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The Newsletter n°1112 - 19 May 2025
The European Union–United Kingdom summit on 19 May 2025 paves the way for renewed cooperation, particularly in defence and security, trade, with progress on the carbon market and agricultural product controls at borders. It represents a moment of clarification of bilateral ambitions after years of post-Brexit tension...Read more
The Newsletter n°1111 - 12 May 2025
On 9 May, France and Poland signed a friendship treaty in Nancy, while Warsaw holds the presidency of the Council of the European Union and plays a central role on the European stage, particularly due to its proximity to Ukraine, which has been at war since February 2022. In an interview, Ernest Wyciszkiewicz analyses ...Read more
The Newsletter n°1110 - 5 May 2025
Democracy as a political system has a long intellectual and institutional history, characterised by profound differences of interpretation and therefore of form, as to what is meant by 'power of the people'. A fundamental pillar of the European Union, democracy is under attack in many countries that have long since ado...Read more
The Newsletter n°1109 - 28 April 2025
The latest Eurobarometer survey shows historically high approval ratings for the European Union, even as nationalist and Eurosceptic parties continue to gain ground in the European Parliament and/or in Member States. What appears to be a paradox can be explained by a shift in rhetoric: even right-wing populists no long...Read more
The Newsletter n°1108 - 22 April 2025
'In many respects, Europe has recently experienced a rude awakening, albeit a salutary one.' Following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Europe has experienced its most serious energy supply crisis since the oil shocks of the 1970s. Electricity prices have been extremely volatile, further eroding household purchasing power...Read more
The Newsletter n°1107 - 14 April 2025
The European internal security strategy published by the Commission on 1 April devotes a significant amount of space to hybrid threats. A sad sign of the times: it is no longer conceivable to develop an internal security policy without addressing, alongside the more 'traditional' themes, the growing threat of destabili...Read more
The Newsletter n°1106 - 7 April 2025
The Indo-Pacific region has established itself as the central theatre of power dynamics in the 21st century, at the intersection of increasingly assertive geopolitical ambitions and economic aspirations. Much more than the distant theatre of competition between the United States and China, the Indo-Pacific is a test fo...Read more
The Newsletter n°1105 - 31 March 2025
Thirty years after the Dayton-Paris Agreement ended the conflict in Bosnia and Herzegovina, the international community, and especially the Europeans, are concerned about the country's political situation. The institutional system that resulted from these agreements was the only means of satisfying the Croats, Bosniaks...Read more
The Newsletter n°1104 - 24 March 2025
"Slovakia has been going through a period of profound political change in recent years. Marked by a complex history influenced by the Pan-Slavic movement and the legacy of the Communist period, the Slovak political scene is characterised by growing instability, a divided society and the rise of populist discourse." The...Read more
The Newsletter n°1103 - 17 March 2025
"For three years, war has been raging on Europe's borders between two geographically linked states, a conflict that actually began almost 11 years ago with Russia's occupation of Crimea and Donbass." With the new Trump administration, Europeans can no longer count on their historic ally and must ensure their own defenc...Read more