Europe’s Unstable Periphery: What can the EU do?

The EU is facing unprecedented instability in its neighbourhood in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and the Arab uprisings, at a time when Washington is also pulling back from the world. We are organising a conference to rethink Europe's strategy and policy approach to its southern and eastern neighbourhoods. 

Guests

Julien Barnes-Dacey, MENA Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR
 
Professor Toby Dodge, Director, LSE Middle East Centre
 
Anthony Dworkin, Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR
 
Mark Leonard, Director, ECFR 
 
Kadri Liik, Head of Wider Europe programme, ECFR
 
Nicu Popescu, Senior Analyst, EUISS
 
Jeremy Shapiro, Fellow in Foreign Policy Studies, Brookings Institution
 
Nick Witney, Senior Policy Fellow, ECFR and former Chief Executive, European Defence Agency

The EU is facing unprecedented instability in its neighbourhood in the wake of the Ukraine crisis and the Arab uprisings, at a time when Washington is also pulling back from the world. We are organising a conference to rethink Europe's strategy and policy approach to its southern and eastern neighbourhoods. Speakers include Jeremy Shapiro, Nick Witney, Toby Dodge, Kadri Liik, Nicu Popescu, Julien Barnes-Dacey and Anthony Dworkin. This conference is organised in partnership with the LSE European Institute and the European Commission Representation in the EU.