At German chancellor Angela Merkel’s request, ten EU leaders gathered on 28th June for an emergency meeting in Brussels to discuss the crisis of migration in Europe.
The brutal assault and rape of a black youth worker in the Parisian suburbs lays bare the poor relations between French police and local communities, relations that are both a manifestation and driver of broader socio-economic and political cleavages in France, writes Carilee Osborne.
In light of a global increase in cyber-attacks and piecemeal mitigation efforts by states, Genevieve Frydman argues that governments and businesses are likely to continue to be targeted in Europe and North America.
Former Catalonian President Carles Puigdemont's determination to hold an independence referendum has led to an historic stalemate in Spain that is threatening political and economic stability, writes Genevieve Frydman.
S-RM asked Julian Davies, Head of Consulting, to give his insights into the threat Islamic State poses to the West in 2018 following its losses in the Middle East last year.
The latest terrorist attacks in France suggest that operations carried out in the name of Islamic State are evolving, which is likely to prompt a shift in European security policy, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The Cologne assaults on New Year's Eve have sparked debate over Germany's policy towards refugees. Lara Sierra-Rubia explores how the assaults are likely to cause the German government to implement more stringent immigration policies.
The migrant crisis in Europe has prompted several EU states to raise controls at their internal borders, undermining a borderless Europe promised by the Schengen Agreement. Amid increasing pressure on Europe's boundaries, Lara Sierra-Rubia assesses the potential costs associated with suspending the agreement.
The Brussels attacks confirm that the Islamic State has been working with European networks of operatives, and the continent remains vulnerable, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
The results of the UK referendum mark a watershed for the European project and have released significant political and economic uncertainty, not only for the UK, but the future of the EU, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.
France faces internal and external dynamics that make the country particularly vulnerable to Islamist terrorism compared to other Western states, writes Lara Sierra-Rubia.