Bashar al-Assad is a monster. But getting rid of him won’t fix Syria.
Justice is not the same as peace. In Syria, we have to choose.
Programme entry
Working with the Western Balkans
In 2015, of the main migratory routes to Europe by both land and sea, the one through the Western Balkans has been the busiest
How migration flows are changing
Migration from the Middle East and Africa to Europe has various drivers, but the conflicts in this part of the world accounts for the…
Beyond securitisation in the Sahel
The political response to the migrant crisis that has captivated Europe in recent months has centered mostly on migrant flows from the Middle East…
Managing Europe’s external borders
At present, the responsibility for protecting the external borders of the European Union rests squarely on the frontline states, namely Spain, Italy, Malta, and…
Aiding host countries in the region
The Syria crisis shows no signs of abating and the numbers in need continue to increase on a dramatic scale. Of a pre-war population…
South-eastern Europe’s descent into chaos
Unless both Brussels and Washington renew their political and economic commitment to the region, they may soon find that amid their struggle to resolve the bloodletting in Syria they have lost sight of the growing crisis in south-eastern Europe
A new deal on EU burden-sharing
Large scale refugee flows into the EU are the new normal. Though the numbers tailed off somewhat over the winter from their peak in…
Georgia’s “West” fatigue and its electoral implications
While a total of 17 percent is far from being a game changer in national politics, it is a dangerously high number considering the degree of political volatility in Georgia.
Moldova’s divided opposition
The latest clash of Russian and Western geopolitical vectors has given birth to a direct confrontation between the new government of Moldova and its diverse opposition