TEPSA Experts’ Debrief

TEPSA Experts’ Debrief series features compilations of policy-oriented contributions on topics relevant to the European Union’s (EU) agenda. In each edition, scholars and experts of EU affairs analyse a crucial issue influencing current developments in European policy, offering their evaluations and recommendations on the topic.

Contributions are formulated in clear and accessible language, making them useful and accessible for audiences ranging from decision-makers to the general public. Each publication showcases a diversity of views, pooling together perspectives from diverse geographical and thematic backgrounds.

Guiding questions of the Debriefs are formulated by TEPSA Secretary-General Jim Cloos and Executive Director Mariam Khotenashvili.

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Is the Global Gateway initiative a useful tool to enhance European strategic autonomy? Does it compete with China’s Belt and Road Initiative and the United States’ strategies?

The latest issue of the TEPSA Experts’ Debrief asks 10 leading experts to reflect on the potential of the Global Gateway as a way to achieve greater strategic autonomy.

Most Recent Editions

How can the global gateway redefine the EU’s external profile?

This edition of the TEPSA Experts’ Debrief focuses on the potential of the Global Gateway Initiative, launched in 2021. We asked 10 experts to respond to the following questio...

Strategic autonomy in an age of power politics

This edition of the TEPSA Experts’ Debrief, contributors confront the challenges facing the European Union, from great-power competition, to a tumultuous transatlantic relatio...

Simplification of EU legislation: A complex matter

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, experts focus on a crucial issue currently facing the European Union: the tension between the need for simplification...

Towards the next MFF: Can the EU deliver?

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on one of the most consequential topics for Europe’s future: the financing of the Union in a rapidl...

What future for Europe’s partnership with the United States?

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on the omnipresent theme of global politics in 2025: the impacts of the second Trump administration...

Strengthening Europe’s security and strategic readiness

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on the theme of security and strategic readiness. We asked fourteen experts to respond to the follo...

Streamlining the EU: Better governance without Treaty change

In this special edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, Jim Cloos and guest co-editor Giles Merritt have gathered comments from former practitioners and leadin...

Time for a Reset in European Security and Defence

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on the theme of security and defence. We asked eleven experts to respond to the following question,...

The Future of EU Financing

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on the sensitive issue of the future financing of European Union (EU) policies. We asked eight expe...

How can an enlarging EU best protect rule of law and democracy?

In this edition of the European Council Experts’ Debrief, our experts focus on a issue that has been an ‘elephant in the room’ in the European Union for many years...

What does future EU enlargement require to be a success?

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What should be the EU’s China strategy?

The European Council Experts’ Debrief is our series of policy responses to the regularly published conclusions of the European Council. Each time the European Council meets&nb...

How can the EU balance solidarity and responsibility in migration policy?

The European Council Experts’ Debrief is our series of policy responses to the regularly published conclusions of the European Council. Each time the European Council meets&nb...

What should the EU do to maintain a competitive green economy?

The European Council Experts’ Debrief is our series of policy responses to the regularly published conclusions of the European Council. Each time the European Council meets&nb...