The Rich Foreign Policies of Unrecognized States

By Anonyme | 24 June 2019

The Foreign Ministries of contested entities such as Abkhazia and South Ossetia are active in managing (low-level) diplomatic relationships across the world. Almost 80% of their diplomatic engagements reach countries beyond their patron Russia. Given that no meaningful economic or military ties bind them to such partner countries, this may be regarded as an interesting puzzle.

The Arab Spring is far from being over - illegal migration in Italo-Libyan relations

By Lili Takács | 11 October 2018

Illegal migration into the European Union has been dominating the political discourse over the last months both on national and European level. The social problems in connection with illegal migration have their effects on the results of the national parliamentary elections, as it can be seen in the case of Italy: Lega and MoVimento 5 Stelle (M5S) both have strong anti-migration policies, which will have a strong impact on Italy’s bilateral relations with Libya. Libya is the main point of departure in illegal migration to the European Union, since the EU-Turkey deal came into force in 2016, so the stabilization of the fragile Libyan situation would affect the European political discourse.

South Tyrol: a model for autonomous regions?

By Balázs Gyimesi | 20 March 2018

The traditionally German-speaking Alpine region of Südtirol (South Tyrol) became a part of Italy after the First World War – today, South Tyrol is an exemplary autonomous region where the rights of German-speakers are widely protected. How did South Tyrol become the autonomous region it is today? In order to explain, we need to understand the region’s history and Austria’s role as the “protector” of the German-speakers of South Tyrol.

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Nouvelle Europe's 2017

By Balázs Gyimesi | January 4 2018

As the New Year begins, it is time to look back at what we achieved in 2017. For Nouvelle Europe, 2017 was a year of successful conferences, numerous articles and four, widely read dossiers on diverse topics.