The fourteenth edition of Europe's World is out. We feel it's fair to say that few if any publications in the field of international relations and policy debate have grown as fast or widened their scope so remarkably as Europe's World. Table of contents of Issue 14.
The search is on for 'global governance' solutions to the world's economic and political problems. The trouble is, of course, that there's not much agreement across Europe or around the world on what sort of policy instruments, institutions and rules would open the way to a fairer international system serving the needs of North and South, East and West while avoiding the pitfalls that led to the global crisis. Read more
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Re:The Treaty on friendship, partnership and cooperation between Italy and Libya. New prospects for cooperation in the Mediterranean? One should ask the question what the added value is of such a bilateral treaty with a country which has not signed any agreements with the EU within the framework of the EU's Neighbourhood Policy and is only an "observer" in the Union for the Mediterrenean. Of course each Member State is free in agreeing such bilateral treaties, but it does undermine the general EU's external policy and the common values which are at the basis of the Neighbourhood Policy to some extent. Yet, if this ITA-LIB bilateral treaty would be a first step towards integrating Libya more in other regional cooperation structures, its added value would be a bit more than signing a treaty which aims at increasing business opportunities for Italian companies in Libya.
One should ask the question what the added value is of such a bilateral treaty with a country which has not signed any agreements with the EU within the framework of the EU's Neighbourhood Policy and is only an "observer" in the Union for the Mediterrenean. Of course each Member State is free in agreeing such bilateral treaties, but it does undermine the general EU's external policy and the common values which are at the basis of the Neighbourhood Policy to some extent. Yet, if this ITA-LIB bilateral treaty would be a first step towards integrating Libya more in other regional cooperation structures, its added value would be a bit more than signing a treaty which aims at increasing business opportunities for Italian companies in Libya.
OUR EUROPEAN RADAR SCREEN It is not easy to track policy thinking around Europe, but fresh ideas and new reports from over 130 think tanks and universities that make up the Europe's World Advisory Board are featured under Partner Network. All comments welcome!
OUR EUROPEAN RADAR SCREEN
It is not easy to track policy thinking around Europe, but fresh ideas and new reports from over 130 think tanks and universities that make up the Europe's World Advisory Board are featured under Partner Network.
All comments welcome!
DID THE EU MISHANDLE ITS NEGOTIATIONS IN THE COP15 COPENHAGEN SUMMIT?
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