Forthcoming editions in 2024
- No 50/1-2024: Climate Change – a major security issue for Europe and the world (March/April 2024)
- No 51/2-2024: Europe and space – satellite technologies at the service of mankind (June/July 2024)
- No 52/3-2024: Poverty, wars, flight and migration – is Europe living up to its ambitions and obligations? (September/October 2024)
- No 53/4-2024: EU neighbourhood and enlargement policy – truly human and fair? (December 2024)
Volume 50, Edition 1/2024 – Publication: March/April 2024
Climate change – a major security issue for Europe and the world
The main thematic chapter of this issue deals with the dangers posed by the effects of climate change on security.
Extreme drought, forest fires, flooding and hurricanes are threatening people and their livelihoods, increasingly also in Europe. Climate change increases poverty, forces people to migrate, increases the risk of radicalisation, terrorism and local conflicts, e.g. in disputes over water. Damaged infrastructures (chemical plants, nuclear power plants, ports, etc) pose the risk of CBRN material leaking into the environment. Rising temperatures lead to new or resurgent diseases and epidemics.
The EU is trying to counteract this with the Green Deal and slow down the rise in temperatures through an energy transition and a change in habits.
The magazine takes up these topics, asks environmental experts and scientists about existing and future dangers, and invites leaders from politics, EU institutions, think tanks, NGOs and industry to give their views on the problems described above and possible solutions.
Volume 51, Edition 2/2024 – Publication June/July 2024
Europe and space – satellite technologies at the service of mankind
The main thematic chapter 6of this issue deals with the use of space, which has symbolic power like no other field of technology. Space is a global common good and all states are free to explore and use it. On the one hand, there is cooperation between the space powers, which now also include India, but on the other hand, space has become a so far poorly regulated field of competition.
Space technologies are used for military reconnaissance, but also for climate observation, civil protection (such as after disasters), and can bring communications to areas that are difficult to access. Copernicus, Galileo and EGNOS are European success stories. The Union institutions and agencies such as SATCEN in Torremolinos, Spain, work efficiently, future-oriented.
However, while space technology brings many benefits to society and the economy, some of the Earth’s orbits are already overloaded with satellite and space debris, which can become a safety problem. The European Council therefore adopted conclusions on the fair and sustainable use of outer space on 23 May 2023.
The magazine takes up these topics, asks space experts and scientists about research and industrial developments and invites those responsible from politics, EU institutions, think tanks and industry to give their views on the problems described above and possible solutions.
Volume 52, Edition 3/2024 – Publication Sept/Oct 2024
War, poverty, flight and migration – is Europe living up to its ambitions and obligations?
The main thematic chapter of this issue deals with the dangers and consequences arising from the effects of wars, disasters and climate change, especially in the countries of the south, and their consequences.
Armed conflicts, earthquakes, floods or drought, without forgetting the fight for water, which can lead to new conflicts and wars, are threatening the lives of millions of people who are leaving their homes and seeking a new livelihood or chance of survival in neighbouring countries and Europe, legally or illegally.
The European Union is trying to find solutions on how to control migration and how Europe’s borders can be protected without violating human rights, but at the same time it is entering into dangerous deals with undemocratic southern states.
Radicalisation and terrorism can be the result of poverty and migration, and the instrumentalisation of the migration problem by populists leads to extremist currents in Europe that threaten democracy.
The magazine takes up these topics, interviews experts on migration and invites leaders from politics, from mayors to government officials, as well as from EU institutions, the United Nations, think tanks and NGOs, to give their views on the problems described above and possible solutions.
Volume 53, Edition 4 /2024 – Publication: Dec 2024/Jan 2025
European neighbourhood and enlargement policy – truly human and fair?
The main thematic chapter of this issue deals with the European Union’s policy of strengthening stability in its neighbouring countries, as well as promoting security and democratic processes. The accession of new countries is the goal which requires forward-looking realism, especially when it comes to the rapid admission of Ukraine. Symbols and wishful thinking won’t help in the long run. Integration promises must be credible for everyone involved.
The EU’s neighbourhood and enlargement policy involve the Western Balkan states from Albania to Moldova, most of which emerged from the breakup of Yugoslavia in the 1990s and have transformed into democracies. The implementation of bold visions into concrete technical steps was the secret of the EU accessions that took place at the beginning of the expansion process. The question facing the Union today is whether to revise the accession process, which could take place gradually and also give the EU time to carry out internal reforms. But the question also arises as to how long democracies can endure accession negotiations that last for decades. There is also the problem of coherence between enlargement and the Schengen Agreement, which were intended to be parallel processes.
The magazine takes up these topics, interviews scientists and think tank experts, and invites politicians from Member States, accession countries and the European Parliament as well as those responsible in other EU institutions to give their views on the problems described above and possible solutions.