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Ukraine’s formal application for European Union membership, submitted four days after Russia’s full-scale invasion in February 2022, set in motion a process that EU institutions had spent years…
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When the European Commission unveiled the Global Gateway initiative in November 2021, the framing was explicit: Europe was offering the world a different model of infrastructure investment—one based…
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In March 2022, at the moment Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine was reshaping European security assumptions, the EU’s Foreign Affairs Council adopted the Strategic Compass—described at the time…
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Despite its economic weight, the EU frequently struggles to translate resources into geopolitical influence. An analysis of the structural sources of foreign policy incoherence and the instruments available to address them.
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The 2013 think-tank report commissioned by four EU foreign ministers built the analytical groundwork for the 2016 EU Global Strategy. An assessment of its key recommendations and lasting policy impact.
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Achieving a coherent EU foreign policy requires bridging the interests of 27 member states. A coordinated regional approach—pairing geographic expertise with union-level goals—offers a practical path forward.