“The underlying reason for this is the Europeans' fear that Islamists could gain power. Many still consider authoritarian Arab regimes to be the lesser evil.” StillsReasonEvilGainsRegimesIslamistsLesser Evil Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
“When it comes to France, it seems to me the fundamental question is how a former colonial power should interact with its former colony.” ShouldSeemsFundamentalsFormerFranceColony Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
“Of course former colonial powers are always more present and influential. They're the ones who need to defend the EU's values on the frontlines.” NeedsValuesCoursesFormerInfluentialFrontline Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
“It's wrong to focus only on economic cooperation and then to hope that a sufficiently stable system will become democratic more or less by itself. The EU needs to urge its neighbors to pursue both economic stability and political modernization in equal measures.” NeedsPoliticalFocusEconomicEqualDemocraticNeighborPursueUrgesCooperationStabilityStableModernizationEconomic StabilityEconomic Cooperation Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
“Tunisia is extremely dependent on economic conditions in Europe, which is why it also experienced shockwaves from the euro crisis.” EconomicConditionsEuropeCrisisDependentEuroTunisiaEuro Crisis Author:Alvaro de Vasconcelos
