Additional Resources

Here you will find a collection of resources about European foreign affairs. They have been put together during projects carried out at the EFPU and made available for research purposes.

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EFPU study aids to help foster an understanding of European foreign policy:

Chronology of the development of EU foreign policy institutions [PDF] (as of 04/2019)

Chronology of the development of EU foreign policies [PDF] (as of 04/2019)

List of EU civilian and military missions [PDF] (as of 04/2019)

EEAS officials in their own words: videos of speeches or interviews with EEAS officials about EU foreign affairs

Authors of PISM Report "Specifics and Trends in the Appointment of European External Action Service Administrative Staff" (2021), PISME (Polish Institute of International Affairs) podcast with Bartosz Znojek, Bartosz Bieliszczuk & Jolanta Szymańska.
Heidi Maurer and Sophie Vériter on the Future of Diplomacy in Europe (2021), Hague Journal of Diplomacy podcast with H. Maurer and S. Vériter.
Ten Years of Research on the European External Action Service (2021), EUIA podcast with Bicchi, Batora, Tonra, and Juncos.
Where are the Women? A look into gender equality in the European Union institutions (2021), WIIS Brussels podcast with Teri Schultz; Larysa Lacko; Cristina Gallach; Christian Leffler; and Corinna Horst.
Challenges in forging EU foreign and security policy (2020), Paul Adamson in conversation with C. Leffler, former Deputy Secretary General of the EEAS.
Foreign Policy Research in times of Covid-19 Restrictions (2020), UACES/NORTIA podcast with F. Bicchi, M. Lovato, and H. Maurer.
Holding the EU Flag High (2020), International Crisis Group podcast with A. Eichhorst Deputy Managing Director for Europe and Central Asia.
Ideas on Europe - The Common Agricultural Policy as Foreign Policy: Future of EU External Relations? (2020), UACES podcast with Laura Gelhaus (University of Warwick).
What is it like to work as a gender adviser? (2020), FBA podcast with Charlotte Isaksson, EEAS and Jenny Norman, EU's EUTM CAR.
What Role for the High Representative for Foreign Affairs & Security Policy post-2019? (2020), UACES podcast with A.P. Zacarias – Secretary of State of European Affairs, Portugal; D. O´Sullivan – Former EU ambassador to the US; B. Tonra – University College Dublin, and Henrik Morgenstern-Pomorski – University of Birmingham.
50 years of European foreign policy cooperation: What is it for? (2019), UACES podcast with B. Tonra, R. Whitman, A. Kmentt, H. Maurer.
EU Foreign Policy 10 Years after Lisbon (2019), UACES podcast with Nick Wright.
EU Foreign Policy 10 Years after Lisbon (2019), UACES podcast with Prof H. Sjursen.
EU Foreign Policy 10 Years after Lisbon (2019), UACES podcast with Tony Van Der Togt.
Interview with Heidi Maurer on diplomacy, gender & project-based learning (2019), UACES podcast with H. Maurer.
MEC: European Policy on the Middle East - Making a Difference? (2019), St Antony's College, Oxford; European Studies Centre podcast with
Nick Westcott (SOAS) and Eugene Rogan (St Antony's College).
New Developments in European Security and Defence Cooperation (2019), IIEA podcast with Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary-General for the EU’s Common Security and Defence Policy and Crisis Response at the EEAS.
New Formats for NATO-EU Cooperation with Ukraine (2019), European Neighbourhood Council podcast with Mr. Arturas Petkus, Head of Strategic Analysis and Research Division, NATO Energy Security Centre Vilnius; Mr. Elois Divol, Cyber Policy Officer at the Cyber Security unit of the EEAS; and Mr. Mykhailo Gonchar President of the Centre for Global Studies Strategy.
On the Issues:Pierre Vimont (2019), Alon Ben-Meir discusses Pierre Vimont.
Launch of the Friends of Europe report 'Crunch time: France and the future of European defence' (2017), Friends of Europe podcast with Paul Taylor, former NATO secretary-general Jaap De Hoop Scheffer and Julia De Clerck-Sachsse.
Securing Stability in the Middle East and North Africa: How Should the U.S. and the European Union Work Together? (2017), Hudson Institute podcast with N. Westcott (Managing Director for Middle East and North Africa, EEAS).
Bridging The Gaps In EU Foreign Policy (2016), Carnegie Europe podcast with Pierre Vimont (executive secretary-general of the EEAS 2010-2015).
EU defence and foreign policy: a new grand strategy? (2016), King's College London podcast with Mrs. Marilyn Josefson, (EEAS Deputy Secretary General).
The European Union, the United States, and the Americas (2016), CSIS podcast with C. Leffler Managing Director, Americas EEAS.
Federica Mogherini at Peking Univeristy (2015), podcast with HR/VP Mogherini.
EU on a Cross-road and the Future of Our European Project - a View from Central Europe (2013), LSE podcast with Miroslav Lajcák, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign and European Affairs of the Slovak Republic.
An Alternative to Statecraft: should diplomacy adapt to a new world environment? (2009), LSE podcast with His Excellency Georg Boomgaarden; Dr Mary Martin; and Her Excellency Pilar Saborio.

