Read two earlier energy policy briefs published online. The first, Pricing Carbon Effectively: Lessons from the European Emissions Trading System by Dallas Burtraw, Resources for the Future and Michael Themann, RWI – Leibniz Institute for Economic Research, discusses a model for market-based approaches to reduce greenhouse gas emissions in other world regions. The second, Power Sector Integration in the North American Northeast by Pierre-Olivier Pineau, HEC Montréal, focuses on a unique regional shared commitment to fight climate change.

You can view and Powerpoint slides of these experts and other presenters from the Clean Energy and Climate Change Policy Workshop hosted earlier in 2018.

These policy briefs are part of the activities of the Jean Monnet Network on EU-Canada Relations: The EU and Canada in Dialogue funded by the of the European Union, by ĐÓ°ÉÔ­´´ University and by partner universities.

“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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“Cela fait maintenant plus de 2 ans, depuis aoĂ»t 2014, que les nĂ©gociations de l’AECG ayant pris place pendant plus de 5 ans entre l’Union europĂ©enne et le Canada se sont clĂ´turĂ©es. La fin des nĂ©gociations et l’adoption du texte, revu ensuite et rendu public en fĂ©vrier 2016, laissaient entendre que le plus dur Ă©tait fait. C’était sans compter sur la prochaine Ă©tape de la conclusion de l’accord qui consiste en la ratification de ce dernier suite Ă  sa signature...” to keep reading please clickĚýhereĚýor on the imageĚýbelow.

CETD is pleased to present a new policy brief:ĚýA European Unemployment Benefits Scheme?Ěýby Donna E. Wood, University of Victoria.

“Since 2012, the European Union (EU) has been assessing the potential for a European Unemployment Benefits Scheme (EUBS). Such a scheme would not only work as an automatic stabilizer to mitigate the impact of economic shocks on employment and income, but could also even out macroeconomic imbalances in a euro area that lacks a common fiscal policy…” to keep reading please click hereĚýor on the imageĚýbelow.

Continuing the discussion begun in the policy brief “Veiled Women, Open Threats?” on this site, this contribution suggests reasons why in recent electoral campaigns in Spain, Germany, and Austria there were very different approaches to the fundamental question of national identity in the face of growing religious diversity.