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This policy brief outlines some of the negative trends in rule of law compliance in the CIS, examining Russia, Ukraine and giving special consideration to the Republic of Moldova and the case of former Defence ...
The re-emergence of the traditions of Soviet propaganda since 2000 represents a new era for the Russian media and domestic policy. This development has been facilitated by the dominance of Soviet-era journalists: up to 70 ...
In this FPC pamphlet Laura Rayner, an information specialist in public policy from the Australian Parliamentary Library, examines the key issues associated with the creation of a new European External Action Service. With the French ...
Dr Greg Austin, FPC Director of Research, has called on EU leaders to champion an interpretation of the French and Dutch referendums that recognises the results for what they are and calling for a review ...
The EU responded with commendable – if unusual – alacrity to the worldwide terrorist threat unleashed on 11 September 2001. Now, nearly four years later, Amnesty International has produced a disturbing report questioning how far ...
The European Civic Citizenship and Inclusion Index has been conceived to fill a knowledge gap on civic citizenship policies and inclusion at a European level.
A new momentum is building behind development efforts in Africa. The work of the UK Commission for Africa, for example, appears to be symptomatic of a renewed global interest in the world’s poorest continent. Historically, ...
Short-term objectives like persuading Iran to give up its nuclear programme are distracting the EU from developing a coherent strategy of engagement with its new neighbours, according to the latest Global Europe report published by ...
Half of all UK legislation which imposes burdens on businesses originates from the European Union. Yet, given the depth of involvement of the EU in the UK’s regulatory regime, the British public are surprisingly ignorant ...
The 2003 Duma elections saw an overwhelming victory for President Vladimir Putin’s United Russia party and drastic defeat for other political parties. Opposition calls for a recount went nowhere and many puzzles about voting trends ...