Aida Halilovic
Aida Halilovic argues that the EU’s empowerment of the European Border and Coast Guard Agency (Frontex) is controversial. Frontex straddles overlapping administrative and political dimensions, and makes decisions on matters that sit between the public goods of liberty and security, where democratic deliberation might be needed. Read more
Ziya Öniş
In recent years, Turkish foreign policy has oscillated between traditional alignments with the West, and a new Eastern orientation. Partnerships with Russia and China are becoming increasingly important, write Ziya Öniş and Mustafa Kutlay. Yet Turkey must be firmly anchored to the club of democratic states to regain its benign regional and global role Read more
Mahmoud Javadi
Relations between Iran and Europe are in a pretty poor state. But Mahmoud Javadi argues that there are avenues for improvement through identification of 'shared interests' – and the EU can, and should, play its part Read more
Calle HÃ¥kansson
Over the past couple of years, the EU and the European Commission have stepped up security and defence policy cooperation. Calle HÃ¥kansson argues that the European Commission's new role blurs the traditional dichotomy between intergovernmental and supranational decision-making Read more
The Loop
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