Europe and the challenges of governance in the Southern neighbourhood

Nicholas Westcott (@NickWestcottEU) is Managing Director for Middle East and North Africa at the European External Action Service.

Ian Black (@ian_black) is a Visiting Senior Fellow at the LSE Middle East Centre and former Middle East editor, diplomatic editor and European editor for The Guardian.

Mattia Toaldo (@mattiatoaldo) is a Senior Policy Fellow for the Middle East and North Africa programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations.

Inez von Weitershausen (@InezvW) is a PhD student at LSE.

The Department of International Relations (@LSEIRDept) is now in its 89^th year, making it one of the oldest, and largest, in the world.

The twitter hashtag is #LSEWestcott

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