The International Spectator Special Issue on EU Foreign and Security Policy. Guest Editors: Riccardo Alcaro and Hylke Dijkstra
The peer-reviewed journal The International Spectator has published the Special Issue “Re-imagining EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World” based on JOINT project’s research. Open Access articles:
JOINT Effectiveness Checklist for EU Foreign and Security Policy in Conflict and Crisis Situations
The JOINT Effectiveness Checklist provides a comparatively simple framework for policy-makers and researchers to analyse the effectiveness of the EU’s response to conflicts and crises. It adds value to existing evaluation tools by a) assessing effectiveness relative to the level of difficulty of the policy environment, and b) adapting and further developing existing standard policy […]
Podcast with Webinar Highlights/ Re-imagining EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World
On 5 April 2024, The International Spectator, Istituto Affari Internazionali’s peer-reviewed journal, presented its latest special issue (March 2024) “Re-imagining EU Foreign and Security Policy in a Complex and Contested World,” based on JOINT project’s case study research. The webinar aimed to offer selected speakers and the public a fruitful occasion to discuss how the […]
Paper/ Relational Power Europe. Conflict Management and the Future of EU Foreign and Security Policy by Riccardo Alcaro and Pol Bargués
In this new JOINT Paper, Riccardo Alcaro (Research Coordinator and Head of Global Actors, Istituto Affari Internazionali – IAI, as well as JOINT Coordinator) and Pol Bargués (Senior Fellow, Barcelona Centre for International Affairs – CIDOB) analyse how the EU has dealt with crises and conflicts in the last 15 years including Russia’s invasions of […]
Final Conference/ From Ukraine to the Middle East: How Crisis-Proof is European Foreign Policy?
The rapid succession of major security crises in theatres geographically or strategically close to Europe has drawn public attention to the EU’s crisis response capacities. The bar for what should constitute a “geopolitical” European foreign policy has been raised by several conflicts and crises, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, recent escalations in the Middle East involving Israel, Gaza, […]
Relational Power Europe. Conflict Management and the Future of EU Foreign and Security Policy
The EU has been confronted with mounting challenges in the pursuit of its foreign and security policy. The distribution of power amongst multiple players – from the United States to Russia and China, but also regional players like Iran or Turkey – that espouse conflicting views of order compels the EU and its member states […]
Podcast/ The EU as a Relational Power: Managing conflicts in a contested and complex world
In this episode of the JOINT podcast, we delve into the complex role of the European Union as a global actor in foreign and security policy. Riccardo Alcaro, Research Coordinator and Head of the Global Actors Programme at IAI, Istituto Affari Internazionali, and Pol Bargués, Senior Research Fellow at CIDOB, the Barcelona Centre for International […]
Video/ European Public Opinion on EU Foreign and Security Policy
In a new JOINT video, Professor Pierangelo Isernia from the University of Siena examines the potential politicisation trap that political elites may face when pursuing further Europeanisation. Despite enthusiasm among elites for scaling up EU integration, they might be reluctant to do so, sensing the risk of a widespread consensus quickly turning into a constraining […]
Brief/ A More Joined-up Union, a Stronger Europe by Riccardo Alcaro
The EU’s record in managing conflicts and crises around the world has been mixed at best. From Syria to Libya and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, the EU’s ability to positively impact and resolve these situations has been limited. Even in cases where the EU achieved seemingly significant breakthroughs, like the Iran nuclear deal or the Kosovo-Serbia […]