11
May
Middle East and North Africa
Afghanistan in light of the refugee crisis
Avec Angela Stanzel, Mathieu Duchâtel et Céline Schmitt
Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s peace talks – end of the beginning or beginning of the end?
Listen on Mixcloud After more than a year of war, representatives of Yemen’s warring factions are now gathering to…
10
May
Middle East and North Africa
Yemen’s peace talks: End of the beginning or beginning of the end?
Can peace talks bring meaningful progress to ending the conflict in Yemen?
10
May
European Power
Медийна закуска със Себастиан Дулиен за Европейския бежански съюз
На организирана медийна закуска от ЕСВП София, заедно с колегата ни от Берлин Себастиан Дулиен ще ви представихме доклада „Цената на бежанската криза в Европа“, който разглежда икономическия аспект зад бежанската криза и аргументира създаването на един по-формален Европейски бежански съюз, който да координира реакциите на ЕС. Себастиан призовава за отделяне на финансовите разходи по бежанската…
The Kuwait talks: Yemen’s last chance for peace?
There must be a clear, coherent, and mutually agreed upon roadmap for dealing with the country’s varied issues, including blueprints for the federal system and, all importantly, the holding of parliamentary and presidential elections
Slavery and exploitation of Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Nick Grono and Dr. Katharine Jones discuss what role Europe can play in ensuring the protection of the Syrian refugees in Lebanon
Saving Syria’s ceasefire
Despite its limitations, the current US-Russian brokered ceasefire offers the best chance of moving the Syria conflict towards a poltiical resolution
Open letter from the European Working Group on Egypt
The following is an open letter from the European Working Group on Egypt to European leaders and policymakers: 15 April 2016 To European leaders and…
Why Incitement runs both ways in Israel/Palestine
In working to rein in manifestations of incitement to violence, Europe must not lose sight of the factors that, while never justifying violence, create conditions that are particularly conducive to radicalisation
12
Apr
European Power
Berlin Foreign Policy Club: EU-Türkei Beziehungen
Through the summit decision on 18 March 2016 Turkey became a totally different “strategic partner” of the EU than initially expected. Due to this now very close connection within the refugee crisis, Turkey becomes an important key player that is responsible for the stability and strategic position of the EU. The position of Turkish politics concerns Europe significantly more than it was the case before. Therefore we discussed this strategic position and the perspective of Turkey, as well as the consequences in foreign policy of the decision in Brussels within our Berlin Foreign Policy Club. Currently, Turkey is seen as a key state, acting as a gatekeeper for Europe in times of the refugee crisis. The general role of Turkey in the Arab Spring was always driven by economic interests, and this interest had dominated all other aspects of the Turkish view of the Arab Spring. This position is even more strenghtened by the new refugee deal between the EU and Turkey. Furthermore, the Kurdish issue was dicussed, as well as the deep mistrust between Turkey and Iran, based on historic narratives and religion, but also being shaped by economic rivalry now.