Reluctant Power Europe

Summer 2020 / Essays

Will Europe’s approach of principled pragmatism toward the Mediterranean succeed in creating stability where previous approaches have failed?

The EU-Arab Summit: A Chance to Reset Relations with the Arab World?

February 17, 2019 / Tahrir Forum

With EU and Arab League leaders set to convene a landmark summit for the first time in Sharm El-Sheikh this February, the stakes are high to agree on key issues, including migration, counter-terrorism and steps to end the war in Yemen.

What Future for the EU’s Southern Neighbourhood Policy?

November 14, 2018 / Global Forum

The upcoming EU-Arab summit could help in crafting a new regional relationship.

Europe: In Search of a Role

Fall 2018 / Essays

The European Union’s foreign policy since the Arab Spring has fluctuated between outdated economic initiatives and political misreadings; instead the EU needs more internal unity and a better understanding of needs in the Arab World