European Parliament Framework Contract to Provide Foreign Policy Expertise

This consortium project examines key European foreign and security policy questions and provides the European Parliament with evidence-based research recommendations.




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This Ecorys-led consortium brings together RUSI's expertise in this field alongside other partners such as the Cyber Peace Institute, CEPS, SIPRI, KU Leuven, IRIS, Rights Lab, King’s College London, and COMM PACKAGE.

Focus areas for the consortium include the EU Defence Policy Framework, operational dimensions of the Common Security and Defence Policy, European Defence Technological and Industrial Policy, financing European Defence, and other thematic issues, including conflict prevention, peacebuilding, and human security.

RUSI's contributions to the project focus on analysis of European foreign and defence policy questions, including issues connected to:

  • Foreign Policy Issues
  • Security and Defence
  • Human Rights and Democracy
  • Sustainable Development and Humanitarian Aid
  • EU Enlargement, Eastern Neighbourhood, Northern Policies, Non-Eu European Countries, EEA and Russia
  • Southern Neighbourhood and Greater Middle East

Project sponsor

This project is funded by the European Parliament.

Project team


Jonathan Eyal

Associate Director, Strategic Research Partnerships

RUSI International

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Dr Jessica White

Acting Director of Terrorism and Conflict Studies

Terrorism and Conflict

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Dr Joana de Deus Pereira

Senior Research Fellow

RUSI Europe

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Isabella Vogel

Programme Manager

Terrorism and Conflict

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Petra Regeni

Research Analyst and Project Officer

RUSI Europe

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Aims and objectives

By providing evidence-based research to the European Parliament, this project supports bridging the gap between policy and research.

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