Publications by Alexander Gaus

• Study 12 Feb 2018

  #AUEU: A Twitter Analysis of the 2017 AU-EU Summit

  By Alexander Gaus, Dario Toman
  This paper presents a Twitter analysis of the African Union-European Union Summit (AU-EU Summit), which took place on November 29 and 30, 2017, in Abidjan, Ivory Coast. An analysis of Twitter data offers the opportunity to determine the views of individuals and groups around certain issues.…
• Policy brief 28 Feb 2014

  Connecting Security and Development: Towards a Transatlantic Strategy in Fragile States

  By Alexander Gaus, Wade Hoxtell
• Working paper 15 Jul 2013

  The EU-US Development Dialogue: Past, Present and Future

  By Alexander Gaus, Wade Hoxtell
  The United States and Europe are still the world heavyweights of development assistance. Together, the US, the European Commission and the 27 EU member states provide almost two-thirds of global official development assistance. Despite the much-discussed and growing role of “new donors,” stronger…
• Working paper 15 Mar 2012

  Food Security: A Mapping of European Approaches

  By Alexander Gaus
  Executive Summary In 2011, the international community had to mount a major relief operation to support millions threatened by hunger and starvation in the Horn of Africa. If nothing is done to increase availability of and access to food on a large scale, the recurring hunger crises felt across many…
• Commentary 29 Jul 2011

  Against the Grain

  By Alexander Gaus, Julia Steets
  The drought that has been unfolding across the Horn of Africa over the last two years is now showing us its worst face. Due to a perfect storm of poverty, drought, and civil war, more than 10 million people are threatened by malnutrition and starvation, according to the United Nations. Without…