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Thursday, 03 January 2013
The EU and State Building in Failed States: An Analysis of European Engagement in Afghanistan
by Dinoj Kumar Upadhyay

Afghanistan was the worst case example of a failed state in 2001 – as a safe haven for terrorists and the largest opium producer, Afghanistan under Taliban was a severe threat to world peace and security. This briefing paper analyzes the European engagement in the reconstruction, development and state-building in

Tuesday, 01 January 2013
Korea-EU FTA One Year On
by Vladimir Hlasny

The free trade agreement between Korea and EU was signed on 15 October 2009, and came into force on 1 July 2011. Under the FTA, the EU agreed to eliminate or phase out tariffs on 96% of goods, and Korea for 99% of goods, within three years. Within five years,

Tuesday, 18 September 2012
A Shared Destiny for the XXIst Century? – The Transatlantic Relationship in Global Times
by Leocadia Díaz Romero

Since World War II, Europe and the United States have not only succeeded in building prosperous, peaceful societies through the Marshall Plan, the founding of NATO, trade and economic relationships, but have also created a solid, cooperative partnership. The origins date back to 1953 when the European Union and the

Wednesday, 22 August 2012
Dr Gerhard Sabathil (Director, East Asia and the Pacific, European External Service)
...on EU foreign policy during the euro crisis and EU's place in the Asia-Pacific economic integration.
by Gerhard Sabathil

Interview was conducted by Daniel Novotny (Global Europe).

Dr. Sabathil, could you briefly go through what is the biggest challenge to your work at this moment.
Our big challenge for the moment is to keep our foreign policy strong and constant despite the obvious situation of the euro zone,

Friday, 13 July 2012
Shada Islam (Head of Policy, Friends of Europe)

…on the need for Europe to learn from Asia and the ineffective use of the EU’s ‘soft power’.
by Shada Islam

The interview was conducted by Jakub Janda (Global Europe).

Madam Islam, Europe has been going through an immensely wide variety of discussions on how to deal with its own economic crisis. The newly elected French Socialist President argues for boosting economic growth by fiscal expansion while the German Chancellor

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