[PDF] Top 20 Think Tank Review Issue 55 March 2018

... In the 1990s, the Western Balkan region suffered from severe conflicts, which ended after intervention by United Nations and NATO forces and with the promise of accession to the European Union. The European Commission in ... See full document

... In comparison with that of the eight states which border the Arctic Ocean, and other countries such as those in Western and Central Europe which have experienced long histories of exploration in the north circumpolar ... See full document

... a review of recent developments in "Defence Europe" from real progress to persistent challenges and suggests a direction to follow so that this dynamic does not die ... See full document

... As the EU faces a range of pressing challenges, there is one issue that merits special attention: The Russian gas pipeline running on the Baltic Sea seabed. Although it is often portrayed as “purely commercial”, ... 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

... In 2018, China formally invited countries in Latin America and the Caribbean to join its Belt and Road initiative (BRI) which has mainly be seen as an endeavour to secure steady supplies of raw materials, ... 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

... In the 1990s, the Western Balkan region suffered from severe conflicts. In February 2018, the European Commission set an indicative deadline for admission to the EU of the two most advanced candidates – Serbia, ... See full document

... 26 March, proposals for economic and administrative reforms in Italy, the international position of Spain in 2017 and on why, according to a Bruges Group study, Brexit should be accompanied by Irexit (Ireland ... See full document

... in March 2016 marked the beginning of a more mature and politically relevant dialogue between the EU and ...the March summit, however, will require time, energy and effort to keep up the ... 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

... In March, UK Prime Minister Theresa May initiated a two-year negotiation period for the UK to leave the EU. Since the referendum, she has missed several opportunities to generate political goodwill across the EU ... 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

... 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

... 8 March 2016 twenty years after the adoption of the directive on posted workers, the European Commission presented a revised targeted version of the facility designed to take into account the consequences of an ... 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

... EUROPEAN UNION INSTITUTE FOR SECURITY STUDIES Energy moves and power shifts: EU foreign policy and global energy security by Iana Dreyer and Gerald Stang, with contributions by Claude Ma[r] ... See full document

... Think tanks looking at political developments in Member States (section three) focused, in particular, on Denmark, France, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Portugal, Slovakia, Spain and the United Kingdom. On Portugal, a ... See full document

... to issue 22 of the Think Tank Review, compiled by the EU Council ...month's Review has a focus on external action: a whole section gathers publications on Russia; topics range from ... See full document

... NOTRE EUROPE - JACQUES DELORS INSTITUTE / DEMOS EUROPA Towards a transatlantic market by Paweł Świeboda 12 March 2013 Link to the document in English The success of the new trade and inv[r] ... See full document