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This Policy Brief was produced for the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations: The EU and Canada in Dialogue, which is supported by a grant from the Erasmus+ Programme of the European Union. The Network is housed at ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University in Ottawa, Canada, /caneunet/.

The content of this policy brief does not reflect the official opinion of the European Union. Responsibility for the information and views expressed in therein lies entirely with the authors.

“How will the great powers behave? That is what determines the future world order – or the absence of order. Could it be that China and the EU have found an alternative for the old-fashioned grand strategies that Russia and the US are again pursuing?” Read more .

“The post-Cold War design of European security has never been fully realized. ĚýAfter 1991, the European Union and post-Soviet Russia sought to rethink European security by ingraining the Helsinki collective security ideals in the new context of relations, building on the idea of the “European common home” (Gorbachev, 1989). The normative underpinning of the new security architecture in the Helsinki spirit was formed by the shared interests and concerns of all participants…” to keep reading more please click here or on the image below.

“Cyberwar continues to be a hot topic in many of the discussions about the future of warfare. Yet despite the persistent debate about warfare on the Internet, it is questionable whether cyberwar has taken place in the past or is likely to take place in future. Ever since states engaged in international security policy have they been caught in the security dilemma…” to keep reading more please click here or on the image below.

“The European security environment is in flux. The Russian invasion and occupation of Crimea in February 2014 shattered the core premises on which NATO had built its strategy since the end of the Cold War: that the Euro-Atlantic area is stable, and that NATO members do not face any real threat to their territorial security…” to keep reading more please click here or on the image below.

“The idea of an “Energy Union” has dominated the debate about the European Union’s energy and climate policy since the Juncker Commission took office in 2014. With this new terminology and the concept’s holistic approach, the Commission has managed to draw attention to policy-making in Brussels again. In the process of law-making, it becomes obvious, however, that not all expectations will be fulfilled…” to keep reading please click here or click on the image below.

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