Dossier
Hylke Dijkstra
Coverage of Hylke Dijkstra in the Nexus archive.
- ‘Houston, we have a problem’: Was the EEAS set up to fail?
The European External Action Service (EEAS) faces internal tensions, declining morale, and criticism over its effectiveness, with conflicts between its leader Kaja Kallas and European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen. The EEAS's structural challenges stem from its founding as a compromise, granting it broad expectations but limited authority amid competing EU institutions and national interests.