This discussion paper focuses on a minute from a QCEA Council meeting that states: It is clear to all of us that the situation is an incredibly complex one, with tremendous suffering of all people involved in the conflict playing a great role. Thus it is clear to us that it is impossible to impose a …
This briefing paper deals with the way in which the Seventh Framework Programme (FP7) of the EU has been used to fund the European Security Research Programme (ESRP). The paper deals with who has access to the ESRP and, under the Third Country Agreements and Associated Countries, how Israel manages to secure funding and include Israeli experts …
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This briefing paper discusses the regulation of arms exports from EU Member States and the problems with tracking the arms trade generally, before discussing the arms trade between Israel and EU Member States specifically. It also looks at the use of toxic weapons in the Gaza strip. Read The Arms Trade between EU Member States …
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The challenge is well identified, and business as usual will not get us there. We must act now to ensure that existing energy and climate commitments are interpreted in the strongest way possible. If the European Union is not careful, a coordinated response to Europe’s energy revolution will be impossible, and the consequences ungovernable. Given …
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Europe’s Energy Revolution: Opportunities and Constraints; The EU and Israel/Palestine: Uncovering the realities; Still in Darkness – continuing challenges in the DRC Click here to download (PDF – 1.0 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – November 2010 Die europäische Energierevolution: Chancen und Zwänge Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 211 Kb)
EU Member States have taken part in military missions with energy security components for many years, though NATO, in support of US-led actions and independently. EU militaries contributed to US interventions Operation Earnest Will at the tail-end of the Iran-Iraq war and the 1991 and 2003 Gulf Wars. Britain, the EU’s largest military power, has …
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Stronghold Europe: The European Security Research Programme; Introducing our new Programme Assistants; EU Budget 2014-2020; Sustainable Energy Security and the Quaker Role Click here to download (PDF – 1.0 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Oktober 2010 Festung Europa: das europäische Sicherheits-Forschungsprogramm Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – 212 Kb)
Roma Rights: The decade of inclusion; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Story of Budrus; Votes in Prison: An opportunity for social reintegration Click here to download (PDF – 1.08 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – September 2010 Die Rechte der Roma: Dekade der Eingliederung; Wahlrecht im Gefängnis: eine Möglichkeit zu sozialer Wiedereingliederung Klicken Sie hier für …
Restorative Circles: A Testimony for Justice?; Introducing our new Programme Assistant; The Universal Declaration of Human Rights: In Pictures; Protecting the Human Rights of Prisoners Click here to download (PDF – 1.21 Mb) Deutsche Ausgabe – Juli / August 2010 Schutz für die Menschenrechte von Gefangenen Klicken Sie hier für die deutschen Auszüge (PDF – …
This paper discusses security and the common good in Europe, looking at the European understanding of security, what constitute threats and how these are dealt with. Read “Security for the Common Good” (PDF – 209 KB)
