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Pietro De Matteis | 9:33, 29 July 2010
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Jaanika Erne | 23:51, 23 July 2010
On 22 July 2010 the International Court of Justice (ICJ) gave its advisory opinion on the initial question: ‘Is the unilateral declaration of independence by the Provisional Institutions of Self-Government of Kosovo in accordance with international law?“
The advisory opinion was requested by the General Assembly (GA) on 8 October 2008. The ICJ established that the [...]
Categories / tags: Global & International Law & Justice
Jaanika Erne | 2:19, 21 July 2010
On my last day in Budapest, I bought a book from the University Bookshop: Daniel A. Bell. Beyond Liberal Democracy. Princeton University Press Princeton and Oxford, 2006. Most books are nowadays also available as e-books, but I wanted to read something on my travel back to Estonia, and strangely the CEU bookshop cannot be characterized [...]
Categories / tags: Global & International Politics & Public Policy
European Geostrategy | 5:32, 19 July 2010
Why have European studies and strategic studies ignored one another for so long? Why should scholars from both disciplines be more interested in one another’s work? And what can grand strategy’s utility be for research into European foreign, security and military policies?
europeonthestrand | 11:19, 7 July 2010
By Claudia Hillebrand
On Monday night, a contested transatlantic counter-terrorism agreement jumped another hurdle. In an extraordinary meeting in Strasbourg, the European Parliament’s Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE Committee) accepted a recommendation suggesting that the plenum of the European Parliament (EP) should approve the revised EU-US Agreement on SWIFT bank data transfer. [...]
European Geostrategy | 1:53, 3 July 2010
Are the United States and European Union drifting apart? What will this mean for both powers in an increasingly non-European world? And how can a new alliance be formed between two equal partners?
European Geostrategy | 13:32, 30 June 2010
The European Union was supposed to abolish European geopolitics through the extension of ‘civilian power’. But recent developments, including the retreat of American power and the resurgence of Russia, has altered the geopolitical balance in Europe. Does this provide a new opportunity for the United Kingdom?
Jaanika Erne | 22:02, 12 June 2010
To my mind, I have been subject to the greatest honour imaginable in my academic life – one of my articles “Role of regional organisations concerning challenges to peace and security in the new millennium – The European perspectives” was published in Thesaurus Acroasium, Vol. XXXIII “International Challenges to Peace and Security in the New [...]
European Geostrategy | 1:34, 6 June 2010
This video explains the geography of American, Chinese, Indian and European power in Eurasia’s maritime zone and how the region is likely to evolve over the next few decades.
euriskregulation | 16:43, 5 June 2010
In a bid to reduce smoking rates, Australia is set to become the first country in the world to introduce plain packaging for cigarettes.
Categories / tags: Current Affairs Global & International Politics & Public Policy Society & Culture The EU
Jaanika Erne | 13:07, 3 June 2010
On 1st of June 2010, Protocol No. 14 to the ECHR entered into force (Link to the Press Release). Protocol No. 14, inter alia, foresees the possibility that the EU accedes to the ECHR. The other major changes are that the judges are now elected for a period of nine years, and they may not [...]
