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Heinrich-Böll Foundation Talk: Belarus and the Soviet Legacy Problem
by Aoife Spengeman ISIS attended the Briefing on The Soviet Legacy Problem or Why Belarus Resists Europeanisation, hosted and organised by the Heinrich-Böll Foundation. The briefing was chaired by Claude Weinber, Director Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union. The speakers included Uladzimir Matskevich, … Continue reading →
“Delivering justice” through extrajudicial means
by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos On 1 May 2012, President Obama delivered a speech to U.S. troops at the Bagram Air Base in Kabul. The purpose of this visit was to announce the signing of what he qualified as a “historic agreement”[1] … Continue reading →
François Hollande et la sécurité internationale : Le « nouveau » rôle de la France
by François Ducrotté François Hollande a un agenda international bien chargé, tout d’abord en matière économique avec les prochains G8 et G20 mais aussi en matière de défense et de sécurité internationale. Dans son projet de campagne, avant d’être élu président … Continue reading →
“The EU’s Role and Impact as a Peace Broker in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An assessment of the two CSDP missions”: European Security Review no 55
by Andrew Sikorski ESR 55 on “The EU’s Role and Impact as a Peace Broker in the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict: An assessment of the two CSDP missions” has just been published. This review outlines the EU’s stance in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. … Continue reading →
“The EU, NATO and Emerging Security Challenges in 2012″: European Security Review no 54
by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos ESR 54 on The EU, NATO and Emerging Security Challenges in 2012 has recently been published. In the summer of 2010, a new division was created within the NATO International Staff in order to tackle what the … Continue reading →
Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty (Parliamentary Update – SEDE – 8 May 2012)
by Aoife Spengeman ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the 8 May 2012 Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE meeting on Negotiations on the UN Arms Trade Treaty. To read it, click here. Filed under: EU Institutional Reform & Oversight, Nuclear Non-Proliferation … Continue reading →
Today, Europe Day, Europe celebrates what brings it together, but does it live this out in crises beyond its borders?
by Jane Backhurst, ISIS Board Adviser, recent human rights observer in the occupied Palestinian territory. Today, Europe Day, Europe celebrates what brings it together, but does it live this out in crises beyond its borders? Yesterday Kofi Annan said much … Continue reading →
“Keeping NATO relevant – should NATO go home?” – ISIS Europe attends 8 May 2012 Carnegie Endowment event on “The Chicago Summit and NATO’s new Challenges”
by Myrto Hatzigeorgopoulos ISIS Europe attended the event hosted by Carnegie Endowment on “The Chicago Summit and NATO’s new Challenges” on 8 May 2012. Peter Spiegel, from the Financial Times, moderated the discussion between Jamie Shea, Deputy Assistant Secretary General … Continue reading →
Will the new French President mean changes for CSDP?
As expected, Socialist François Hollande beat the incumbent President, Nicolas Sarkozy, in the second round of the French presidential elections on 6 May. The margin was smaller than some had anticipated, but it was still decisive. What are the consequences … Continue reading →
Sudan and South Sudan’s Escalating Violence: Potential for Diplomatic Intervention
What began a year ago as rumblings of discontent between the newly divorced states, has amounted to a formalised two-state brutal conflict. Marked by unresolved inter-state issues – territorial demarcation, sharing of oil, citizenship – Sudan and the newly established … Continue reading →
Observers in Syria: Impotence of the United Nations
In April 2012, the UN Security Council unanimously decided to send unarmed military observers to Syria in order to monitor a ceasefire between the Syrian government forces and armed opposition fighters. The role of the UN observers is to break … Continue reading →
Climate-driven crises and natural disasters and Single European Sky legislation (Parliamentary Update – SEDE – 26 April 2012)
ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE meeting, which took place on 26 April 2012. To read it, click here Filed under: CSDP, EEAS, EU Crisis Management, EU Institutional Reform & Oversight, Parliamentary … Continue reading →
European satellite navigation system and European Cybercrime Centre (Parliamentary Update – SEDE – 25 April 2012)
ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE meeting, which took place on 25 April 2012. To read it, click here Filed under: CSDP, EEAS, EU Crisis Management, EU Institutional Reform & Oversight, Parliamentary … Continue reading →
Parliamentary scrutiny of CSDP : creation of a new Inter-Parliamentary Conference
Following the decision by WEU Member States to denounce the Modified Brussels Treaty and the consequent dissolution of the WEU Assembly in 2011, the Conference of Speakers of the European Union Parliaments was tasked with establishing a new concept for … Continue reading →
GGI-CEPS-VUB event: ‘Responsibility to Protect, Responsibility to Rebuild: Lessons from Libya’
ISIS Europe attended the ‘Responsibility to Protect, Responsibility to Rebuild: Lessons from Libya’ workshop, jointly organized by the Global Governance Institute (GGI), the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) and the Vesalius College (VUB). The workshop was chaired by Joachim … Continue reading →
ISIS Europe 2012 Security Jam live chat on “Crisis information and social media” transcript now available
ISIS Europe hosted a live online chat on March 2012 in the framework of Security Defence Agenda’s 2012 Security Jam. The subject was “Crisis information and social media”. Participants, including students, journalists, officials, academics and other practitioners, discussed the role played by … Continue reading →
Parliamentary Update – Subcommittee on Human Rights/DROI – 12 April 2012
ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the Subcommittee on Human Rights/DROI meeting, which took place on 12 April 2012. To read it, click here Filed under: Counter-terrorism, Human Rights
ISIS Europe attended an International Women’s Day event
ISIS Europe attended the “Women and Security: Leaders, Targets, and Activists” conference organised by the Atlantic Treaty Association in cooperation with the Youth Atlantic Treaty Association. The expert panel included Dr. Stefanie Babst, Deputy Assistant Secretary General for Public Diplomacy, NATO; MEP … Continue reading →
Parliamentary Update – Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE – 28 February 2012
ISIS Europe has just published its Parliamentary Update for the Subcommittee on Security and Defence/SEDE meeting, which took place on 28 February 2012. To read it, click here Filed under: CSDP, EEAS, EU Crisis Management, EU Institutional Reform & Oversight
ISIS Europe attends Konrad Adenauer Stiftung expert roundtable
On 23 February 2012, the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung organised an expert roundtable entitled “Crisis preparedness in the age of climate change: prediction, prevention, policy response and relief”. The first panel of the conference discussed the lessons learned from the implementation … Continue reading →
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ISIS Europe, medica mondiale and Promotion et Appui aux Initiatives Feminines (PAIF) are undertaking a 3 year project funded by the European Commission on "Political Participation of Women and Girls in Afghanistan, Liberia and the Democratic Republic of Congo in Peace and Security Policy.
EUSK COOP – ISIS Europe, SIPRI and Jeju Peace Institute (JPI) - Expansion of EU-South Korea relations and policy advice in the fields of crisis management and stability (security, defense and nuclear).
ISIS Europe and DCAF - Briefing paper series: Communicate, Coordinate and Cooperate - Cohering Crisis Management in the post-Lisbon Era.
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