Ukraine's Public Sector in Transition: Assessing the Progress and Adaptation to EU Standards and Best Practices
Assessing the progress in institutional transition of Ukraine's public sector in light of signing the EU-Ukraine Association Agreement in 2014.
Good intentions, mixed results – A conflict sensitive unpacking of the EU comprehensive approach to conflict and crisis mechanisms (EUNPACK)
The EUNPACK project unpacks EU crisis response mechanisms, with the aim to increase their conflict sensitivity and efficiency....
Changing interdependencies and evolving policies in the Baltic Sea region
What's happening with the energy security in the Baltic Sea region?
Macedonia and the international community
What has lead to the political scandals and democratic regression that has marred Macedonia over the last years?
Transatlantic free trade and its economic impact
What is the impact of TTIP on third countries like Norway?
What Makes Dialogue and Diplomacy Work or not? Russia – Georgia and Russia – Ukraine
How Do Little Frogs Fly? Small States in the European Union
Small EU member states need to exploit the special characteristics of their small public administrations in order to secure their interests and have influence within the Union. They must develop an administrative competence based on features like informality, flexibility, and the autonomy of officials operating according to guidelines rather than fixed negotiating instructions. They also need to acknowledge their limitations, and set priorities to a much greater extent than the large states. A strategy based on these features, combined with a positive image and political willingness, can bring negotiating success within the EU’s decision-making processes.
Evaluating Power Political Repertoires (EPOS)
EPOS aims to bring about a systematic problem shift in how power politics are studied by moving analytical focus from states' power resources and systemic features of world politics to the actual...