Small‐State Influence in EU Security Governance: Unveiling Latvian Lobbying Against Disinformation
Abstract Counter‐disinformation policies have become a prominent subject of study in Europe. The story of their early development in the European Union (EU) reveals the surprising influence of small states, in particular Latvia. This article exposes how, as a first mover in a growing coalition of like‐minded states, Latvia shaped the development of ...
Sophie L. Vériter
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European Defence and NATO: From Competition to Co‐operation to Replacement?
JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies, Volume 63, Issue S1, Page 156-168, November 2025.
Jolyon Howorth
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Abstract While scholars have investigated how media frame human mobility and securitize irregular border crossings, little research has been dedicated to how European Union (EU) actors are portrayed in media coverage of migration across the Mediterranean. By integrating framing into narrative analysis through the Narrative Policy Framework, our article
Martina Abisso +2 more
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More Union in European Defence. CEPS Task Force Report, 26 February 2015 [PDF]
Years of uncoordinated cuts in defence spending have eroded the EU’s role as a security actor in what is now a multipolar world. This CEPS Task Force report aims to provide member states and the EU institutions with the narrative to strengthen defence ...
Blockmans, Steven., Faleg, Giovanni
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Beyond Strategic Culture? Grand Strategy, the European Union and Security Cooperation [PDF]
This paper will consider the extent to which European Union (EU) foreign policy is driven by humanitarian and/or geopolitical considerations. The paper will also analyse the extent to which the EU’s external actions have a sense of cohesion and shared ...
Winn, Neil
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Abstract Drawing on examples of foresight projects situated at the interface between academia and foreign policy practice, this article reflects on the role of academics in informing the practice of foreign policy‐making in the EU. The study explores why academics have rarely engaged in foresight over the past two decades and why this has changed in ...
Monika Sus
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The Mirage of the State: Why the West has failed in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Mali and Central African Republic? Jean Monnet/Robert Schuman Paper Series Vol. 14 No. 15, July 2014 [PDF]
The state still matters. However, the members of the Euro-Atlantic community may be misinterpreting this crucial baseline prior launching their military interventions since 2001. The latest violence and collapse of the state of Iraq after the invasion of
Larive, Maxime
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The EU’s ‘strategic partnership’ with China in a post-Brexit world:Recalibrating internal dynamics and facing up to external challenges [PDF]
The UK has played a critical role in shaping EU–China relations. Policymakers need to carefully consider the extent to which Brexit will weaken the EU’s collective power – shifting the balance in China’s favour – and impact prospects for increasing EU ...
Brown, Scott
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Abstract Organizational overlap is a ubiquitous feature in regional governance. Most studies have focused on member states, demonstrating that overlap enables states differently. We still know little about whether and how overlapping organizations impact international bureaucracies and how this shapes the relationship between bureaucratic actors within
Catherine Hoeffler, Stephanie C. Hofmann
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The EU and NATO: Cyber-Security Partners or Divergent Actors? An Exercise in Framework Development [PDF]
With the continually evolving importance of cyber strategy in European affairs, multi-stakeholder organizations such the EU and NATO are struggling to articulate cyber-security initiatives to address a wide variety of needs and imperatives.
Chaudhary, Tarum
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