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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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Europe’s World is the only Europe-wide policy journal, produced in association with some 130-plus leading European think tanks and academic institutions. Its website EuropesWorld.org is designed to further promote debate on the policy challenges facing Europe. It offers free access to the 600-plus articles by prominent authors featured to date in the journal of Europe’s World, but also features a constant stream of studies, reports and opinions from a growing community of think tanks, researchers and opinion makers from throughout Europe and beyond.

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Table Of Contents of the "Summer 2009" issue

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Salem El-Badri on Andris Piebalgs' "Renewable energy is much more than a flight of fancy" by Abdalla Salem El-Badri
Benediktsson on Olli Rehn's "Charting Europe's changing shape" by Bjarni Benediktsson
Nordström on Jean-Michel Debrat and Simon Maxwell's "The recession´s storm holds a silver lining for development cooperation" by Anders Nordström
Öppinger-Walchshofer on Jean-Michel Debrat and Simon Maxwell's "The recession´s storm holds a silver lining for development cooperation" by Brigitte Öppinger-Walchshofer
Rahr on Dmitri Rogozin's "How NATO could improve its relations with Russia" by Alexander Rahr
Gomes on Dmitry Rogozin's "How NATO could improve its relations with Russia" by Ana Maria Gomes
Beblavý on Leif Pagrotsky's "Europe must swallow its bitter economic medicine" by Miroslav Beblavý
Cohen-Tanugi on Leif Pagrotsky's "Europe must swallow its bitter economic medicine" by Laurent Cohen-Tanugi
Pelikan on Daniel Gros and Stefano Micossi's "A bond-issuing EU stability fund could rescue Europe" by Pavel Pelikan
Holm on Carne Ross' "It's time to scrap ambassadors and their embassies" by Klavs A. Holm
Jordan-Tank on Peder Jensen's "The EU needs to shift gears on greening the transport sector" by Matthew Jordan-Tank
Belder on Erhard Busek's "Assessing EU membership hopes in the western Balkans" by Bastiaan Belder
Bulling-Schröter on Anders Wijkman's "Climate change is now fast outstripping climate policy" by Eva Bulling-Schröter
Borot de Battisti and Dewbre on Gilles Saint-Martin's "How EU policies could address Africa's food security" by Adeline Borot de Battisti, Joe Dewbre
Kaya on Sinan Ülgen's "Turkey's route may be via the Middle East" by Ayhan Kaya
Redwood on Pierre Moscovici's "How hubris is leading the EU to its nemesis" by John Redwood
Tausch on Pierre Moscovici's "How hubris is leading the EU to its nemesis" by Arno Tausch
INTERNATIONAL
The transatlantic economy really is “too big to fail” by Joseph P. Quinlan
East Asia: the acid test for Europe’s common foreign policy by Jing Men
Time for Europe to take a long, hard look at its global decline by Frans-Paul van der Putten
How the microchip is changing the face of foreign policy by David Howell
How to draw a line under the Cold War by Sergei Karaganov
Why EU-Russia frictions look set to an end by Christopher Weafer
SECURITY & DEFENCE
The EU’s “Eastern Partnership” with former Soviet states holds the key to relations with Russia by Radoslaw Sikorski
We’ve neglected arms control at our peril by Michael Brzoska
Europe must wholeheartedly back Obama’s initiative on Iran by Christoph Bertram
Blueprint for an EU role in Obama’s "AfPak" strategy by Shada Islam
EUROPE
Now we must apply the lessons of the European elections by Wilfried Martens
We want pan-European politics, not a bureaucratic and undemocratic EU by Declan Ganley
The economic crisis is also an opportunity for the EU's science strategy by Janez Potocnik
OVERCOMING THE CRISIS
Why a common eurozone bond isn’t such a good idea by Otmar Issing
A crisis-busting plan from Europe’s boardrooms by Ernest-Antoine Seillière
"It's up to Europe to set a global example of concertation" by Edmond Alphandéry
"Let's return to the grassroots and base growth on savings and productivity" by Jerzy Buzek
“My 10 point rulebook for the globalised economy” by Mark Eyskens
“What we need first and foremost is a change in public consciousness” by Franz Fischler
"We need a new global political deal now the West is no longer master of the world" by Nicole Gnesotto
“To save the market economy and democracy, governance has to step in where corporations ruled and markets failed” by Béla Kádár
"My five courses of action" by Noëlle Lenoir
“The financial markets are where the re-building must start” by John Monks
"The EU must pull its weight and demonstrate real leadership" by Poul Nyrup Rasmussen
“Better regulation and supervision, and the greater legitimacy of international financial institutions” by Klaus Regling
“Implement de Larosière and then consider further reform” by Onno Ruding
"Restoring the health of banking is no longer a financial problem but a political one" by André Sapir
“We urgently need much stronger international institutions" by Tøger Seidenfaden
“Fiscal stimuli, yes. But social goals are also crucial” by Constantine Simitis
"To be a major player on the new global architecture, Europe must end its IMF over-representation" by Loukas Tsoukalis
"Now it's the West that needs the Rest" by Alvaro de Vasconcelos
"How to beat this crisis and head-off another" by George Vassiliou
“Institutional innovation, not streamlining, is today’s priority” by Nicolas Véron
“We need a eurozone regulatory structure, and if Britain wants a role it must manage its eurozone entry” by Stephen Wall
Support from the EU's newcomers will be crucial to recovery by Thomas Mirow
Sweden’s lessons for managing the crisis by Urban Bäckström
Financial re-regulation, yes. But Europe's cacophony of ideas is counter-productive by Barry Eichengreen
SUSTAINABLE EUROPE
Why Europe’s lead will be crucial to Copenhagen’s success by Connie Hedegaard
What Europe needs to know about Obama’s climate change options by Stuart Eizenstat
The time has come for a world energy revolution by Fatih Birol
THE DEVELOPING WORLD
Here's how we can live with a global population of 9bn by Anna K. Tibaijuka
Global recovery means development policy must top the international agenda by Douglas Alexander
Five reasons why Africa really matters to the world by Ernst Stetter
THE ARAB WORLD
Policy options for modernising the Middle East’s industrial base by Prince El Hassan bin Talal
Why democracy in the Arab World is a two-edged sword by Shlomo Ben Ami
The Mediterranean Union risks being stillborn by Roderick Pace
Europe has a central role to play in the Middle East by Marc Otte
SPONSORED SECTIONS
Responsible Development: More than just a choice, a driving force at La Poste by Jean-Paul Bailly
VIEW FROM CATALONIA - How one small country is facing up to the global crisis by José Montilla i Aguilera
VIEWS FROM THE CAPITALS
THE HAGUE - Recession is tempering Dutch enthusiasm for Europe by Alfred Pijpers
SARAJEVO - It's becoming urgent for the EU to get back on track in Bosnia and Herzegovina by Dobrila Govedarica
ROME - Italy is ducking its chance to use crisis for sweeping reforms by Serena Giusti
NICOSIA - How Greek Cypriots see the stalled talks on a Cyprus settlement by Andreas Theophanous
VIENNA - Recession’s silver lining for Austria’s embattled centrist government by Heinz Gärtner
VILNIUS - Lithuania’s “austerity crusade” threatened by deepening recession by Klaudijus Maniokas
PODGORICA - Recession and the EU rain on Montenegro’s parade by Sanja Elezovic

