Most international organisations have not been empowered to expel Member States that violate their obligations, the European Union being a notable example.
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Turkey’s rising foreign policy ambitions have been best reflected in its pivot to Africa. One of the tropes used by the Erdoğan administration to advance its cause are references to the colonial heritage of the European Union (EU) and its member states.
Read MoreAfter World War I, a peace settlement was reached by most of the signatory nations at the Lausanne Conference and the Straits Convention, annexed to the Treaty of Lausanne, in 1923. In 1936 at Montreux, a new Convention was signed governing the regime of the Straits, with a provision for revision in 20 years.
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Une grande revue des alliances entre les pays du Golfe est en cours. Pendant les premières années de son accession au pouvoir, le jeune prince héritier, Mohamed Bin Salman, s’est appuyé sur son modèle et mentor des Émirats arabes unis, Mohamed Bin Zayed.
Read MoreDespite its long list of crises in recent years – including the most recent vaccine snafu – the European Union has become a global pacesetter. Its laws and regulations have established global norms. This has made the bloc a 21st century model.
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Cette province arménienne rattachée à l’Azerbaïdjan a proclamé son indépendance à la chute de l’URSS, en 1991. Elle est désormais au centre d’un conflit régional.
Read MoreThe dispute between Greece and Turkey concerning the delimitation of sea borders in the Eastern Mediterranean has become a security challenge for the whole region. The recent agreements of Greece with Italy…
Read MoreThe emergence of new actors in the Mediterranean region has resulted in new economic, military, and ideological power struggles. Amidst this perilous and volatile backdrop, the European Union should strategically assess political trends and evaluate the costs of inaction.
Read MoreOn 26 March, an utterly divided EU emerged from the European Council dedicated to European measures aimed at managing the severest crisis since 1929, one far worse than the 2012-2017 crisis. The coronavirus pandemic and the transpiring economic…
Read MoreIt was an unpleasant surprise to hear that you participated along with other US academics in preparing a plan for Greece to exit the euro in 2015. The feeling was even harder, since you still believe that it was “carefully set” and seem rather disappointed for not finally implemented.
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On the eve of the Iraq war, in 2003, Prime Minister Tony Blair of Britain addressed a joint session of Congress about America’s foreign policy mission: “In some small corner of this vast country, out in Nevada or Idaho or these places I’ve never been to but always wanted to go,” said Blair…
Read MoreProvisoirement cimentés et stabilisés par la lutte contre l’organisation État islamique (EI), les réseaux d’alliance au Moyen-Orient se reconfigurent aujourd’hui très rapidement. L’offensive turque en Syrie, déclenchée le 8 octobre, accélère encore ce grand jeu des ligues et des ententes: d’anciens ennemis…
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