vis-à-vis China, says Jonathan Story. He looks at the cultural and political forces that have so far shaped their relationship
 
Special Balkans Section

HOW TO STOP BALKANS ENLARGEMENT FROM TURNING SOUR

Special section
Internal crises and a slow down of economic reforms in most Balkan candidate countries have raised doubts about these countries' accession to the European Union.
Europe's World asked a cross-section of decisionmakers and opinion-formers for their ideas on how to get the accession process firmly back on track: Audronius Ažubalis | Kurt Bassuener | Erhard Busek | Vladimir Drobnjak | Pieter Feith | Franco Frattini | Štefan Füle |Venera Hajrullahu | Werner Hoyer | Skender Hyseni | Valentin Inzko | Oliver Ivanovic | Gordan Jandroković | Eduard Kukan | Philippe Maystadt | Antonio Milošoski | Milan Roćen | Imre Tarafás | Ivan Vejvoda | Romana Vlahutin | Alida Vracic | Lamberto Zannier | Samuel Žbogar  and also articles on the many challenges that face the Balkans by Bozidar Djelic | Gordana Djurovic | Harun Dogo and Cristopher Chivvis | Drew Engel | Remzi Lani | Silvana Mojsovska | Goran Silvanovic
 
Think Tank EUrope network

Over 150 think tanks and universities across Europe contribute authors and ideas to Europe’s World. This section showcases their own publications and reports and is also a bulletin board for their upcoming events.
 

Think tank Europe's Network
  • Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) (Italy) 
    		Cyprus Policy Center (CPC)
     
    Open Estonia Foundation    Centre for European and Transition Studies (Latvia)
  • Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Sweden) 
    		Economic Development Foundation (IKV) (Turkey)
     
    Center for European Programmes at the American University in Bulgaria    Europa-Institut (Germany)
  • Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) (Austria) 
    		Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior (FRIDE) (Spain)
     
    Center for International Studies at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)   Faculty of International relations at the University of Economics in Prague (UEP) (Czech Republic) 
  • Kiel Institute for World Economics (Germany) 
    		Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos (Spain)
     
    The Institute of Democratic Politics (IDP) (Lithuania)    Department of International Relations at the University of Padua (Italy)
  • Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) 
    		European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (Belgium)
     

    Institute for Security and International Studies (Bulgaria)

    		    Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
  • International Centre for Policy Studies (Ukraine) 
    		Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM - Turkey)
     
    Global Political Trends Center (GPoT - Turkey)   European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI - Germany) 
  •  Centre for International Development Issues at the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands)
    		Polish Institute of International Affairs
    		 
       
  •  Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg (France)
    		Faculty of International Relations of the EuroUniversity (Estonia)
     
    College of Europe (Belgium)   Europe's Forum on International Cooperation (Euforic) (Netherlands) 
  • Institute of European Affairs (IEA) (Ireland) 
    		Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) (Portugal)
     
    Institute for International Relations (IMO) (Croatia)    Centre for European Integration Studies (CEIS) (Georgia)
  •  Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
    		The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
     
    Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information   Institución Futuro - think tank independiente (Spain) 
  • Institute of International Relations (IIR) (Czech Republic) 
    		Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS) (Czech Republic)
     
    Robert Schuman Foundation (France)    Solidar (Belgium)
  • Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) (Germany) 
    		Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) (Greece)
     
    Institute for World Economics (IWE) (Hungary)    Russia in Global Affairs (Russian Federation)
  • Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) (Italy) 
    		Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)
     
    Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath (United Kingdom)    Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS)
  •  Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (Germany)
    		Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) (Poland)
     
    Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (Switzerland)    Friends of Europe (Belgium)
  • The European Institute of Romania 
    		Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association
     
    Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTSCP) (United States)    Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy (CKID) (Greece)
  • Confrontations Europe (France) 
    		European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) (Spain)
     
    Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)    Faculty of studies of the European Economic Integration at the Romanian American University
  • Center for EU Enlargement Studies (Hungary) 
    		Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) (Malta)
     
    The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) (Netherlands)   School of Political Life and Diplomacy at the Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) 
  • European Institute of Lodz (Poland) 
    		Universidad de A Coruña (Spain)
     
    Institute of European Studies, Jagellonian University (Poland)    Maxwell School of Syracuse University (United States)
  • Security & Defence Agenda (Belgium) 
    		Forum 2000 Foundation (Czech Republic)
     
    Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)    Center for International Relations (CIR) (Poland)
  • Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs 
    		Economic Policy Research Institute (TEPAV/EPRI) (Turkey)
     
    Federal Trust for Education & Research (United Kingdom)    Institute of European Studies (IEE) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Belgium)
  • Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) 
    		Institut Européen des Relations Internationales (IERI - Belgium)
     
    Centre for the Study of Wider Europe, National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM)   Comenius University (Slovakia) 
  • European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) (Belgium) 
     
    Baltic Development Forum (Denmark)    Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
  • The Greek Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME) 
    		Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) (Poland)
     
    Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) (Belgium)    Eurocollege at the Tartu University (Estonia)
  •  International Policy Network (IPN - United Kingdom)
    		European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM - Netherlands)
     
    Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha (Spain)   University of Miami (United States) 
  • Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (Belgium) 
    		Estonian School of Diplomacy (ESD)
     
    Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Pavia (Italy)    Centre for EU Studies at the Ghent University
  •  Madariaga European Foundation (Belgium)
    		Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI)
     
    Institute for Civilization and Culture (Slovenia)    European Institute at İstanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)
  • Centre for Strategic Studies, Jordan University (CSS) 
    		Centre for European Security Studies (CESS – Netherlands)
    		 
    Gulf Research Center (GRC - United Arab Emirates)   Institute for Security and Defence Policy (ISDP - Sweden)
     
  •  Centre for Liberal Strategies (Bulgaria)
    		Institute of European Studies, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
     
    Notre Europe (France)    Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) (Russian Federation)
  • Manchester JMCE (United Kingdom) 
    		Institute for European Studies, Universidad San Pablo (Spain)
     
    Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)    University of Oradea (Romania)
  •  Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) at the European University Institute (Italy)
    		Department of Political Science at the University of Lund (Sweden)
     
    EGMONT (Royal Institute for International Relations) (Belgium)   Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) (United Kingdom) 
  • Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPPRD) 
    		Atlantic Community (Germany – United States)
     
    Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)   Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA - Israel) 
  •  Austrian Institute of International Affairs
    		Latvian Institute of International Affairs
     
    Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress   Center for Applied Policy Research (C.A.P.) 
  • University of Malta 
    		Council for European Studies, Columbia University (United States)
     
    Universität Salzburg (Austria)    University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
    
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