Best and Worst of 2015

HIGHEST-SCORING COMPONENTS BY ISSUE (2015)
Component	Unity	Resources	Strategy	Impact	Total	Grade
15 – Diplomatic measures and sanctions against Russia	4	4	5	5	18	A
47 – Relations with Iran	4	5	5	4	18	A
58 – Relations with the US on Iran and weapons proliferation	5	5	5	3	18	A
20 – Europe’s diversification of gas-supply routes away from Russia	4	4	5	4	17	A-
27 – Relations with the eastern neighbourhood on trade	5	4	4	4	17	A-
14 – Climate change	4	4	4	4	16	A-
17 – Visa policies towards Russia	4	5	4	3	16	A-
18 – Solidarity on European security	4	4	4	4	16	A-
28 – Visa liberalisation with the eastern neighbourhood	5	4	4	3	16	A-
50 – Relations with the US on Russia and Ukraine	4	4	4	4	16	A-

LOWEST-SCORING COMPONENTS BY ISSUE (2015)
Component	Unity	Resources	Strategy	Impact	Total	Grade
41 – Regional security in the Middle East and North Africa	1	2	0	1	4	D+
37 – Rule of law, democracy, and human rights in Turkey	2	1	1	1	5	D+
62 – Trade and investment with China	1	3	1	1	6	C-
40 – Rule of law, human rights, and democracy in the Middle East and North Africa	3	1	1	1	6	C-
2 – Response to refugee arrivals in Europe	2	2	2	1	7	C-
42 – Relations with Egypt	3	1	2	1	7	C-
45 – Conflicts in Syria and Iraq	3	2	1	1	7	C-
49 – Conflict in Yemen	2	2	2	1	7	C-