[PDF] Top 20 Think Tank Review Issue 58 June 2018

... April 2018, the US, the UK and France conducted joint airstrikes against several facilities in Syria believed to be part of the Syrian government's chemical weapons ... See full document

... Financial Instruments (FIs) and budgetary guarantees have witnessed a marked expansion in the last two Multi-Annual Financial Frameworks (MFFs) and they are called to play an even more significant role in the forthcoming ... See full document

... The recommendations aim to inform and shape the development of security and defence policies of member states, the EU’s approach and activities in common and For further information, con[r] ... See full document

... Personal data and data transfers were probably not uppermost in the minds of many Brits as they cast their votes on June 23rd 2016. However, while other issues dominate the headlines, future relations regarding ... See full document

... NOTRE EUROPE - JACQUES DELORS INSTITUTE / AGORA ENERGYWENDE / IDDRI / I4CE A French-German cooperation agenda for the energy transition in Europe by Dimitri Pescia @dpescia, Murielle Gag[r] ... See full document

... The development of the Chinese internet has attracted a lot of foreign observers in 2016. Record sales in international trade, far-reaching hacker attacks, gigantic investment programs for start- ups, a controversial ... See full document

... The Brexit referendum and the decision of British voters to leave the EU have sparked a comprehensive debate on the future of European integration. A key issue in this debate is the appropriate division of ... See full document

... The author analyses the perspectives for improving the relations between Greece and the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia the day after the formation of a new Government in Skopje. He suggests that the two ... See full document

... Russia has mounted its anti-access/area denial (A2/AD) footprint in the Levant and also boosted the Syrian Arab Air Defense Force’s capabilities. Syrian skies now remain a heavily contested combat airspace and a ... See full document

... This paper argues that there is a particularly strong case for labour market integration measures, specifically geared towards female migrants European Centre for Development Policy Mana[r] ... See full document

... in June 2016 and the US election in November, greater political effort has been channelled into ways of increasing EU defence cooperation, and creating a solid European defence ... See full document

... Despite his rapidly deteriorating health conditions and his advanced age, the 92-years-old President seems not having any intention to leave the helm of his sinking ship. The future ahead is filled with uncertainties for ... See full document

... After over three months of intense multilateral negotiations, an agreement on a new settlement for the UK within the EU was successfully concluded at last week's European Council. The deal allows the British government ... See full document

... During the course of the so-called Arab Spring, observers were quick to refer to the uprisings as "Facebook revolutions" or "Twitter revolutions". Although the important role of social media in the 2011 ... See full document

... This TTR has a special focus on Geopolitics and Strategy, in particular on the Global Strategy for the European Union's Foreign and Security Policy, presented by the High Representative Federica Mogherini at the European ... See full document

... spring 2018. As we show in the 'EU Policies' section, think tanks continue to pay close attention to migration ...at think tanks' take on employment and social issues, with papers ... See full document

... main think tanks in the Czech ...a think tank and currently undertakes research, publishing and educational ...the think tank are the European Commission, the Ministry of Foreign ... See full document

... DEVELOPMENT Overseas Development Institute / European Centre for Development Policy Management / Deutsches Institut für Entwicklungspolitik German Development Institute European report o[r] ... See full document

... German Marshall Fund of the United States / Chatham House / Royal Institute of International Affairs The future of US global leadership implications for Europe, Canada and Transatlantic [r] ... See full document

... In the 'EU Member States' section readers will find a rich selection of analyses on Germany, Spain and the UK. It includes articles on Indian high-skilled migrants and international students in Germany, defence ... See full document