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Michel Barnier, the EU’s chief Brexit negotiator, kept a secret diary of the talks. Published in 2021, it revealed in painful detail why Britain lost so badly at the negotiating table. Jonathan Powell, former Downing Street chief of staff, summed it up. Britain was left with: “a flawed withdrawal agreement and a deeply disadvantageous future […]

Author: Sarah de Heer is a doctoral candidate at the Faculty of Law at Lund University. In her doctoral research, she examines the impact of AI-driven medical devices in precision medicine on the right to health in Sweden. More specifically, Sarah scrutinises to which extent the conformity assessment procedure, which allows medical devices to be […]

Author: Wendy Kwaku Yeboah is a PhD candidate in EU law at the University of Bologna, with a particular focus on EU health law and its digitalisation. Her research explores the regulation of cross-border telemedicine within the framework of the EU internal market, examining both the constitutional and operational dimensions of EU health governance. She […]

Tens of thousands of desperate human beings have crossed the English Channel to seek our help. They are unarmed and come in peace. Many are fleeing from countries torn apart by war and instability, in some cases worsened by conflicts in which Britain and its allies played a part. Under international law, they are not […]

by Emilio Del Pupo (University of Helsinki) What does sustainability really mean in EU trade deals—and who gets to define it? Ever since the EU and Mercosur began negotiating a new trade agreement in 1995, one group has made its opposition heard loud and clear: European farmers. But instead of sticking to opposing the deal […]

Turkey’s ruling Justice and Development Party (tur. Adalet ve Kalkınma Partisi, AKP) conducts an active and multidimensional foreign policy aimed at strengthening relations with all neighbouring regions. In the international sphere, the primary ambition of the authorities in Ankara is to transform Turkey into a regional power capable of influencing the political landscape in its […]

By Laia Comerma (Centre for Security, Diplomacy and Strategy of the Brussels School of Governance) When the European Union (EU) published its 2021 Trade Policy Review, a new buzz phrase took over policy and academia on EU trade policy: ‘open strategic autonomy’ (OSA). This was followed in 2023 by the Economic Security strategy, furthering a […]

by Michele Chang (Director of the Transatlantic Affairs Programme & Professor at the European Political and Governance Studies Department, College of Europe) When Enrico Letta and Mario Draghi submitted their reports in 2024 (Much more than a market and A competitiveness strategy for Europe, respectively), they warned of the dangers of complacency and the need […]

This article is based on research presented at the UACES Graduate Forum Research Conference 2025 (29-30 May, Panteion University, Athens, Greece).  By dr. Maaike Geuens (Assistant Professor Public Management Open Universiteit) and ms. Duygu Sahin (Tilburg University). Constitutional identity is an increasingly contested notion within the European Union’s legal and political landscape. Codified in Article 4(2) of […]

For any nation, the procurement of weapon systems has significant economic, political, and security implications and thus involves many trade-offs. Unsurprisingly, the different figures from government, the military, and industry that are involved in defence procurement decisions can have conflicting interests. Yet, the drivers of specific weapon system decisions often remain shrouded, despite the implications […]