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- Author: Zsolt Darvas
- Publication Date: 06-2019
- Content Type: Special Report
- Institution: Bruegel
- Abstract: This study by Zsolt Darvas, Antoine Mathieu Collin, Jan Mazza, and Catarina Midões analyses the characteristics of cohesion policy projects that can contribute to successful outcomes. Their analysis is based on a literature survey, an econometric analysis and interviews with stakeholders. About two dozen project characteristics are considered, and their association with economic growth is studied using a novel methodology. Based on the findings, the study concludes with recommendations for cohesion policy reform
- Topic: International Relations, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Global Focus
- Author: Zsolt Darvas
- Publication Date: 06-2019
- Content Type: Special Report
- Institution: Bruegel
- Abstract: This policy contribution investigates the performance of the design, implementation and effectiveness of cohesion policy, the most evaluated EU tool for promoting economic convergence. By analysing the effects of cohesion policy on economic growth through reviewing literature, conducting empirical research by comparing regions, as well as considering attitudes and expectations collected through interviewing stakeholders, the authors provide reform recommendations.
- Topic: International Relations, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Global Focus
- Author: Lynn Fredriksson
- Publication Date: 05-2019
- Content Type: Special Report
- Institution: Bruegel
- Abstract: Wind power represents a key component of Turkey’s energy strategy. Increased investment will be required to meet Turkey’s wind power target and, as such, there is a need to understand the viability of wind power projects there. The cost of capital is a crucial element in wind power investment decisions owing to the high capital intensity of wind power plants. A reduction in the cost of capital through support policies can lower overall project costs and increase investment
- Topic: International Relations, International Security, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Global Focus
- Author: Henrich Lange
- Publication Date: 04-2019
- Content Type: Special Report
- Institution: International Centre for Defence and Security - ICSD
- Abstract: This report concerns the maritime aspects of defence and deterrence in the Baltic Sea region. Access to the Baltic Sea is of vital economic interest to its littoral states, including Russia. Large numbers of vessels convey substantial trade volumes, including energy products, through its waters each day, while a significant number of critical infrastructure links lie below its surface. The operating environment is complex. The Baltic Sea is confined and shallow. Its winding shape includes several bottlenecks, and its numerous islands confine major shipping to certain channels. Its unusual hydrology, frequent adverse weather conditions and ice, and the presence of large quantities of discarded ordnance complicate naval operations. The short distance of the sea from airfields and the potential operating locations of land-based military capability, including electronic warfare and cyber assets, further complicates the employment of naval force. This environment demands a particular set of professional skills and knowledge.
- Topic: International Relations, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Baltic Sea
- Author: Emmet Tuohy
- Publication Date: 03-2019
- Content Type: Special Report
- Institution: International Centre for Defence and Security - ICSD
- Abstract: In the last half-decade, the three Baltic states have made dramatic progress towards diversifying their energy supplies, especially of natural gas. This progress—brought about thanks to remarkable political will as well as improved regional cooperation—has resulted in considerable economic benefit while decreasing the three countries’ vulnerability to outside pressure. Yet, much remains to be done in order to complete the three countries’ internal markets.
- Topic: International Relations, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Baltic Sea
- Author: Jean Pascal Zanders
- Publication Date: 01-2018
- Content Type: Working Paper
- Institution: The Geneva Centre for Security Policy
- Abstract: This Policy Forum issue analyses both progress made by and challenges facing the Chemical Weapons Convention (CWC) and Biological and Toxin Weapons Convention (BTWC). It does so in order to explore under what conditions and to what extent these two conventions might help build a zone in the Middle East free of weapons of mass destruction (WMD) and their delivery vehicles (DVs). Finally, the issue presents some options for the future and a major long-term initiative towards this ambitious goal.
- Topic: International Relations
- Political Geography: Global Focus
- Author: Dimitris Tsarouhas
- Publication Date: 10-2018
- Content Type: Working Paper
- Institution: International Relations Council of Turkey (UİK-IRCT)
- Abstract: This article focuses on the discursive frames used by policy entrepreneurs in Greece as they attempted to deal with the 2009 crisis and analyses the role played by discourse in handling the crisis’ consequences. Adopting a historical institutionalist framework, I argue that ineffective policy outcomes can be attributed to a path- dependent logic enshrined in the country’s political economy structures following the transition to democracy post-1974. Moreover, the reaction of policy entrepreneurs to the crisis was reinforced by their discursive logic of action, itself embedded in the state’s institutional matrix. Procrastination, a refusal to face an uncomfortable reality and politics as usual colours the response of Greek actors to the country’s biggest crisis in recent memory.
- Topic: International Relations, Political Theory
- Political Geography: Greece
- Author: Amal Cemal Ertürk
- Publication Date: 01-2018
- Content Type: Policy Brief
- Institution: Global Political Trends Center
- Abstract: Since the end of World War II, foreign policy and security issues have haunted the European dreams of complete integration in terms of alignment in a highly challenging field, which is also constantly interrupted by sovereignty concerns of member states. Within today’s changing dynamics, the EU’s current instruments seem to fall short of preventing terrorism or providing a meaningful answer to the problems in the Middle East. The EU’s capacity to act in this field needs to be strengthened. The newest approach presented by the European External Action Service (EEAS) is called PESCO (the Permanent Structured Cooperation) and aims to change this current structure of “inactivity”. This short paper will briefly analyze this new instrument.
- Topic: International Relations, International Affairs
- Political Geography: Europe
- Author: Michael Asiedu
- Publication Date: 01-2018
- Content Type: Policy Brief
- Institution: Global Political Trends Center
- Abstract: Egypt's President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi indicated in a televised broadcast on 16 January, 2018 that his country neither wants war with Sudan nor Ethiopia; Egypt was also not looking to meddle in the internal affairs of these two countries. These pronouncements came at the backdrop of what is proving to be a challenge for these three countries, the construction of the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam (GERD), the largest hydro-electric dam project in Africa. This policy brief gives a snapshot of the brewing tension surrounding the GERD and some of the regional geopolitical concerns as well as an alternative for a workable solution.
- Topic: International Relations, Global Political Economy
- Political Geography: Ethiopia
- Author: Maaike Okano-Heijmans
- Publication Date: 08-2018
- Content Type: Policy Brief
- Institution: Clingendael Netherlands Institute for International Relations
- Abstract: The risk of a connectivity conflict becoming the next Great Game in the Balkans and Black Sea region is real. If, instead, countries in the region are to capitalize on their geography and history as a trading hub, all stakeholders need to invest in furthering political will, money, cooperation and trust. The Balkans and Black Sea Cooperation Forum (BBSF), convened in Athens in May 2018, is a noteworthy building block in this process.
- Topic: International Relations, Sustainable Development Goals
- Political Geography: Balkans