Conversación con Josep Borrell (2021), Real Instituto Alcano event with HR/VP Borrel.
Crisis Group's EU Watch List: 10 Cases Where the EU can Build Peace (2021), International Crisis Group event with Hilde Hardeman: Director, Head of Service FPI, and Stefano Sannino.
EEAS Testimonial with Angelina Eichhorst, Managing Director EURCA.WEST, EEAS, 2021.
EEAS Testimonial with Christian Leffler, former Deputy Secretary General, EEAS, 2021.
EEAS Testimonial with General Patrick de Rousiers, former Chair EUMC, EEAS, 2021.
EEAS Testimonial with Patrick Child, Former Managing Director of Administration and Finance, EEAS, 2021.
EEAS Testimonial with Silvio Gonzato, Deputy HoD UN, EEAS, 2021.
European foreign policy in turbulent times (2021), FIIA event with
Dr Eduard Soler i Lecha, Dr Marco Siddi, Dr Luigi Scazzieri, and Dr Sven Biscop.
From self-doubt to self-assurance: The European External Action Service as the indispensable support (2021), CEPS/FES event with EEAS 2.0 Task Force and Stefano Sannino.
Innovations in EU foreign policy (2021), Chatham House event with Dr Elsa Hedling and Dr Monika Sus.
Quo vadis European Foreign Policy? (2021) EUI event with Michael Peel, Stefano Sannino, and Daniela Schwarzer.
Revisiting Decision-Making in the EU's CFSP: Time to Act? (2021), Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies event with H.E. Pierre Vimont, Stephan Marquardt, Dr. K. Pomorska, and Prof. Dr. R. A. Wessel.
The EU as a mediator: The Iran Nuclear Deal and the Middle East Peace Process (2021), LSESU EU Society event with Former HR/VP Mogherini, Prof F. Bicchi, and Prof K.E. Smith.
The new role of the Mediterranean as an energy and commercial hub (2021), Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore event with Stefano Sannino, and Prof. R. Redaelli.
A Career in European Foreign Policy (2020), John Hopkins SAIS event with Helen Campbell, EEAS.
Does size matter? Foreign policy lessons from European responses to Covid19 (2020), NORTIA/UACES roundtable with Niels van Willigen (Leiden University), Magdalena Gora (Jagiellonian University Krakow), Oriol Costa (IBEI Barcelona), and Tomas Weiss (Charles University Prague).
EU ambassadors conference with HR/VP Borrel, EEAS, 2020.
How does an EU Delegation work? An insight from the inside (2020), Plataforma 4Dev event with A.Lixi, DG DEVCO; P. Frisch, EEAS; A. Plauchut, DG DEVCO; K. Saqui, EEAS.
How we do Foreign Policy in the EU (2020), UCL event with David O’Sullivan, former HoD US.
The EU in a changing world, EEAS at 10 (2020), EEAS event with HR/VP Borrel, former HR/VP Mogherini, and Former HR/VP Solana.
EEAS speaks during Raisina's discussion towards EU 2.0 (2018), ORF event with Pedro Serrano, Deputy Secretary General EEAS.
The Future of EU Foreign Policy (2018), IIEA event with Stefan Lehne.
Can the EEAS work efficiently even if there is no consensus on a EU common global role? (2014), ISPI video with Nico Frandi, Counsellor - Political Officer at the EEAS.
EU Commission vs EEAS: who leads the Union's foreign policy? (2014), ISPI video with Franco Conzato, Deputy Head of the Unit for General Coordination, Development and Cooperation Directorate General at the EU Commission.
Europe needs to redefine its strategic agenda and the EEAS should play its role (2014), ISPI video with Steven Blockmans, Senior Research Fellow CEPS.
Good cooperation amid EP and EEAS is not enough (2014), ISPI video with Kristiina Ojuland, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee of the European Parliament.
Is a common EU diplomatic culture emerging in the EEAS? (2014), ISPI video with Massimo Pronio, EEAS.
The EEAS is not the 29th voice of Europe (2014), ISPI video with Mariangela Zappia, former HoD.

Brexit and Brussels: The Changing Relationship Between the UK and the EU (2019), UACES podcast with Paul James Cardwell, Laura Cram, Roberta Guerrina, and Jo Hunt.
Brexit: Where is the UK-EU relationship heading? (2018), UACES podcast with Simon Hix.
Britain Rues the Waves? UK Foreign and Security Policy Post-Brexit (2020), UACES podcast with Amelia Hadfield.
How a Bad Brexit May Sour European Security Cooperation (2020), International Crisis Group podcast with Lord Mark Malloch-Brown, Olga Oliker, and Hugh Pope.
Interview with Clive Church on Switzerland, the EU and Brexit (2019), UACES podcast with Clive Church.
Interview with Jocelyn Mawdsley on EU foreign & security policy, Brexit & PhDs (2018), UACES podcast with Jocelyn Mawdsley.
The EU-UK Relationship (2020), Chatham House event with João Vale de Almeida HoD UK and Dr Robin Niblett.
Undercurrents: Reflections on the Integrated Review (2021), Chatham House podcast with Richard Whitman and Patricia Lewis.
Unpacking the EU's digital diplomacy and foreign policy (2021), DIPLO event with Dr Matthias C. Kettemann, senior researcher at the Leibniz Institute for Media Research, Hans-Bredow-Institut (HBI), and Dr Patryk Pawlak, head of the Brussels office of the EU Institute for Security Studies (EUISS).
What has the UK ever done for the EU (2020), Paul Adamson in conversation with Professor Anand Menon.