Brazil’s strategic partnerships: origins, agendas and outcomes
Over the last 40 years Brazil has pursued strategic partnerships with a wide range of countries. It has done so to gain access to capital and technology, foster regional and […]
EU and strategic partners
Publications
The EU and South Africa: towards a new partnership for development
The EU-South Africa strategic partnership reflects a shift away from their traditional donor-recipient relationship. As South Africa emerges as a donor in its own right, there is potential for greater […]
The EU-Brazil partnership on development: a lukewarm affair
The EU-Brazil strategic partnership on international development had delivered little. Limited commitment and operational constraints have so far undermined high-level pledges to undertake trilateral cooperation. Brazil and the EU often
China’s strategic partnership diplomacy: engaging with a changing world
China has been actively engaged in developing strategic partnerships with third countries, particularly since the early 2000s. These partnerships have proven a prominent instrument in China’s
The rise of cyber-diplomacy: the EU, its strategic partners and cyber-security
Cyber-security and cyber-governance are increasingly shaping the international agenda, not least in the aftermath of the Snowden revelations and various cases of cyber-attacks from China and Russia.
The EU strategic partnerships: work in progress
Herman Van Rompuy, José Manuel Barroso and Catherine Ashton have each identified strategic partnerships as a priority axis for their mandate, and most Member States agreed it should top the […]
Events
The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy: A European-Asian Conversation
Watch the recording of the webinar on YouTube. The Indo-Pacific region has become a focal point for competition between the great powers and other states, but also for new partnerships. […]
European Union in International Affairs (EUIA) Conference on Assessing the EU’s Capacity to Act
The ‘European Union in International Affairs’ (EUIA) Conference provides a major forum for academics and policy-makers to debate the role of the EU in the turbulent realm of international affairs. After a […]
Strategic autonomy and the transformation of the EU
The increasingly complex and competitive international environment pushes the EU and its member states to rethink some basic tenets of the Union’s economic, foreign and security policy. EU strategic autonomy […]
‘China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling on Hard Times’
You are cordially invited to join a webinar hosted by The European Think Tank Network on China (ETNC) to launch its most recent report: ‘China’s Soft Power in Europe: Falling […]