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231. Mainstreaming innovation funding in the EU budget

Author:
Eulalia Rubio
Publication Date:
06-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
European Policy Centre
Abstract:
This study for the European Parliament provides a comprehensive assessment of how the EU budget supports innovation in the current programming period and analyses the approach to innovation financing in the Commission´s MFF 2021-2027 proposals. The findings provide the basis on which to draw recommendations to maximize the use of EU innovation funding in the coming MFF. In particular, the study
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232. Brexit: Losing control

Author:
Andrew Duff
Publication Date:
03-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
European Policy Centre
Abstract:
Andrew Duff argues that neither the EU nor the UK is now fully in control. Both are being badly destabilised by Brexit. An accidental no deal is a live possibility. Unless the British have made real progress towards the exit by the time of the next EUCO in June, attitudes will harden — including those of Angela Merkel. Talks between pro-European Tory ministers and the Labour frontbench have a 30% chance of success. If they fail, both leaders are expected to commit to more indicative votes in the Commons, this time rather more ‘meaningful’. Mr Corbyn may want to delay his agreement until after the UK has been obliged by the EUCO to fight a mock election to the European Parliament. But the June EUCO is the next important deadline if British MEPs are to be stopped from taking their seats.
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233. Geopolitics, Sanctions, and Russian Sovereign Debt Since the Annexation of Crimea

Author:
Max Hess
Publication Date:
06-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
This report illustrates how the Russian Federation’s sovereign debt, particularly foreign currency bonds, have become an arena for interstate competition in the aftermath of Russia’s 2014 annexation of Crimea. Sanctions, both real and threatened, on Russia’s government, state-owned enterprises
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234. Anatomy of a Muddle: U.S. Sanctions against Rusal and Oleg Deripaska

Author:
William Spiegelberger
Publication Date:
06-2019
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
Are U.S. sanctions on Russia working? Does Russia use its energy resources as a tool to coerce European countries? Any assessment of Russian foreign policy and the Kremlin’s relations with the United States depends on a clear-eyed understanding of Russian political economy. FPRI’s Eurasia Program features credible, expert analysis on key themes in Russian political economy. The Russia Political Economy Project will publish papers and host events in Washington, New York, and other cities on the subject. The Project also includes FPRI’S BMB Russia which provides a daily round-up of the major news items related to Russian politics and economics
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235. Under Pressure: Russian Energy Cooperation with Japan and South Korea since Western Sanctions

Author:
Maria Shagina
Publication Date:
06-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
This report will examine Russian-Japanese and Russian-South Korean energy cooperation. Neither Japan nor the Republic of Korea imposed energy sanctions on the Russian Federation, and both U.S. allies continue to expand their energy deals despite Western sanctions
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236. Russia in Venezuela: Geopolitical Boon or Economic Misadventure?

Author:
Max Hess
Publication Date:
06-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
In December 2018, the Russian Federation sent two Tupolov-160 supersonic bombers around the world to the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela. On January 23, 2019, the U.S. and a series of Latin American countries recognized Venezuelan opposition leader Juan Guaido.
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237. China’s Black Sea Ambitions

Author:
Yevgen Sautin
Publication Date:
05-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
The People’s Republic of China is actively engaging Black Sea littoral states through various initiatives to open new markets for Chinese goods, facilitate the acquisition of valuable or strategic local industries, and offer loans for large development projects
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238. The Sources of Post-Soviet Conduct

Author:
William Spiegelberger
Publication Date:
01-2019
Content Type:
Working Paper
Institution:
Foreign Policy Research Institute
Abstract:
The Russian Federation’s recently provocative foreign policy results in part from structural weakness in the Russian domestic regime, a quasi-feudal system that requires certain actions abroad to maintain itself in power at home.
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239. Preparing for Cyber Conflict – Case Studies of Cyber Command

Author:
Piret Pernik
Publication Date:
12-2018
Content Type:
Special Report
Institution:
International Centre for Defence and Security - ICDS
Abstract:
This is the first publicly available comparative study of the military cyber organisations in five European countries: Estonia, Finland, Germany, the Netherlands, and Norway. The study examines strategic guidelines, political authorisation of international deployments, organisational set-up, the chain of command, and key functions of three categories of military cyberspace forces: cyber commands (Estonia, the Netherlands, Norway), military cyber services (Germany), and cyber defence divisions (Finland). The report discusses rationales for the establishment of each specific organisational set-up, and considers the advantages and disadvantages of these different models. It also presents policy recommendations in these areas (political authorisation, organisation, chain of command, functions)
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240. Dead Man Walking: Time to Put the INF Treaty to Rest?

Author:
Ian Anthony
Publication Date:
11-2018
Content Type:
Commentary and Analysis
Institution:
International Centre for Defence and Security - ICDS
Abstract:
On 11-12 July 2018, the heads of state and government of the North Atlantic Alliance met in Brussels. Political and public attention centred almost exclusively on the Allies’ defence expenditure, the issue of spending 2% of national GDPs on defence, and President Donald Trump’s criticism of Canada and European nations. The political agenda of the summit, however, and the range of decisions taken there, was much broader and much more substantial. It was the third summit in a row since 2014 that dealt with NATO’s far-reaching and long-term adaptation to the fundamentally changed security environment since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the illegal occupation of Crimea, as well as the emergence of the terrorist organisation ISIL/Daesh. The Wales summit of 2014 adopted the Readiness Action Plan (RAP) as an initial response to Russia’s aggressive posture.
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