This paper discusses questions concerning the conferral of EU Member States’ competences in foreign affairs to the Union and the consequences of such conferral. The importance of this question lies in the need for an accurate defi nition of the nature of the CFSP. By showing that the Union possesses genuine competences in the CFSP area, and through a defi nition of the characteristics of this t...

This paper examines Turkey’s construction of its Mediterranean policy, starting from the period when the country’s foreign policy began to undergo a significant reinvigoration. Employing discourse analysis methods, the study tries to present Turkey’s priorities in key policy areas towards the region, while indicating changes in its position to the region both before and after the Arab uprisings...

 Joshua A. Tucker is Assistant Professor of Politics and International Affairs, Princeton University, 322 Bendheim Hall, Princeton, NJ 08544 ([email protected]). Alexander C. Pacek is Associate Professor of Political Science, Texas A&M University, College Station, Texas 77843 ([email protected]). Adam J. Berinsky is Assistant Professor of Politics, Princeton University, 41 Corwin H...

In recent years regional policy has become more and more concerned with the improvement of the innovation capacity and performance of firms. Many regional development strategies have as key elements the support of their regional innovation systems and innovative clusters of firms. It has been recognized that increasing the technological level, the value added and the competitiveness of a region...

The number of new molecular entities (NMEs) approved in 2005 was 17 in Japan, 20 in US and 18 in EU, respectively. Among 53 NMEs approved in Japan and at least one other region during 2002 to 2005, 53 NMEs had been approved in US and 25 in EU by 2005, but there were no common approvals only between Japan and EU. On the other hand, 26 NMEs were solely approved in US and EU during this period. Am...