How can Europeans more effectively advance their human rights agenda as part of, and while maintaining, their broader relationships with regional states?
European states face accusations of neglecting the matter of human rights in their southern neighbourhood, and even of being complicit. Yet they are failing to maximise the influence they could bring to bear.
An Oxford-style debate in cooperation with Intelligence² Germany
The US long ago took umbrage at the – unlikely – prospect that the ICC could prosecute Americans. The consequences of this stance are now revealing themselves.
In the run-up to a difficult election for President Alexander Lukashenka, the three main opposition candidates have been excluded from the vote and there have been mass arrests. Western countries should try to deter further repression in Belarus without isolating the country.
Initiatives designed to change German attitudes towards colonial history will be important in improving Germany’s relations with African countries
European countries should work to renew the UN Security Council resolution on cross-border humanitarian access to northern Syria, lest the area slides into a deeper humanitarian crisis
Syrian opposition figure calls on Europe to work closely with Washington to build on growing Russian frustration with the Assad regime and increase their demands of Moscow
Urgent intervention can mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic. But the EU should also help Gaza escape its man-made crisis.
The Hungarian government now has a great deal of flexibility to rule as it sees fit, provided that it portrays its actions as being in the interests of crisis management
The tragedy of Libya in well known in outline but poorly known in detail – to many in Europe, that is. But Europe has a role in the country’s stabilisation.
Europe needs to work towards new rules for digital surveillance
The EU needs a more coherent approach to international justice
What Europe needs to do
What next for Egypt, Tunisia and Libya?
Do EU sanctions work?
The EU needs to develop a more effective relationship with Algeria
Europe can help Burma reform, but its help must be gradual
The EU’s role in building accountable societies in North Africa
Have global changes undermined the pull of Europe’s values?
The US long ago took umbrage at the – unlikely – prospect that the ICC could prosecute Americans. The consequences of this stance are now revealing themselves.
In the run-up to a difficult election for President Alexander Lukashenka, the three main opposition candidates have been excluded from the vote and there have been mass arrests. Western countries should try to deter further repression in Belarus without isolating the country.
Initiatives designed to change German attitudes towards colonial history will be important in improving Germany’s relations with African countries
European countries should work to renew the UN Security Council resolution on cross-border humanitarian access to northern Syria, lest the area slides into a deeper humanitarian crisis
Syrian opposition figure calls on Europe to work closely with Washington to build on growing Russian frustration with the Assad regime and increase their demands of Moscow
Urgent intervention can mitigate the worst effects of the pandemic. But the EU should also help Gaza escape its man-made crisis.
The Hungarian government now has a great deal of flexibility to rule as it sees fit, provided that it portrays its actions as being in the interests of crisis management
The EU and its member states have the chance to ramp up the defence of Uighurs at the 9 April EU-China summit in Brussels. They should seize it
Matteo Salvini has launched the “League of Leagues” – an alliance of nationalist parties across the continent. And he brings friends.
The EU has thus far been unable to prevent democratic backsliding – what will it do in Hungary and Poland?
European states face accusations of neglecting the matter of human rights in their southern neighbourhood, and even of being complicit. Yet they are failing to maximise the influence they could bring to bear.
The situation is a huge risk for Turkey, there is no doubt. Iran will also stand to lose if the Taliban returns to its old ways and provides a safe haven for Islamist extremists.
Asli Aydıntaşbaş on the inflow of refugees in Iran and Turkey after the Taliban takeover of Afghanistan
What we did not expect was that software developers based in democratic countries, such as Israel’s NSO, would make it easier for all kinds of regimes to demolish rights
José Ignacio Torreblanca writes about how ICT are reinforcing dictatorships and debilitating democracies around the world
Kaczynski is in a tight corner: he cannot give in on conservative values without losing ground to Ziobro
Piotr Buras comments on Kaczyński’s difficult political position with regard to the protests that are shaking Poland
Recent months have seen the issues of the rule of law and the defense of minorities at the centre of the European debate and of the clash between Brussels and several European capitals
Teresa Coratella analyzes the impact of the partial agreement reached within the EU to make European funds conditional on respect for the rule of law
Richard Gowan est cité par Ouest France concernant la réactivation de l'aide transfrontalière de l'ONU en Syrie