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What went wrong with EU-Russia relations?

In 1999 Javier Solana spoke longingly about the mutual economic and political benefits of the EU-Russian ‘strategic partnership.’ Solana’s aspirations seemed to be fulfilled when the EU and Russia launched their first institutionalised framework for cooperation in energy policy – the EU-Russian Energy Dialogue in 2000 and sought to develop mechanisms for the combat of international terrorism […]

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The Tale of Saint George: Dismantling English Eurosceptic mythology

In the run-up to the Brexit referendum, the historic debate surrounding EEC (now EU) accession offers some instructive insights that can be used to deconstruct a crucial part of the English Eurosceptic narrative. The argument, as propagated by UKIP leader Nigel Farage, runs as follows: National elites disingenuously covered up the political implications of EEC

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Estonia – The little country leading the way in Cyber Security

In 2007 Estonia became the first country to experience a large scale campaign of state-sponsored online attacks from Russia. Now, several years later, the country is the leading promoter of various cyber security initiatives at home and abroad. The cyber-attack on Estonia was more disruptive than harmful since the series of denial-of-services (DDoS) attacks caused

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Europe’s done

‘I heard it from a German official after one of the enlargements’, affirmed Mr. Bernd Hüttemann of European Movement International to the students of College of Europe’s Natolin Campus. The meeting held on 17 September quickly became dominated by the crisis in the Mediterranean. ‘It was supposed to mean that all the work had been

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