Information on "Political Participation" and "Western Europe"
March 2013
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19 Mar 2013
Italy: Stuck Between the Necessity for Reform and Political Deadlock
Author: Paweł Tokarski
Publisher: Polish Institute of International Affairs (PISM)
This paper is concerned with the implications of political instability in Italy after the February 2013 elections failed to produce a stable government majority capable of continuing the country’s reform program. More on «Italy: Stuck Between the Necessity for Reform and Political Deadlock »
January 2013
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31 Jan 2013
Cameron’s Big Speech on Europe – No, Prime Minister!
Author: Michael Emerson
Publisher: Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS)
British Prime Minister David Cameron has clearly made the political assessment that he must appease the eurosceptics in his party with a plan for renegotiation and then an in-out referendum on the UK’s membership of the European Union. More on «Cameron’s Big Speech on Europe – No, Prime Minister!» -
15 Jan 2013
Referendum on Independence for Scotland
Author: Paul Bowers
Publisher: House of Commons Library
On 15 October 2012 the UK and Scottish Governments signed an agreement under which the Scottish Parliament would be permitted to organize a referendum on independence for Scotland. More on «Referendum on Independence for Scotland» -
14 Jan 2013
Update on the Trident Successor Programme
Author: Claire Mills
Publisher: House of Commons Library
The program to replace the UK's nuclear deterrent from 2028 onwards continues apace. More on «Update on the Trident Successor Programme» -
Jan 2013
Dangerous Delusions: British Expectations of the Future UK-EU Relationship
Author: Fabian Zuleeg
Publisher: European Policy Centre (EPC)
In January 2013, Prime Minister Cameron announced his intention to hold a European Union (EU) membership referendum in 2017. More on «Dangerous Delusions: British Expectations of the Future UK-EU Relationship»
December 2012
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14 Dec 2012
Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis
Author: Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
This paper discusses Kenya's domestic politics in the aftermath of the 2007 political crisis, the country's military engagement in Somalia, and its economic prospects. More on «Kenya Since the 2007/08 Crisis» -
6 Dec 2012
Pakistan in 2013
Author: Gavin Thompson, Jon Lunn
Publisher: House of Commons Library
2013 will be another important year for Pakistan. Federal and provincial elections will be held during the first half of the year. More on «Pakistan in 2013» -
Dec 2012
Spain and the New Mediterranean: Overlapping Crises
Author: Jordi Vaquer i Fanés, Eduard Soler i Lecha
Publisher: Istituto Affari Internazionali (IAI) / German Marshall Fund of The United States (GMF)
This policy brief discusses Spain's Mediterranean policy as it is struggling to adapt to the combined impacts of the debt crisis in the Eurozone and the Arab Spring. More on «Spain and the New Mediterranean: Overlapping Crises»
November 2012
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Nov 2012
Is Catalonia Looking for the Exit?
Author: Teemu Sinkkonen
Publisher: Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA)
This brief analyzes Catalonia's separatist aspirations. More on «Is Catalonia Looking for the Exit?»
October 2012
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30 Oct 2012
España y los EEUU de Barack Obama
Author: Ignacio Molina
Publisher: Elcano Royal Institute of International and Strategic Studies
Este ARI analiza la relación entre los Estados Unidos y España durante la Administración Obama. More on «España y los EEUU de Barack Obama»
