The EU and the strategic use of sanctions as a geo-economic tool Published: 3 February 2021 Analysis The EU has traditionally been timid about its use of sanctions in foreign policy. Will this change with the current EU leadership’s plans to speak “the language of power”? By Dr. Clara Portela
Vision: Looking to be leader Published: 24 April 2018 Energy Atlas Europe is making progress towards its energy transition at a rate few imagined ten years ago. There is still a long way to go, but the continent is now in a position to become the global leader in green energy. By Claude Turmes
Hungary: a state captured by Russia Published: 11 October 2017 Hungary’s liaison with the Kremlin has turned the economic “Eastern Opening” into the construction of a full-blown illiberal democracy. This goes hand in hand with Russia’s growing leverage over Hungary with respect to economic as well as soft power. By Péter Krekó and Lóránt Győri
ASEAN among Great Powers Published: 2 August 2017 Competing trade agreements and planned infrastructure investments are dilemmas that ASEAN can only successfully solve if they approach the challenges as group that lets go if its consensus decision-making and allows for countries´ flexible participation. By Truong-Minh Vu