Aleph Analisi Strategiche
The Future of EU Foreign Policy
Fri, Nov 28
|Room 15, Sarfatti Building - 1st Floor
Join Aleph and European Generation for a collaborative internal event on the EU's Foreign Policy competences. The event is designed as a head-to-head seminar, presenting contrasting arguments and analytical perspectives from two students representing the two associations.
Time & Location
Nov 28, 2025, 6:15 PM GMT+1
Room 15, Sarfatti Building - 1st Floor, Via Roberto Sarfatti, 25 20136 Milano MI, Italia
About the event
Aleph AS and European Generation decided to co-host a timely seminar-debate on the future of EU foreign policy. The event is designed to foster rigorous, evidence-based discussion on one of the European Union’s most pressing strategic questions: Should the EU centralise its foreign policy, or should Member States preserve substantial autonomy in shaping their external action?
In this session, two speakers—each representing one of the partner associations—will articulate opposing visions for the future of the Union’s foreign-policy architecture. Drawing on relevant academic research, policy papers, and contemporary case studies, they will present sophisticated arguments to anchor the debate in substance rather than rhetoric:
🔹 Oscar Brunel – making the case for deeper integration and a stronger, unified EU foreign policy
🔹 Dmitry Genchev – defending the primacy of national sovereignty, strategic flexibility, and state-level decision-making
Following the two presentations, the floor will open for an interactive discussion, giving participants the opportunity to challenge the speakers, probe the assumptions behind each position, and explore the real-world implications for Europe’s strategic future.
Designed as a hybrid between a seminar and a structured debate, this event aims to elevate the level of internal dialogue by grounding each argument in rigorous analysis—ultimately encouraging our members to critically assess the trade-offs at the heart of EU foreign-policy reform.