Publications

EUSI Initiative

This collection highlights selected publications by EUI academics contributing to and affiliated with the European Union Security Initiative (EUSI).

Publications of the EUSI Network and Affiliates

European Union

Over the last decades, the European Union (EU) has emerged as one of the most important senders of international sanctions. This entry presents the historical origins of the EU sanctions policy, its institutional setup and sanctions-taking processes, an overview of existing EU sanctions regimes, as well as recent transformations in its sanctions practices and challenges for the future.

Beyond the water’s edge: realities of European security and defence politics during war

The author assesses when heightened polarization and new cleavages are likely to emerge, and when a more unified front can be expected in European security and defence.

What kind of vision(s)? : the far-right and European security

Far-right parties are now widespread in diferent countries across Europe, raising questions about states’ commitment to European security.

Shrouded in secrecy: explaining why some countries refuse to disclose their military aid to Ukraine

The author examines the communication strategies employed by Central and Eastern European countries in disclosing or withholding information about their military aid to Ukraine following the Russian invasion.

From club to commons: enlargement, reform and sustainability in European integration

This book examines the logic of how the EU has developed both in terms of the way the organisation works and the manner in which it has expanded to include new member states.

EU foreign policy in the next political cycle : beyond geopolitical Europe

The ‘geopolitical’ Commission of the past five years is to be replaced by a ‘geoeconomic’ discourse in the next political cycle.

Ukraine, the de-targetization of EU sanctions, and the rise of the European Commission as architect of EU foreign policy

The February 2022 full-scale invasion of Ukraine constituted a shock to the European Security ecosystem, catapulting it into a new geopolitical era and potentially redistributing the cards of who, how and in what way European security is organized.

Organizing European security through informal groups : insights from the European Union's response to the Russian war in Ukraine

This article examines how EU member states use informal groups, alongside EU institutions, to shape Europe’s security architecture after Russia’s war in Ukraine, and assesses their role and impact.

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