In this TEPSA Explainer, Gil Kaufman from the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) discusses the 2020 Democratic Party Presidential […]
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International conference: “Baltic EU Conversations 2020: Reinventing Europe?” (LIIA, Latvia)
On 3 April 2020 at the Parliament of the Republic of Latvia, Jēkaba Street 6/8, the Latvian Institute of International […]
Read moreStability in Europe: Models of Differentiated Cooperation with a Central Role for the European Union
The best achievement of the European Union is certainly its contribution to peace and stability on the European continent. Enlargement […]
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TEPSA Explainer: The New Methodology for EU Enlargement
In this TEPSA Explainer, Pol Vila Sarriá from the Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) discusses the new methodology for […]
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”The Western Balkans, the reform of the accession and grands débats on the Future of Europe: waiting for Godot or engaging more strategically?”, Florent Marciacq (CIFE)
The French decision to oppose the opening of accession negotiations with Albania and North Macedonia in October 2019 has opened […]
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“Russia-Ukraine Transit Deal: A Crisis Postponed?”, Alan Riley (CIDOB, Spain)
The last minute signing of the transit contract between Russia and Ukraine has led to a fall in European gas […]
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“Tunisia is the sick man of North Africa”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Spain)
The challenge facing the next Tunisian government is to speak the naked an uncomfortable economic truth to the people and […]
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”More Integration, Disintegration or Something in Between: Lessons from Brexit and Some Other Issues”, Miklós Somai (IWE CERS, Hungary)
This paper, by presenting and analysing some recent phenomena – like Brexit, the income (or more generally: prosperity) gap both […]
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The 2019 Global Go To Think Tank Index Report confirms the Institute of World Economics Centre for Economic and Regional Studies as one of the top think tanks in Eastern Europe (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The 2019 edition of the University of Pennsylvania’s Global Go To Think-Tank Index has been issued. This annual index ranks think-tanks in […]
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The College of Europe in Natolin hosted the panel discussion: “Religious Communities and European Integration” (College of Europe, Natolin)
On Tuesday 28 January 2020, upon the initiative of the Natolin Historical Society, the College of Europe in Natolin hosted […]
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”Towards a Happy Twentieth Anniversary? Future Thinking on the Eastern Partnership’s 3Ds: Dilemmas, Design and Deliverables”, Andriy Tyushka (College of Europe, Natolin)
Dr Andriy Tyushka, Senior Research Fellow in the European Neighbourhood Policy Chair at the College of Europe in Natolin, has […]
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High-level Visit by H.E. Ct Herman Van Rompuy at the College of Europe in Natolin (College of Europe, Natolin)
On Wednesday 5 February 2020, on the occasion of the Belgian National Day at the College of Europe in Natolin […]
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”Low carbon energy transition as a driver and solution to energy poverty and injustice”, Rachel Guyet (CIFE)
CIFE Policy Paper 96 Energy poverty is a major social phenomenon in Europe, reflecting increasing inequalities. Energy transition, on the […]
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”The European Green Deal: Winning the Climate Change”, Gabrielle Heyvaert (CIFE)
CIFE Policy Paper 97 The European Green New Deal unveiled in December 2019 by the President of the European Commission, […]
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Event: CIFE Lunchtime Debate with Sabine Verheyen, MEP (CIFE)
The challenges of Education in today´s Europe. Education and the digital transformation Brussels, Belgium Thursday 5 March, from 13:00 – […]
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Call for applications: International Conference “Deep Transformations: Emotional Experiences in the Post-Communist Change” (Institute of International Relations and Political Science, Vilnius University, Lithuania)
On May 21-22, 2020 Vilnius University (Lithuania) Institute of International Relations and Political Science announces call for papers to an […]
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“Barcelona and the Mediterranean”, Eduard Soler i Lecha (CIDOB, Spain)
November 2020 will mark the 25th anniversary of one of the most important milestones in cooperation between the countries on […]
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High-level Visit by Mr Margaritis Schinas, Vice-President of the European Commission at the College of Europe in Natolin (College of Europe, Natolin)
On Monday, 3 February 2020, Mrs Ewa Ośniecka-Tamecka, Vice Rector of the College of Europe, had the great privilege to […]
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“Of urban invisibilities and diversities. Reflections on urban heritage”, Eva Garcia-Chueca (CIDOB, Spain)
Understanding the city in all its complexity means discovering the urban diversities that inhabit it along with their many […]
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“War and Peace in the 21st Century 2020: A World of Two or Three? The US, China and the EU in a New Global Order”, Pol Morillas and Oriol José Ochoa (CIDOB, Spain)
Is there a place for the EU in the world of old-fashioned power politics now organized around confrontation between Washington […]
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EVENT CANCELLED Conference ”Bridge Over Troubled Water: Researching & Teaching EU-Turkey Relations”, Brussels 12 March 2020
THIS EVENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED. PLEASE STAY TUNED FOR FURTHER UPDATES. VIADUCT – Enhancing VIsibility of the Academic DialogUe on […]
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TEPSA is looking for a Project Assistant!