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!

Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies (WIIW) (Austria) 
Fundacion para las Relaciones Internacionales y el Dialogo Exterior (FRIDE) (Spain)
 
Center for International Studies at the University of Cambridge (United Kingdom)   Faculty of International relations at the University of Economics in Prague (UEP) (Czech Republic) 
Kiel Institute for World Economics (Germany) 
Real Instituto Elcano de Estudios Internacionales y Estratégicos (Spain)
 
The Institute of Democratic Politics (IDP) (Lithuania)    Department of International Relations at the University of Padua (Italy)
 Institut der deutschen Wirtschaft Köln (Germany)
Institute of Public Affairs (IPA) (Poland)
 
Geneva School of Diplomacy and International Relations (Switzerland)    Friends of Europe (Belgium)
Mannheim Centre for European Social Research (MZES) (Germany) 
Hellenic Foundation for European & Foreign Policy (ELIAMEP) (Greece)
 
Institute for World Economics (IWE) (Hungary)    Russia in Global Affairs (Russian Federation)
Institute of European Affairs (IEA) (Ireland) 
Institute for Strategic and International Studies (IEEI) (Portugal)
 
Institute for International Relations (IMO) (Croatia)    Centre for European Integration Studies (CEIS) (Georgia)
Confrontations Europe (France) 
European Institute of the Mediterranean (IEMed) (Spain)
 
Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence at Freie Universität Berlin (Germany)    Faculty of studies of the European Economic Integration at the Romanian American University
 Madariaga European Foundation (Belgium)
Estonian Foreign Policy Institute (EVI)
 
Institute for Civilization and Culture (Slovenia)    European Institute at İstanbul Bilgi University (Turkey)
Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) (Italy) 
Swedish Institute of International Affairs (UI)
 
Department of European Studies and Modern Languages at the University of Bath (United Kingdom)    Albanian Institute for International Studies (AIIS)
The Greek Centre of European Studies and Research (EKEME) 
Institute for Strategic Studies (ISS) (Poland)
 
Institute for European Studies at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB) (Belgium)    Eurocollege at the Tartu University (Estonia)
Stockholm International Peace Research Institute (SIPRI) (Sweden) 
Economic Development Foundation (IKV) (Turkey)
 
