This report is concerned with the current position of CISAC (International Confederation of Societies of Authors and Creators). Surrounded by a large network of collecting societies and essentially a lobbying organization, CISAC increasingly feels pressures (at least in Europe) to respond to copyright …

At the 1st of January 2007 Ban Ki-moon was inaugurated as the new Secretary General of the United Nations. He had the reputation of being a modest and competent man. Critics call Ban Ki-moon the leader without a profile. In fact, if you ask anyone if he knows Ban Ki-moon, he will probably answer: Ban …

This paper provides an overview of the United States policy and its potential results in Iraq. The objective of this research is to establish to what extent has the ambitious US plan for the introduction of democracy in Iraq been accomplished. At the heart of the study lies the question of the effectiveness …

This final paper discusses the Treaty of Lisbon and all of the changes it has gone through over the years. An Analysis is given concerning the obstacles being faced, the outcome of the referendums in all the EU Member States and finally the future of the Treaty (and the future of the EU in terms of future …

Will the Netherlands be able to keep its sovereignty in the current episode of European security and defence policies? More and more cooperation takes place at the international level in a globalised world. The European institutions get more and more control over Member States policies. All nation-states …

This report was designed to investigate which social media tools are appropriate for Enviu to use to increase its online presence and membership population. Topics that are discussed are: social media i.e. blogs, online social communities, micro blogging, video casting (v-logs) and more. These tools …