Henry Foy

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The rapid succession of major security crises in theaters geographically or strategically close to Europe has drawn public attention to the EU's crisis response capacities. The bar for what should constitute a "geopolitical" European foreign policy has been raised by several conflicts and crises, including the ongoing war in Ukraine, recent escalations in the Middle East involving Israel, Gaza, the Red Sea, and Iran, increasing instability in the Sahel, and tensions in the South China Sea. Nathalie Tocci (Director, IAI), Henry Foy (Brussels Bureau Chief, Financial Times), Lisa Musiol (Head of EU Affairs, ICG) and Alexandros Yannis (Head of Policy Planning, EEAS) will discuss what the EU's response to these and other conflicts and crises reveals about the bloc's ability to influence an increasingly complex and demanding global policy-making environment. The interactive discussion features the key findings of JOINT, an EC-funded research project that has assessed Europe's response to conflicts and crises across the globe over the past three years.