Within the week we left behind, there have been many developments in EU member states in the field of foreign policy. A cease-fire agreement in Ukraine was brokered with the joint initiative of Germany and France. Despite the breaches of the cease-fire, it should be still considered a successful step. However, on the relations with Russia, we have yet to see the tension between German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Russian President Vladimir Putin subside. Germany aims to have this partial embargo on Russia prolonged alongside aiming to have other non-member states, i.e., Turkey, participate in this embargo. Additionally, Greece and Greek Cyprus, who are the abiding supporters of Russia within the EU, have taken initiatives toward "giving another chance to Russia," to no avail. The initiatives by either Greece or Greek Cyprus bear no substantial weight within the EU.Italy, influenced by the latest initiatives and the relative successes of the Germany-France duo, came up with an offer that made quite an impression in the EU. In the aftermath of the murder committed by ISIS militants in Libya, the video of which was spread all over the world through social media, Italy suggested that the EU should perform a military intervention in Libya. According to Italy, this intervention is to be executed not only through airstrikes as it was during the period that concluded with the fall of Moammar Gadhafi, but also through land forces, and the forces are to be deployed in North Africa until stability is achieved throughout Libya.Despite countless defeats that ISIS militants endured in the field, without a doubt they have displayed impeccable skill for propaganda and sheer evil that is enough to raise grave concern in every state. Nevertheless, Libyan soil is in the state of de facto division and there is no connection present between Tripoli and Derna. In addition ISIS has not become more dangerous for getting closer to the European Union's borders and the Italian island of Lampedusa. However, this time EU member states started to feel confident in their re-discovered ability in foreign policy and exercising military power without the U.S. But the potential problems that could arise keep the EU from taking such initiatives. Still, downgrading the big social and political wave that began with the Arab Spring through compulsion and shedding blood caused a difficult problem for all the democracies. And there is an obvious need to abandon the political approach of the past that puts stability before democracy to ease this problem.On the other hand, the regime of Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi of Egypt, which toppled the previous regime that was democratically elected and has taken its place, in addition to creating an image of legitimacy through made-up elections, seems to have gained "most-favored" status. Sissi has taken few initiatives to carve his regime into stone and recently met many leaders, including Putin, but so far he has failed to find the political support he sought. Following this, as another initiative attempt, he ordered 24 Rafale fighter jets that were introduced by France in 1985 and given to the French air force from the year 1996 onward. Rafale fighter jets symbolize a badly failed industrial investment manufactured by Dassault with great hopes after the old Mirage models. However, they have never been marketed outside of France and never won a single tender. The news of 24 ordered jets and a frigate has created a celebratory atmosphere. France prefers not to ask any questions regarding the financial sources that Egypt will utilize for the order, which totals to 5.2 billion euros, approximately $6 billion dollars. On one hand, the European Union still has realpolitik reactions and, on the other, adopts an objective to stop ISIS, managing foreign politics and exporting democracy without the U.S.'s support. It is quite obvious that doing both at once is a terrible dilemma. The change will probably take a long time.