Crisis Windows and Reversible Empowerment in the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy

The article studies the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy and how crises open windows in which European institutions gain new powers, powers that member states can later take back.

Published in Journal of European Public Policy

How to cite

Ghincea, M. (2026). “Crisis Windows and Reversible Empowerment in the EU’s Common Foreign and Security Policy”. Journal of European Public Policy. https://doi.org/10.1080/13501763.2026.2665384

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Program Director, Foreign & Security Policy

Marius is a political scientist, researcher, and international affairs expert. He is a co-founder and member of the Board of Directors of the Quartet Institute, where he leads the Foreign and Security Policy Programme and contributes to the Institute's strategic development. His work focuses on Romanian foreign policy, European security, and the geopolitical implications of great-power competition.