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The volume aims at discussing the manifold consequences the Russian War against Ukraine bears for the European Union and EU Studies, covering six themes and fields. 1) Theories, approaches and concepts in EU studies and IR: How do the changes and challenges brought about by the Ukraine War that followed two crises affect EU Studies? […]

Hydrogen has set high hopes for decarbonization due to its flexibility and ability to decarbonize sectors of the economy where direct electrification appears unviable. Broad hydrogen policies have therefore started to emerge. Nevertheless, it is still a rather niche technology, not integrated or adopted at scale, and not regulated through particular policy provisions. The involved […]

COST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 12 / November 2022 – “The European Union’s Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding” By Özge Bozkaya This policy brief consists of an interview with Ertuğrul APAKAN [Ambassador (Ret.)], carried out by Özge BOZKAYA (Research Assistant at Yaşar University), on the topic of “The European Union’s Conflict Prevention and Peacebuilding”. Download […]

COST Action ENTER Policy Brief No. 11 / May 2022 – “Scoping the Ambassadorial Potential of the EU’s Global Gateway” By Zane Šime This policy brief discusses the underexploited capacity of Erasmus+ and Horizon funding schemes to foster amicable ties between the EU and other parts of the world that last beyond the funding period. […]

Short summary: This policy brief focuses on the EU’s military missions and operations in African countries. It presents recommendations regarding EU policy commitments and practices within the security sector in Africa. Long summary This policy brief focuses on the EU’s military operations and missions in African countries. Drawing on the EU’s experiences and setbacks since its military […]

Contestation and politicisation are two concepts of increasing relevance to European foreign and security policy (CFSP) scholars and practitioners alike. However, reasonable doubts can be raised as regards this growing literature: first, political conflict has always been part of CFSP, and national and European politics have traditionally been at the centre of research in this […]