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EU-Morocco Summit: How Special a Friendship?

Published 9.3.2010   

The EU-Morocco Summit this weekend showed both the great potential as well as the current shortcomings of the “advanced status” as a tool for the European Neighborhood Policy. »

Just another acronym?

Published 22.1.2010   

The inauguration of the Euro-Mediterranean Local and Regional Assembly (ARLEM) earlier this week adds another acronym to the long list of organizations populating the Euro-Med portfolio. But what will be its impact? »

East Jerusalem and the limits of EU consensus

Published 9.12.2009   

The EU's recent resolution on the Middle East Peace Process demonstrates the limits of European foreign policy. »

Iranian Nuclear Negotiations: More than meets the eye?

Published 9.10.2009   

Last week’s Geneva talks between Iran and the E3+3 represent another turning point in the seemingly never ending saga surrounding Iran’s nuclear programme. »

German elections: The demise of Germany's "catch-all" parties?

Published 28.9.2009   

The German general elections raise difficult questions about the future of Germany's catch-all parties. »

Regional Polls show German Elections not over

Published 31.8.2009   

With less than four weeks to go to the general elections, German voters went to the polls this Sunday to vote for new regional governments in Saxony, Thuringia and the Saarland. The results suggest that the outcome of this month's elections are far from predetermined.  »

Eagle Resurgent? The Bundeswehr in Afghanistan

Published 14.8.2009   

Germany’s recent military offensive in northern Afghanistan – the country’s largest since the end of the Second World War – signals a shift in German strategy and puts an end to the illusion that the Bundeswehr is engaged in just another “stabilization mission.”  »