The EU Is Ceding Influence and Running Out of Time in the South Caucasus
How can the EU project real influence in a region where China, Russia, and Turkey move faster? Can Brussels balance its need for Azerbaijani gas with its own democratic principles? And what will it take for Europe to secure Armenia’s pivot to the West while preventing Georgia’s descent into authoritarian isolation?
Albania’s Justice Reform Puts the EU’s Rule-of-Law Credibility to the Test
Albania’s EU accession bid is becoming a critical test of whether Brussels will uphold its core values on human rights, due process, and accountability when they become politically inconvenient.
Expansion Fatigue? Now Is the Moment for Enlargement — And Not Only in the East
The direct threat to Greenland might have cooled down. This is nevertheless a chance for Europe to strengthen its future.
Strength in Unity: Why Sectoral Integration Offers a Path to a More Secure Europe
Ukraine needs European military aid to withstand Russia’s invasion, but Europe needs Ukraine to ensure security and stability in Europe. That is where sectoral integration into EU programmes for defence cooperation comes in.
Georgia’s 2024 Elections: A Defining Moment for the Nation, Caucasus, and EU
The 26th October Georgia will go to the polls. These elections, besides marking the conclusion of a tumultuous legislation, will determine the future of the country, divided between Europe and Russia.
Georgia’s Foreign Agent Law: How Russia Threatens EU-Georgia Relations
During the spring of 2024, the world witnessed Georgia engulfed in massive protests against a government-backed ‘foreign agent’ bill. The now-passed law which targets civil society organizations has left Georgia’s road to EU accession in tatters. As the country’s parliamentary elections are coming closer, Georgia is at a critical crossroads.
The Turkey-EU Relationship: A Love to Nowhere?
As Turkey and the EU continue to drift apart politically and ideologically, the former’s now 60 year-old aspiration for Union accession becomes one increasingly in vain.
Deepening vs Widening: The EU at a Crossroads (Part 2)
The EU, through trial and error, has worked to unify the continent for the continuation of peace and prosperity. Unification, though, while broad a term, is procured in different ways. This article will explore the on-going deepening and widening debate within the Union (Part 2 of the series)
A Walk On Thin Ice: Serbia’s Balancing Act Between Russia and the EU
As the war in Ukraine enters its second year with most European countries having taken sides in the conflict, Serbia has been ever so reluctant to align itself to either camp. Torn between both its desire for prosperity with the EU along with all its benefits and a more traditional friendship with Russia, the country is struggling to pass unscathed in the current climate since not taking sides is perceived as undesirable by either bloc.
Culture, Identity, and EU Accession: North Macedonia’s EU Journey
Having undergone a European integration journey rife with cultural disputes with neighbouring EU members, the Republic of North Macedonia has finally begun EU Accession Negotiations on July 2022 and may soon become the EU’s newest member.
Georgia’s European Ambitions and EU Candidacy
With the European Council falling short of offering Georgia EU candidate status, Georgia’s path to achieving its long-established European ambitions will have to be prolonged…
