Nord Stream 2: policy dilemmas and the future of EU gas market

The Nord Stream 2 (NS2) gas pipeline project is one of the most controversial issues in EU gas-related debates today. Its proponents hold that the project is driven by purely commercial considerations, while opponents label it as political and contradictory to EU goals and rules. The project has also...

Mispricing Argentine soybean exports

Reform, Renegotiation and Referendum

The UK stands on the brink of a momentous decision: whether to leave or remain in the European Union. Unlike all the other states that have sought late entry to the EU, the UK did not hold a referendum on whether to join in 1973: the decision was taken on the basis of a parliamentary vote. However, in...

UN peacekeeping as a learning organisation : From Brahimi to the HIPPO (2000-2015)

Norway, the Joint Strike Fighter Program and its Implications for Transatlantic Defense Industrial Cooperation

Cyber Security Capacity Building : Developing Access

This study concentrates on providing the rationale and identifying potential ‘dimensions’ for certain governmental CCB instruments, and what tasks they should cover. The ‘methodological’ dimension includes developing frameworks for assessing and delivering CCB programmes, but also extends to general...

Macedonia – back in the global spotlight

The next big European project? The migration and asylum crisis: a vital challenge for the EU

The summer of 2015 may well be remembered as a turning point in the history of both migration to Europe and European integration. There was a further rise in mixed inflows of migrants and refugees, with a diversification of the routes employed – in particular, a surge in transits across the Eastern Mediterranean...

European Security & the Power of Knowledge-based Networks

The EU, Russia and Ukraine: a double track with no end?

Reality check for the EU: The stand-off with Russia challenges the European Union in its fundaments

Russia’s military attacks in Ukraine are not only an assault on the territorial integrity and sovereignty of one of the European Union’s largest neighbours. They also impose multiple important challenges to the European Union (EU). Moscow has questioned the architecture, rules and institutions of the...

Key Policies Affecting Civilian Capacities

How Do Little Frogs Fly? Small States in the European Union

Small EU member states need to exploit the special characteristics of their small public administrations in order to secure their interests and have influence within the Union. They must develop an administrative competence based on features like informality, flexibility, and the autonomy of officials...

Effect of non-tariff measures on extensive and intensive margins of export in seafood trade

This paper is written with financial support by “Non-tariff barriers, food safety and international food trade” joint project of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), University of Life Sciences and Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) funded by the Research Council of Norway (Contract no. 216742/O10).

Transatlantic Governance in Food Trade: Dispute settlement and equivalence as trade-facilitating tools

Non-tariff measures, exporting,and productivity: evidence from microdata in food processing industry

This paper is written with financial support by Non-tari barriers, food safety and international food trade joint project of Norwegian Institute of international Affairs (NUPI), University of Life Sciences and Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) funded by the Research Council of Norway (Contract no. 216742/O10).

Effect of NTM on Productivity of Firms in Food Processing

This paper is written with financial support by Non-tarif barriers, food safety and international food trade joint project of Norwegian Institute of International Affairs (NUPI), University of Life Sciences and Kyiv School of Economics (KSE) funded by the Research Council of Norway (Contract no. 216742/O10).

Uruguay's beef industry : an assessment of WTO disciplines on market access in agriculture / José Bervejillo