Brexit and the Future of European Security and Defence Cooperation

2016 ◽  
Vol 27 (1-2) ◽  
pp. 85-93
Author(s):  
Jan Marinus Wiersma
Keyword(s):  
International Order ◽  
Main Topic ◽  
British Government ◽  
European Security ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Future ◽  
Common Interests ◽  
Defence Cooperation ◽  
The Impact

The main topic of this article is the impact of Brexit on eu’s cooperation on security and defence. The British government has indicated that the uk as an important international actor wants to maintain a leading role promoting European security. nato remains in the uk perspective the most important forum for that. But since the Euro Atlantic organisation does not cover all aspects of European security, new forms of cooperation between the eu and Britain after Brexit have to be explored since both share the same ideas about a rules based international order and have common interests in maintaining security on the continent.

scholarly journals Ushering horticulture into a new era of research-based novelty

Italus Hortus ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 27 ◽  
pp. 1-1
Author(s):  
Boris Basile ◽  
Hilary Rogers ◽  
Youssef Rouphael
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Agricultural Sector ◽  
Cropping Systems ◽  
Large Body ◽  
Horticultural Crops ◽  
Editorial Boards ◽  
Leading Role ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

Horticulture, as one of the main agricultural pillars, plays a leading role in the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development currently adopted by the United Nations. Wellbalanced but creative and far-sighted models for the future of the horticultural sector are needed to assure food security, decrease poverty, counteract environmental degradation and combat climate change. During the last few decades, the international horticultural scientific community has produced a large body of research aiming to support the development of this critical agricultural sector. Italus Hortus (IH) aims to contribute to this challenging goal, covering all aspects of horticulture where a science-based innovation is possible and required. One of these aspects is the definition of innovative cultivation strategies and post-harvest technologies to allow yield stability and quality improvement. The latter includes also the design of cultivation models that by increasing the resilience of the horticultural crops, can mitigate the impact of climate change on the quantitative and qualitative yield performance of the cultivations. At the same time, horticulture will become one of the main actors of a more circular and climate-neutral economy. Increasing attention will be given to the study of cultivation strategies that can help to reduce soil degradation, and the negative effects of current horticultural management on the environment (smart and efficient use of the required inputs, introduction of environmentally-friendly biodegradable plastics, etc.). Some of these goals will be also achieved by increasing the technological level of agriculture including integrating modeling, proximal/remote sensing, mechanization/automation/robotics, mapping, geomatics, decision making, and/or statistics to define a more precise and smart horticulture. In addition, our scientific community will play a major role in supporting the research of innovative cropping systems, such as vertical farming and other solutions useful for the development of urban greening/agriculture (vertical gardens) and/or space farming. As new Editors of Italus Hortus, we are fully aware of the large volume of new sciencebased insights that the horticultural sector is eager for. We are enthusiastically committed to facilitating its dissemination and we will work to make Italus Hortus play a significant role in defining the horticulture of the future. We would like to take this opportunity to thank the former Editor-in-chief, Prof. Paolo Inglese, the former and current Editorial Boards, and all the paper authors and reviewers for the outstanding job they have done so far or they will do in the future.

DESTABILIZING EUROPE: RUSSIA’S HYBRID WARFARE

2021 ◽  
pp. 5-29
Author(s):  
Borys Parakhonsky ◽  
Galina Yavorska
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Foreign Policy ◽  
International Security ◽  
The European Union ◽  
European Security ◽  
Factors Affecting ◽  
Security Environment ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The European Union is in a political and security crisis. The crisis tends to become existential, which undermines the future of the EU as an integration project. The conflict of values between liberal democracy and authoritarianism is becoming an important factor in international security. Negative current trends in the international security environment increase risks for the EU. In its foreign policy the EU does not demonstrate the ability to speak with one voice. It does not support EU’s ambition to be a global international actor. Within the EU, centrifugal tendencies and Euroscepticism appear to be gaining ground. Among the destructive external and internal factors affecting European security, the hybrid threat posed by Moscow’s ambitious plans and aggressive actions is at the forefront. These actions are aimed at undermining democracies, international solidarity and security. Russia is systematically acting to destabilize the EU, using a set of means of destructive influence, trying to undermine European unity both externally and internally. Russia’s aggression against Ukraine, operations in Syria and Libya, interference in domestic processes in the EU, etc., are exacerbating destructive trends in the European security environment. In this con- text, the EU faces the need to increase its resilience, as a tool to deter destructive actions of the Russian Federation and a means to mitigate their effect. The purpose of the article is to analyze the causes and consequences of Russia’s  hybrid influence against the EU, plus to identify the means of Russia’s destructive impact, such as the spread of misinformation, active special operations, energy pressure, etc. The article examines the imperatives of Russian foreign policy, the impact of the value crisis on the European project and its future, as well as obstacles to strategic dialogue between the EU and Russia. Europe returns to searching for its collective European identity, discussing revitalization of the global European narrative. Maintaining a system of liberal democratic values is a key precondition for the future of the EU in order to avoid the risk of disintegration of the European Union. Sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, its national security could be guaranteed only by full-fledged integration into the European political, economic and security space. Europe’s hesitations regarding the European perspective for Ukraine, which arise under pressure from the Kremlin and internal contradictions in the EU, negatively affect the security environment  in Europe.

