Recent Publications

Thorsten Benner (2008)

The Guardian Online, 14 May 2008

Ricardo Soares de Oliveira (2007)

Relações Internacionais 14, June 2007, pp. 143-148
(in Portuguese)

Thorsten Benner, Edward Luck (2007)

Transatlantic Thinkers 4/2007 (Brussels, Bertelsmann Foundation)

Europe’s Global Role

In recent years, the European Union has tried to develop a cohesive foreign and security policy to position itself as a global player and an advocate of "effective multilateralism". GPPi’s nascent research program on Europe’s global role analyzes to what extent Europe is developing a common strategic culture and assesses Europe’s strategies for dealing with some of the most pressing global challenges, e.g. the reform of global institutions, post-conflict peacebuilding and the rise of China.

Current Projects

EU Foreign Policy Towards China

The Institutional Politics of Cooperation

Learning to Build the Rule of Law?

The Evolution of Police and Judicial Reform in EU Peace Operations

'Brusselisation' and the emergence of a strategic culture in the European Security and Defence Policy