Center for European Programmes at the American University in Bulgaria    Europa-Institut (Germany)
 Robert Schuman Center for Advanced Studies (RSCAS) at the European University Institute (Italy)
Department of Political Science at the University of Lund (Sweden)
 
EGMONT (Royal Institute for International Relations) (Belgium)   Institute for European Environmental Policy (IEEP) (United Kingdom) 
 Institut d’Etudes Politiques de Strasbourg (France)
Faculty of International Relations of the EuroUniversity (Estonia)
 
College of Europe (Belgium)   Europe's Forum on International Cooperation (Euforic) (Netherlands) 
Istituto per gli Studi di Politica Internazionale (ISPI) (Italy) 
Cyprus Policy Center (CPC)
 
Open Estonia Foundation    Centre for European and Transition Studies (Latvia)
Cyprus Center for European and International Affairs 
Economic Policy Research Institute (TEPAV/EPRI) (Turkey)
 
Federal Trust for Education & Research (United Kingdom)    Institute of European Studies (IEE) at the Université Libre de Bruxelles (ULB) (Belgium)
European Centre for International Political Economy (ECIPE) (Belgium) 
 
Baltic Development Forum (Denmark)    Luxembourg Institute for European and International Studies
Austrian Study Center for Peace and Conflict Resolution (ASPR) 
European Trade Union Confederation (ETUC) (Belgium)
 

Institute for Security and International Studies (Bulgaria)

    Danish Institute for International Studies (DIIS)
The European Institute of Romania 
Research Center of the Slovak Foreign Policy Association
 
Think Tanks and Civil Societies Program (TTSCP) (United States)    Constantinos Karamanlis Institute for Democracy (CKID) (Greece)
Center for EU Enlargement Studies (Hungary) 
Mediterranean Academy of Diplomatic Studies (MEDAC) (Malta)
 
The Hague Centre for Strategic Studies (HCSS) (Netherlands)   School of Political Life and Diplomacy at the Vytautas Magnus University (Lithuania) 
 Centre for Liberal Strategies (Bulgaria)
Institute of European Studies, Tallinn University of Technology (Estonia)
 
Notre Europe (France)    Institute of World Economy and International Relations (IMEMO) (Russian Federation)
Security & Defence Agenda (Belgium) 
Forum 2000 Foundation (Czech Republic)
 
Finnish Business and Policy Forum (EVA)    Center for International Relations (CIR) (Poland)
Institute of International Relations (IIR) (Czech Republic) 
Policy Association for an Open Society (PASOS) (Czech Republic)
 
Robert Schuman Foundation (France)    Solidar (Belgium)
Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) (Belgium) 
Estonian School of Diplomacy (ESD)
 
Department of Social and Political Studies at the University of Pavia (Italy)    Centre for EU Studies at the Ghent University
 Centre for International Development Issues at the Radboud University Nijmegen (Netherlands)
Polish Institute of International Affairs
 
   
 Hungarian Institute of International Affairs
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs
 
Israel/Palestine Center for Research and Information   Institución Futuro - think tank independiente (Spain) 
 Austrian Institute of International Affairs
Latvian Institute of International Affairs
 
Israel Center for Social and Economic Progress   Center for Applied Policy Research (C.A.P.) 
 International Policy Network (IPN - United Kingdom)
European Centre for Development Policy Management (ECDPM - Netherlands)
 
Universidad de Castilla-la Mancha (Spain)   University of Miami (United States) 
Manchester JMCE (United Kingdom) 
Institute for European Studies, Universidad San Pablo (Spain)
 
Centre for European Politics, University of Copenhagen (Denmark)    University of Oradea (Romania)
European Institute of Lodz (Poland) 
Universidad de A Coruña (Spain)
 
Institute of European Studies, Jagellonian University (Poland)    Maxwell School of Syracuse University (United States)
University of Malta 
Council for European Studies, Columbia University (United States)
 
Universität Salzburg (Austria)    University of Birmingham (United Kingdom)
International Centre for Policy Studies (Ukraine) 
Centre for Economics and Foreign Policy Studies (EDAM - Turkey)
 
Global Political Trends Center (GPoT - Turkey)   European Association of Development Research and Training Institutes (EADI - Germany) 
Centre for Strategic Studies, Jordan University (CSS) 
Centre for European Security Studies (CESS – Netherlands)
 
Gulf Research Center (GRC - United Arab Emirates)   Institute for Security and Defence Policy (ISDP - Sweden)
 
Jordan Center for Public Policy Research and Dialogue (JCPPRD) 
Atlantic Community (Germany – United States)
 
Swedish Institute for European Policy Studies (SIEPS)   Palestinian Academic Society for the Study of International Affairs (PASSIA - Israel) 
Lebanese Center for Policy Studies (LCPS) 
Institut Européen des Relations Internationales (IERI - Belgium)
 
Centre for the Study of Wider Europe, National University of Ireland, Maynooth (NUIM)   Comenius University (Slovakia) 

 

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