Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine has revived the EU enlargement question towards the Western Balkans and the wider Black Sea region. Does the the strategic appeal of a stronger collective stand in a changing global order stand the reality test? Sebastian von Münchow and Benjamin Spindeldreier discuss institutional, fiscal, and security impacts of an expansion for the present Union and its member states. Picture: Flickr/Thijs ter Haar/CC BY 2.0
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India as an Emerging Player in the Middle East: Developments, Challenges, and Possible Courses of Action
India is becoming increasingly self-confident - including in the Middle East. What opportunities and limits does this create for cooperation with Europe? Stefan Lukas and Leo Wigger discuss development lines, challenges and options for action in this Working Paper. Photo: Flickr/MEAphotogallery/CC BY-NC-ND 2.0 Deed
German, British experts discuss European security after Brexit
During a joint event organised by the British Embassy and the Federal Academy for Security Policy, high-ranking British and German representatives from government, military, business and science examined possible consequences and prospects of Brexit for security and defence.
German Forum on Security Policy: #europeunited – Even Amidst Turbulence
Cyber attacks, Brexit and doubts about the transatlantic partnership: Europe is faced with a myriad of security policy challenges. The German Forum on Security Policy 2018 was an occasion for high-ranking representatives from politics, government agencies and society to discuss the prospects of closer cooperation within the EU. At the beginning of the forum, German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas demanded: “We finally have to make Europe fit for foreign policy!”
Trump, Kim and the Nuclear Button: Discussing Deterrence in Seoul
Given the changes in US policy, both East Asia and Europe face a common question: How credible is America's nuclear security assurance? Against this background the Korean Research Institute for Security Affairs, the Konrad Adenauer Foundation, and the Federal Academy for Security Policy invited nuclear policy experts for a discussion in Seoul.
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