Tag: International Cooperation
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Europe Is Strong
What are Europe’s Strengths in this New World? despite widespread pessimism, Europe remains a major global power whose true strength lies not primarily in military force but in its vast economic weight, deep interdependence, and commitment to a rules-based international order that underpins prosperity and stability. If Europe preserves its values of cooperation, economic interdependence,…
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Compliance Is Political
How do advisory opinions matter politically if they are formally non-binding, and who is their real audience in contemporary disputes? The article argues that advisory opinions shape behavior by shifting the costs of non-compliance onto allies, donors, and international institutions rather than compelling the defendant state directly. It concludes that international adjudication is effective when…
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COP30: Europe Under Pressure Without the US
MQ: How has Europe navigated COP30’s climate negotiations and energy transition amid the US absence? MA: With the US absent, Europe took center stage, balancing climate ambition with strategic, geopolitical, and energy constraints; youth engagement added perspective but could not replace careful negotiation planning. C: COP30 shows European leadership is contingent; ambition must be paired…
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Implications of China–Russia Security Talks
– How durable is China–Russia security cooperation, and how do Japan and Ukraine test its limits? – The partnership is not an alliance but a flexible, institutionalised coordination that allows alignment while managing risk, asymmetry, and disagreement – China–Russia security ties will persist but remain cautious and conditional, shaped by strategic signalling in Asia and…
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The 8th Edition of the Paris Peace Forum
Main question of the Paris Peace Forum: How can Europe find effective leadership and agency in a fractured world order marked by war, climate crisis, and inequality? Argument: Europe must act more united and autonomous, face Russia more fiercly, strengthen multilateralism, empower female leadership , and move from climate promises to implementation. Conclusion: Only coordinated,…
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forumWHU
Main question: forumWHU’s relevance for EPIS Argument: forumWHU and EPIS share a multitude of similarities Conclusion: participation in forumWHU is strategic for EPIS
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Listening to Young Europeans
Insights from the Pulse Z Youth Festival
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Between Washington and Berlin
While strategic autonomy remains a key ambition, Europe’s defence still largely depends on transatlantic cooperation, making full independence unlikely in the near future. Europe position itself between U.S pressure and strategic autonomy? 2. Europe is increasingly seeking to develop its own defense capabilities and reduce dependency. 3.While strategic autonomy remains a key ambition, Europe’s defence…
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Strategic Governance in China’s New Five-Year Plan
Main question: How does China’s new Five-Year Plan strengthen technological self-reliance, national security, and ecological sustainability? Argument: The Plan integrates these domains under Xi’s holistic security framework to reduce external vulnerabilities and secure long-term stability. Conclusion: China is restructuring its economy to achieve strategic autonomy and resilience.
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Interview: Minilateralism in East Asia
Main Question: How do minilateral arrangements shape East Asian cooperation? Argument: Forums like ASEAN provide broad frameworks, while minilaterals (Quad, trilateral dialogues) enable focused security cooperation alongside economic ties to China and reliance on the U.S. Conclusion: Minilaterals complement larger institutions, offering flexible, pragmatic, and targeted regional cooperation.