Papers by Vivien Pertusot
“EU Reform” is widely discussed across Europe but rarely defined. This report analyses how the 28... more “EU Reform” is widely discussed across Europe but rarely defined. This report analyses how the 28 member states of the European Union understand “EU reform” and provides an insight into how their views might play out in debates on the future of the EU as well as on day-to-day politics. Three inter-linked areas are studied: the role of national parliaments in EU affairs, the appropriate EU regulatory framework and the question of integration. The three relate to the issue of subsidiarity and control over the future of the EU. This report sheds some light on the positions of EU governments on those issues.
The Franco-German defence partnership: slowly does it?
European Geostrategy, Feb 13, 2014
EPIN Commentary, Feb 2014
The year ahead will be critical in determining the European Union's standing on the global stage.... more The year ahead will be critical in determining the European Union's standing on the global stage. The EU remains a potent international actor despite the damage to its reputation caused by the Eurozone crisis and intra-European squabbling over the best recipe for economic revival. There is no room for complacency, however. In a rapidly-changing world, as the United States reassesses its multiple foreign commitments and emerging nations, including China and India, compete for power and influence, the EU must constantly renew its foreign policy credentials or face irrelevance. A stronger commitment to building a truly European common defence and security policy is also necessary. This paper includes three contributions written by Vivien Pertusot (Ifri: Institut Français de Relations Internationales), Shada Islam (Friends of Europe), Ronja Kempin and Ronja Scheler (SWP: Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik) on the key challenges facing "Global Europe" in 2014. The contributions take up the key debates that have already been on the EU's foreign policy agenda in the past, but should continue to rank high on it in 2014. For one, the momentum of the December summit on the European Security and Defence Policy must be sustained and translated into political action. Especially as the engagement with these policies lay idle over the past months, some new impetus is highly necessary. Secondly, the relations of the EU with one of the most dynamic regions of the world, namely Asia, must be revised. Although 2013 saw a considerable improvement in EU-Asia relations, the Union so far lacks a comprehensive strategy for dealing with its partners. The third chapter then turns the spotlight on the underlying institutional challenges that EU foreign policy faces. It maintains that the European Parliament elections as well as the appointment of some new 'head figures' in 2014 provide an opportunity to address some fundamental challenges of the Union's external performance.
Britain Outside Europe? The French View
IP Journal, Nov 2013
Note de l'Ifri, Mar 2013
The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is a research center and a forum for d... more The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is a research center and a forum for debate on major international political and economic issues.
Politique étrangère, Jun 2012
Vivien Pertusot est responsable d'Ifri Bruxelles. La politique étrangère de l'Union européenne es... more Vivien Pertusot est responsable d'Ifri Bruxelles. La politique étrangère de l'Union européenne est en crise. L'Europe est en voie de démilitarisation et mise encore sur l'OTAN quand il s'agit de mener des opérations d'envergure. Pour ce qui est du soft power, l'UE a perdu de son aura, comme semble le montrer le « printemps arabe ». Dans ce contexte difficile, le Service européen pour l'action extérieure peine à produire des résultats convaincants et les États membres à affronter ces questions.
L'Alliance atlantique transformée, Aug 2012
Responsable du bureau de l'Ifri à Bruxelles.
Focus Stratégique, May 2011
The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is a research center and a forum for d... more The Institut français des relations internationales (Ifri) is a research center and a forum for debate on major international political and economic issues. Headed by Thierry de Montbrial since its founding in 1979, Ifri is a nongovernmental, non-profit organization.
Conference Presentations by Vivien Pertusot
This article analyses what formats and frameworks European countries prefer when they engage in d... more This article analyses what formats and frameworks European countries prefer when they engage in defence cooperation (both for capability and armaments projects). The picture of European defence cooperation is quite kaleidoscopic with a mix of bilateral, minilateral and multilateral efforts. Building on recent insights in the literature on multilateralism, the article shows that this mix stems from the fact that defence cooperation generates both high transaction costs and high 'member surplus'. In other words, multilateral cooperation does not always offer the best venue to reconcile diverging preferences, ambitions, and capacities. It means that multilateral defence cooperation within the EU or NATO is bound to remain rather superficial, while the bulk of stronger defence cooperation is likely to take place at bi-and minilateral level. This insight questions the recurrent lack of appreciation for those formats, which are unlikely to be a passing phenomenon.
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Papers by Vivien Pertusot
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