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Title:Can Europe choreograph a Saudi-Iranian détente? Author(s):BIANCO, CinziaDate:2021Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2021/10; Middle East Directions (MED)Abstract:Geopolitical rivalries between the two shores of the Gulf are having a detrimental impact on the stability of the wider Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. European interests, such as the security of land and ...
Title:Capacity mechanisms in interconnected markets Author(s):BHAGWAT, Pradyumna ; DE VRIES, LaurensDate:2017Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2017/10; Florence School of Regulation; Energy; ClimateAbstract:Strategic reserves and capacity markets can improve the security of supply and contribute positively to consumer benefits if they are carefully conceived and managed. • The presence of an interconnector may negatively ...
Title:Capping the European price of gas Author(s):POTOTSCHNIG, Alberto ; CONTI, Ilaria Date:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/49; Florence School of Regulation; [Energy]Abstract:The price of gas in Europe has increased manifold over the last year. Beyond several measures adopted at Member State level to cushion the impact of high energy prices on consumers, imposing a cap on the price of gas in ...
Title:Challenges and prospects of the new banking resolution regime Author(s):GATTI, Matteo Date:2016Type:OtherSeries/Number:Florence School of Banking & Finance (FBF); Policy Briefs; 2016/01Abstract:The consequences of the new banking resolution regime on the evolution of the European financial system were discussed at a Chatham House ‘Executive Seminar on Banking Resolution’ organized by the Florence School of Banking ...
Title:Challenges for a coherent approach to food system resilience within the EU Author(s):RUDLOFF, BettinaDate:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; MigResHub; Commentaries; 2020/02Abstract:The Covid-19 crisis has prompted fears about the reliability of food supply during crises. The EU has traditionally considered "food system resilience" as a priority of high public interest. This has, over time, led to ...
Title:Challenges of Diversity in Turkish Politics: Circassians Author(s):AYHAN, KayaDate:2012Type:OtherSeries/Number:ACCEPT-PLURALISM; 2012/06; 4. National Case Studies - Political Life; Policy Briefs
Title:Challenges of Diversity in Turkish Education Author(s):KAYA, Ayhan Date:2011Type:OtherSeries/Number:ACCEPT-PLURALISM; 2011/03; 3. National Case Studies - School Life; Policy Briefs
Title:Challenges of Immigrant Religious Diversity in Irish Schools Author(s):HONOHAN, Iseult; ROUGIER, NathalieDate:2011Type:OtherSeries/Number:ACCEPT-PLURALISM; 2011/04; 3. National Case Studies - School Life; Policy Briefs
Title:Charging up India’s electric vehicles Author(s):BHAGWAT, Pradyumna ; HADUSH, Samson Yemane ; BHAGWAT, Swetha Date:2019Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2019/15; Florence School of Regulation; Energy; [FSR Global]Abstract:India’s ambitious electric mobility targets are highly dependent on the availability of robust charging infrastructure and readiness of the power system to integrate the additional flexible EV load. Indian policymakers at ...
Title:A China policy is not an Asia policy, but no Asia policy is without a China policy Author(s):REITERER, MichaelDate:2021Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2021/50; Global Governance Programme; EU-Asia Project; [Europe in the World]Abstract:The EU’s Indo-Pacific Strategy and its strategic partnerships in Asia spell out areas of cooperation where the EU can contribute in deeds, not words, to remain a regional player in its own right and capabilities. Adding ...
Title:China, United States, covid-19 and the long-standing question of human rights : problems of a dichotomist approach Author(s):CONGIU, FrancescaDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/03; Global Governance Programme, EU-Asia Project; Europe in the WorldAbstract:The paper aims to argue that a dichotomist approach on human rights is a major problem in relations between the United States and China. The argument has been built through a case-study on US-China public discourses on ...
Title:China’s digital silk road and its influence in the Indo-Pacific Author(s):MOCHINAGA, DaiDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/47; Global Governance Programme; EU-Asia projectAbstract:China’s Digital Silk Road (DSR) is aggressively expanding in the Indo-Pacific region. This policy brief analyses the DSR from the viewpoint of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP)’s engagement in implementing technology and ...
Title:China’s financial statecraft and international financial security Author(s):WATANABE, ShinoDate:2020Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2021/28; Global Governance Programme; EU-Asia Project; [Europe in the World]Abstract:China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has been expanding its geographical scope and issue areas since Chinese President Xi Jinping first announced his idea of building a silk road economic belt and a 21st century maritime ...
Title:China’s official narratives on Xinjiang : interethnic mingling, economic prosperity and religious terrorism Author(s):GALLELLI, BeatriceDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/01; Global Governance Programme, EU-Asia Project; Europe in the WorldAbstract:The northwest region of Xinjiang in the People’s Republic of China has drawn international attention recently because of state-perpetrated violence towards its non-Han population. This paper examines how Chinese authorities ...
Title:Chinese and Indian immigrants in Georgia : what attracts them to the country and what impact do they have on Georgian society? Author(s):Carim East TeamDate:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; CARIM-East; Policy Briefs; 2013Abstract:Since 1991, when Georgia became independent, the country has experienced substantial emigration. While Georgian citizens moved abroad, citizens of other countries moved to Georgia, taking advantage of a relatively liberal ...
Title:Citizens support the differentiated integration of their country Author(s):SCHIMMELFENNIG, Frank Date:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/29; Integrating Diversity in the European Union (InDivEU) Abstract:Do citizens support the differentiated integration of their country? Does differentiated integration even improve citizens’ support for the EU? Our results suggest that policymakers need not worry in general about popular ...
Title:The city in the Middle : fragile stability and future opportunities in Libya’s Sirte Author(s):AL-HAWARI, OmarDate:2019-12Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2019/21; Middle East Directions (MED)Abstract:Libya has since April 2019 been witnessing its third civil conflict in eight years. The conflict was sparked when the General Command of the Libyan Arab Armed Forces attempted to wrest control of the capital from actors ...
Title:Coming up through the cracks : the Islamic State's resurgence in Syria and Iraq Author(s):HAENNI, Patrick ; QUESNAY, ArthurDate:2022Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2022/16; Middle East Directions (MED); Wartime and Post-Conflict in SyriaAbstract:The Islamic State’s attack, 20 January 2022, on al-Sina’a prison (al-Hasaka city) took both the international Coalition and the Syrian Democratic Forces by surprise. The Islamic State remains, on the evidence of this raid, ...
Title:The Commission’s proposal of a ‘Fit for 55’ legislative package : what impact could it have? Author(s):PIEBALGS, Andris ; JONES, Christopher Date:2021Type:OtherSeries/Number:Policy Briefs; 2021/56; Florence School of RegulationAbstract:The purpose of this article is to review the Commission's 'Fit for 55' package. It first summarises the Commission's proposals as succinctly as possible. It then analyses what is likely to be the collective impact of the ...
Title:The common economic space : what is the impact on migration to and from Belarus? Author(s):Carim East TeamDate:2013Type:OtherSeries/Number:Migration Policy Centre; CARIM-East; Policy Briefs; 2013Abstract:On January 1, 2012, Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan signed an agreement which created the Common Economic Space (CES). An integral part of the CES is the Customs Union which goes beyond mere economic integration of free ...