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Catherine Gegout

Catherine Gegout

Jean Monnet Research Fellow, EUI, Firenze, 2019-20, and Associate Professor in International Relations, University of Nottingham
Catherine Gegout has major research interests in international relations theories and European politics, with a focus on European foreign and security policies. More recently, her attention has focused upon European military and economic intervention in Africa, and the role of the International Criminal Court. She received her PhD from the European University Institute in Florence, Italy. She is Associate Professor in International Relations at the University of Nottingham, and currently Jean Monnet Fellow at the European University Institute in Firenze, Italy, and was Visiting Professor at the Harvard Kennedy School in 2019.

Books:
Why Europe Intervenes in Africa: Security, Prestige, Vestiges of Colonialism, Oxford University Press, 2018, and Hurst, 2017.
European Foreign and Security Policy: States, Power, Institutions and American Hegemony, University of Toronto Press, April 2010.

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Why the EU’s stance on Israel is starting to change

Nov 26, 2024 13:27 pm UTC| Insights & Views

The EU has stood in solidarity with Israel since the start of the war with Hamas, and has been consistent in saying the country has the right to defend itself. But the EU has always said that this has to be done in line...

Where the ICC stands if war crimes are committed on either side of the Israel-Hamas war

Oct 24, 2023 09:24 am UTC| Law

Since Hamas launched its offensive in Israel on October 7 2023, drawing a swift and emphatic response from the Netanyahu government, at least 1,400 people in Israel and 5,000 people in Palestine have been killed. Many of...

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