Europe: old and new neighbourhood challenges

The assessment of a map of ongoing crises in Europe by someone in charge of defence might be evocative of a remark made by Alexis de Tocqueville in June 1849 on his first day in office: 'Once I was settled at the Ministry and the state of affairs explained to me I was aghast at the number and extent of the difficulties that I saw.'

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ESO: Key Source: Euromaidan - Protests in Ukraine 2013 - 2015 - Key source http://www.europeansources.info/record/euromaidan-protests-in-ukraine-2013-2015/

ESO: Background information: Islamic State: Turkey to let Iraq Kurds join Kobane fight http://www.europeansources.info/record/islamic-state-turkey-to-let-iraq-kurds-join-kobane-fight/

ESO: Background information: Challenges for European Foreign Policy in 2014: The EU’s extended neighbourhood http://www.europeansources.info/record/challenges-for-european-foreign-policy-in-2014-the-eus-extended-neighbourhood/

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ESO: Background information: Game of zones. The quest for influence in Europe’s neighbourhood http://www.europeansources.info/record/game-of-zones-the-quest-for-influence-in-europes-neighbourhood/

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