‘Practice time!’ Doxic futures in security and defence diplomacy after Brexit

2019 ◽  
Vol 46 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-19 ◽  
Author(s):  
Øyvind Svendsen
Keyword(s):  
Time Management ◽  
Social Life ◽  
International Politics ◽  
Practical Knowledge ◽  
European Security ◽  
Political Processes ◽  
The Future ◽  
Defence Cooperation ◽  
The Uk ◽  
Practice Time

AbstractTime constitutes social life and time management is central to the everyday conduct of international politics. For some reason, however, the practice turn in International Relations (IR) has produced knowledge about how past practices constitute international politics but not about how the future is also a constitutive feature in and on social life. Introducing a novel perspective on practice and temporality, the article argues that intersubjectively situated representations of the future by practitioners in international politics contribute substantially to our understanding of political processes and the making of international politics. To develop what appears a contradiction in terms – that ‘future-practices’ are driven by tacit know-how and conscious reflection simultaneously – the article develops the concept of doxic futures: representations of the future rooted in practical knowledge and tacit assumptions about the self-evident nature of the social world. The argument is illustrated with a case study of European security and defence diplomacy after the UK voted to leave the EU. Through the envisioning of two concrete doxic futures, a ‘Europe of buying together’ and the UK as a third country in EU defence, diplomats effectively tried to save European security and defence cooperation from the potentially disintegrating effects of Brexit.

scholarly journals UKRAYNA KRİ Zİ SONRASI NATO’NUN AVRUPA GÜVENLİ K YAPISINA ETKİ Sİ

2021 ◽  
pp. 242-263
Author(s):  
Mehmet Gürsu
Keyword(s):  
Cold War ◽  
European Security ◽  
Member States ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Cold War ◽  
Ukraine Crisis ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Security Structure ◽  
The Eu

Although the US political and military-led NATO during the Cold War period was accepted as the undisputed keystone of European Defense, the policies of some EU member states on acceptance of NATO’s role in the aftermath of the Cold War have changed. In this process, the efforts to activate the Common Security and Defense Policy which constitutes one of the carrier columns of the European Security Structure have been accelerated. Based on the balance of threat hypotheses, to spill over the integration of the EU in the 􀏐ield of security and defense and to examine the struggle between the Atlanticist and the European wing of the EU in this regard; It is critical in understanding the impact of NATO on the development of CSDP, the breakpoints in that process and the reasons for the failures experienced, and the today and the future of the relationship NATO, the USA structured with EU member states. After the Cold War, a security environment was established in Europe based on the development of mutual relations between the great powers and the solution of problems with peaceful methods. The annexation of Crimea and destabilization of Ukraine by Russia, who lost the diplomatic war on Ukraine with the West, ended this peace environment. Russia has become a concrete risk and threat to European security with its actions. In order to balance the Russian threat and ensure the security of Europe, NATO and the EU have increased. In the study, the structure of the security relationship between the EU and NATO in the historical process and the direction of this relationship after the Ukraine crisis are examined. It is aimed to reveal the impact of NATO on the European Security Structure and to explain the scope and direction of the future security and defense cooperation between NATO and the EU. Keywords: European Security Structure, NATO, CSDP, Ukraine Crisis.

Pengaruh Budaya Terhadap Akuntansi, Auditing Dan Praktik Akuntansi Internasional

2016 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 78-95
Author(s):  
Priyastiwi Priyastiwi
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Values ◽  
Leadership Style ◽  
Financial Reporting ◽  
National Level ◽  
Deep Understanding ◽  
Cultural Dimensions ◽  
Financial Disclosure ◽  
Cross Cultural Differences ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Impact

The purpose of this article is to provide the basic model of Hofstede and Grays’ cultural values that relates the Hofstede’s cultural dimensions and Gray‘s accounting value. This article reviews some studies that prove the model and develop the research in the future. There are some evidences that link the Hofstede’s cultural values studies with the auditor’s judgment and decisions by developing a framework that categorizes the auditor’s judgments and decisions are most likely influenced by cross-cultural differences. The categories include risk assessment, risk decisions and ethical judgments. Understanding the impact of cultural factors on the practice of accounting and financial disclosure is important to achieve the harmonization of international accounting. Deep understanding about how the local values may affect the accounting practices and their impacts on the financial disclosure are important to ensure the international comparability of financial reporting. Gray’s framework (1988) expects how the culture may affect accounting practices at the national level. One area of the future studies will examine the impact of cultural dimensions to the values of accounting, auditing and decision making. Key word : Motivation, leadership style, job satisfaction, performance

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