China’s data strategy creates risks of abusive data collection on EU nationals and companies and challenges the European Union’s strong emphasis on individual data rights. China’s data governance framework also entails a risk of deepening data protectionism, where countries hold on to their data...
The extraterritorial application of US unilateral sanctions entails negative consequences for European foreign policy as well as for European companies. European firms have grown increasingly reluctant to conduct business with countries targeted by Washington, even if these countries are not sub...
More so than older generations, young Arabs feel that they have an influence over their future. On average, young Arabs are also moderately optimistic about the future – especially young women. Most of their grievances concern matters related to the future more than matters related to the presen...
Over the last decade, Russia has scaled up its presence in Latin America. Engagement with this distant region seeks to put pressure on the US, foster multipolarity, offset the negative effects of Russia’s assertive policy in the post-Soviet neighbourhood, and expand economic benefits. A number o...
As global warming and the need for a decarbonisation strategy have risen to the top of the EU’s agenda, fighting climate change has emerged as one of the prospective areas for cooperation with Russia. This Brief shows that despite the detrimental effects of climate change in Russia, Moscow conti...
The traditionally secretive and under-regulated nature of the art market makes it uniquely exposed to financial crime. Attempts to regulate the risk of money laundering and terrorism financing have not sufficiently taken into consideration many of the art market’s inherent vulnerabilities to fra...
China is actively promoting an alternative, more centralised and controlled form of blockchain, which differs significantly from the initial concept and features of the technology. The Chinese government is investing in the financial application of blockchain technology – it is planning to launc...
This policy Brief opens the EUISS Imagine Africa series, which provides a platform for African experts to do foresight analysis on priority areas for Africa-Europe cooperation. The first cycle (2021-2022) focuses on the theme of ‘people-centred development’. African people demand self-sufficienc...
The EU and its Member States will find it increasingly difficult to sustain the rules-based order and the Union’s own economic prosperity without a sizeable and consistent investment in maritime power. The politics of the EU’s approach to maritime security is conditioned by questions of geograph...
CSDP missions and operations, including the steering bodies in Brussels, were severely affected by the Covid-19 pandemic. Within the first eight weeks, almost half of the deployed personnel were evacuated. Those missions and operations with a stabilisation or security mandate were more resilient...