While Dijsselbloem has signalled his desire to take on a more expansive role, the crisis in Cyprus and ongoing instability in Greece, which on Sunday suffered a bomb attack on the country's biggest commercial centre – a mall in the centre of Athens – are likely to absorb much of his time.
For Russia, ongoing instability in Ukraine is a useful state of affairs.
Isis is also building up its profile in Egypt and Algeria, while ongoing instability in Mali, Chad and western Sudan is open to exploitation.
Ongoing instability in Yemen should not derail plans to close the Guantánamo Bay detention facility, Barack Obama's former envoy for the closure urged on Monday.
According to the UN Refugee Agency in 2013, one in four refugees was Afghan, although most were in neighbouring countries, while the ongoing instability in Libya was credited with making the north African state a haven for people smugglers.
This is exacerbated by large areas of denuded landscape, ongoing instability in the scarp/source region, damming of river/stream systems, and in some cases inherent instability of the volcanic debris avalanche deposits.
A record 68 million tourists are expected to visit Spain this year, driven by the strength of the pound and US dollar against the euro and the ongoing instability in northern Africa.
"Iraq is very proud nation with a historical track record in innovation, but economic development was hampered by ongoing instability in recent years.
In total, the team detected 12 rockfalls, with six being related and forming part of a larger, ongoing instability in the cliff face.
"In an environment of economic uncertainty, with ongoing instability in the eurozone, the UK's large deficit remains a crucial economic vulnerability," Mr Alexander said.
