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Opinion: Josep Borrell on the Conference on the future of Europe and what citizens want for Europe’s global role
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Opinion: Josep Borrell on the Conference on the future of Europe and what citizens want for Europe’s global role

18 October 2021
"The 'Conference on the Future of Europe' was launched in Spring this year to open a new debate with citizens to address Europe's challenges and priorities. Listening to citizens and giving them a say is also highly relevant when it comes to foreign and security policy. Citizens are expecting more from us, so we should heed their call for action and results", EU High Representative Josep Borrell wrote on his blog
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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing
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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing

27 September 2021
The establishment of AUKUS, and subsequent submarine dispute, has exposed once more the EU's strategic vulnerability. At present the EU has no common foreign policy and no European armed forces capability, and strategic autonomy remains an illusion. But it is not a wrong goal to pursue, argues Maximiliaan van Lange in this op-ed.
Maximiliaan van Lange

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Opinion: Josep Borrell on the Conference on the future of Europe and what citizens want for Europe’s global role
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Opinion: Josep Borrell on the Conference on the future of Europe and what citizens want for Europe’s global role

18 October 2021
"The 'Conference on the Future of Europe' was launched in Spring this year to open a new debate with citizens to address Europe's challenges and priorities. Listening to citizens and giving them a say is also highly relevant when it comes to foreign and security policy. Citizens are expecting more from us, so we should heed their call for action and results", EU High Representative Josep Borrell wrote on his blog
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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing
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Opinion: For the EU strategic autonomy is as yet only an aspiration, but one worth pursuing

27 September 2021
The establishment of AUKUS, and subsequent submarine dispute, has exposed once more the EU's strategic vulnerability. At present the EU has no common foreign policy and no European armed forces capability, and strategic autonomy remains an illusion. But it is not a wrong goal to pursue, argues Maximiliaan van Lange in this op-ed.
Maximiliaan van Lange
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Commentary: The West needs more than a charm offensive if it wants to maintain its relevance in the GCC space
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Commentary: The West needs more than a charm offensive if it wants to maintain its relevance in the GCC space

7 September 2021
Throughout the oil boom in the last quarter of the 20th century and since, the GCC countries were seen in the United States, Britain, France and elsewhere in Europe through the prism of being major oil exporters and arms importers. Western countries and the Arab Gulf monarchies need each other. But for their friendship to last it needs to be rebuilt on a different basis than has been the case so far.
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Opinion: An alternative view of Georgia’s European identity and past history
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Opinion: An alternative view of Georgia’s European identity and past history

3 September 2021
Georgia intends to submit an application for membership of the European Union in 2024. Whilst most Georgians assert the country’s European identity, alternative views are emerging. In this op-ed, GIPA doctoral student Archil Sikharulidze challenges the concept of Georgian “Europeaness”, and those who promote it.
Archil Sikharulidze
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European Defence Ministers meet to discuss Afghanistan and how to respond to future crisis
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European Defence Ministers meet to discuss Afghanistan and how to respond to future crisis

2 September 2021
It seems that the crisis in Afghanistan has focused minds in Brussels. On Thursday (2 September) EU defence ministers are meeting to discuss the crisis and how to learn lessons from it. Hovering at the top of the agenda is the EU's own capacity - or more precisely lack of capacity -  to act in these and similar situations. But the meeting is "informal" and no decisions are expected until later in the year.
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Commentary: State-building cannot be imposed from outside; the EU and others must learn lessons from Afghanistan
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Commentary: State-building cannot be imposed from outside; the EU and others must learn lessons from Afghanistan

23 August 2021
A state cannot be built from outside, with a foreign army standing on top of it to supervise the process, argues Dennis Sammut in this commentary. As the EU expands its global ambitions, it must be aware of the risks of "mission creep" and make sure the mistakes in Afghanistan are not repeated.
Dennis Sammut
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Opinion: Azerbaijan expects the EU to be more balanced in its policies toward the South Caucasus
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Opinion: Azerbaijan expects the EU to be more balanced in its policies toward the South Caucasus

5 August 2021
Whilst the EU is seen as a valuable partner for Azerbaijan and the South Caucasus, Baku has several concerns over perceived inconsistencies. In this op-ed for commonspace.eu, Vasif Huseynov says Azerbaijan welcomes Brussels playing a more active role in the region but argues that it must maintain balance in its relations with each of the countries.
Vasif Huseynov
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