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Analysis: Not Welcome Here: The Resurgence Of Far-Right Wing Extremism In Europe 9 Jan 2012 by Valentina Soria
The recent spate of extremist murders across Europe may indicate a growing European malaise where xenophobia and anti-minority hatred is becoming acceptable. Yet events in Britain, where two men have been convicted for an era-defining racist murder, could herald a change in attitudes and be an example for the rest of Europe. European Union International Institutions Terrorism Tackling Extremism Europe

RUSI Journal: Pirates and Power Politics: Naval Presence and Grand Strategy in the Horn of Africa 9 Dec 2011 by Dr Lee Willett
Counter-piracy operations have proved to be a useful way for states to expand their influence in a strategically significant region Maritime Forces International Institutions United Nations NATO European Union Global Security Issues Africa Horn of Africa

RUSI Journal: Somali Piracy: Why Should We Care? 9 Dec 2011
How can the international community best deal with the single biggest maritime threat since the Second World War? (Free access) Maritime Forces European Union International Institutions NATO Global Security Issues Africa Horn of Africa UK Europe

Analysis: The Euro-debt crisis: from finance to geopolitics? 2 Dec 2011
The current European financial and debt crisis has highlighted Germany's increasing power and amplified Berlin's influence over the EU. The implications remain unknown but British engagement could temper excessive German influence from within and create a stronger and more globally-minded Europe. International Institutions European Union Global Security Issues Europe France UK Germany

Analysis: The Shape of Europe to Come 1 Nov 2011 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
Last week saw European leaders agree to a mega-deal with the aim of abating the huge crisis engulfing the continent. Yet much of the details appear to be smoke and mirrors with Europe inevitably facing decades of misery and decline. Europe International Institutions European Union

RUSI Newsbrief: The South China Sea: Europe's Problem Too 28 Sep 2011 by Euan Graham
As ASEAN's second largest trade partner, should the EU be doing more to protect its interests in the South China Sea? European Union International Institutions China Pacific

RUSI Newsbrief: Heading Towards EU-goslavia 26 Jul 2011 by Adrian Johnson
Recent war criminal arrests have made EU enlargement into the Balkans more palatable, but some points of conflict remain in former Yugoslavia European Union International Institutions History Europe

RUSI Newsbrief: Europe's Stunted Baby Boomers 31 May 2011 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
Europeans are having more children. Has Europe defused the demographic time bomb? Europe European Union International Institutions

RUSI Journal: British Geostrategy for a New European Age 8 Apr 2011
How can Britain retain its position at the heart of the Europe, as the existing Anglo-American system begins to unravel? Europe European Union International Institutions

Analysis: Assessing British Diplomacy in Libya and the Middle East 10 Mar 2011 by Dr Jonathan Eyal
Dr Jonathan Eyal on the UK's 'jerky policy' towards unrest in the Middle East, the complete lack of any contingency planning within the FCO, and the importance of accepting that there is no such thing as 'the Arab exceptionalism'. Law and Ethics International Institutions European Union NATO Information Global Security Issues Libya Middle East and North Africa Europe Americas

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