Werkweken van 70 uur, elf verschillende functietitels in tien jaar en toch is het volgens Jennifer Smits Kilgus de meest verslavende werkplek van de wereld: Washington DC, oftewel ‘The Hill’. Jennifer heeft onder andere voor president Bush gewerkt en in de Capitool voor het ministerie van buitenlandse …

Willem Post is senior fellow bij instituut Clingendael, gespecialiseerd in Amerikaanse politiek en geschiedenis, met een focus op het presidentschap. Hij heeft meerdere boeken over de Verenigde Staten geschreven en is commentator voor Nederlandse en buitenlandse media. In dit gesprek met Mendeltje van …

De Duitse politieke en economische rol in Europa is de afgelopen decennia ingrijpend veranderd. De toekomst van Duitsland is onzeker, maar het is duidelijk dat onze oosterburen zich steeds verder ontwikkelen tot een economische en politieke grootmacht, niet alleen in Europa maar ook op wereldtoneel. …

This dissertation is focused on the relations between the European Union and the Russian Federation in light of the recent developments in Ukraine. The research provides evidence on the relations between these parties, keeping the dissolution of the Soviet Union in mind. It looks at various theories …

This research examines the effectiveness of the EU as a regional crisis management actor in the post-Lisbon era. In doing so, an assessment is made of the capability-expectations gap applied to the crisis in Ukraine, thereby building upon the work of Hill (1993) and that of Ginsberg (1999). This research …

The Turkish Republic has a great history with major defeats and victories in its past. Since the fourteenth century Turkey was part of the Ottoman Empire. During the following centuries, the Empire expanded and covered areas which are nowadays known as Europe, Asia and North Africa. The twentieth century …

Turkey's historical focus on the European Union dates back to the Ottoman period. In this era, numerous developments clearly illustrated Turkey's focus on the EU. These developments included among others the Tanzimat, literally 'reorganisation', which implies secularization of the judicial system, and …

This thesis aims to test the credibility of the Responsibility to Protect principle ("R2P") by looking at how the principle was applied in Libya and addressing the question of why R2P was not applied in Syria. The first part of the thesis is about the origins and definition of R2P. The second part compares …

In this dissertation the changes that are made by the Lisbon Treaty in the field of foreign policy are examined. The conflict in Libya in 2011 is used as a case study. The objective of this dissertation is to examine if the actions and decisions that were made by the European Union and its Member States …

The differences between Chinese aid and traditional aid can be found in all aspects of the traditional and Chinese aid policies. Significant differences have been illustrated in its history, principles and in the impact on the recipient countries. The landmarks in the historical development of the Chinese …