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2020 (midnight) TEPSA is looking for a talented, skilled and motivated young professional for a […]
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TEPSA is looking for a Communications Assistant!
Deadline for applications: 1 March 2020 (midnight) TEPSA is looking for a talented, skilled and motivated young professional for a […]
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Apply now for the TEPSA Student Contest 2020!
Deadline extended until 5 April! CALL FOR APPLICATIONS With the support of the Europe for Citizens (EfC) Programme, the Trans […]
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TEPSA is hiring a Financial Manager (full-time or 80%)!
Deadline for applications: Sunday 9 February 2020 (midnight) The TEPSA Secretariat is looking for a Financial Manager (full-time or 80%) […]
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TEPSA Croatian Presidency Conference, Zagreb, 28-29 November 2019
TEPSA and its Croatian member, the Institute for Development and International Relations (IRMO), organised the Croatian EU Pre-Presidency Conference “Europe […]
Read moreEnlargement: Why not a gradual approach?
On 17 October the European Council refused to start accession negotiations with Northern Macedonia and Albania. The conclusion under the […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Moving towards a solidarity economy: the importance of an EU framework”, Nicole Meilak
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Moving towards a solidarity economy: the importance of an EU framework” by […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Breaking the vicious cycle? Attempting EU solidarity through gender equality”, Luisa Kern
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Breaking the vicious cycle? Attempting EU solidarity through gender equality” by Luisa […]
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TEPSA student paper: “Addressing the urban-rural divide in the European Union. Fostering solidarity by helping rural areas to catch up”, David Piesk
TEPSA is happy to present the student paper “Addressing the urban-rural divide in the European Union. Fostering solidarity by helping […]
Read moreTEPSA-Comenius University Trans European Debate on migration, Bratislava, 18 September 2019
On 18 September 2019, the Ministry of Foreign And European Affairs of the Slovak Republic in Bratislava hosted a Trans […]
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MEZZEDITIONS N°03/209 (SciencesPo, France)
MEZZEDITIONS N°03/209 : Newsletter with a selection of publications of Academics. Read the full publication here.
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“Finland’s 2019 presidency of the Council of the European Union: European and domestic determinants”, Tuomas Iso-Markku and Juha Jokela (FIIA, Finland)
The Finnish presidency of the Council of the EU faces a sensitive political climate, marked by divisions between the member […]
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The Center for Comparative and International Studies at ETH Zurich is advertising two PhD positions (CIS, Switzerland)
The Center for Comparative and International Studies at ETH Zurich is advertising two PhD positions in the European Politics group. […]
Read moreVIADUCT Newsletter No. 8 – September 2019
The VIADUCT Newsletter No. 8 – September 2019 is out! In this newsletter you will find: The EDITORIAL by Prof. Jean Marcou […]
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Ambassador Deborah A. McCarthy joined the Center on US Politics and Power (FIIA, Finland)
Ambassador Deborah A. McCarthy has joined the Center on US Politics and Power at FIIA as a Visiting Senior Fellow. […]
Read moreBrexit: Has the British people really decided? Direct versus indirect democracy
According to the EU Treaty, the functioning of the Union is founded on the principle of representative democracy. The citizens […]
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TEPSA Explainer: The Turkish Perspective on the European Elections
In this TEPSA Explainer, Başak Alpan from Center of EU Studies of the Middle East Technical University discusses the Turkish […]
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“European Natural Gas Geopolitics on a Collision Course?”, John Szabó (eds.) (IWE, Hungary)
Following the Dutch discovery of the Groningen field, and British, Norwegian and Danish discoveries in the North Sea during the […]
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Workshop: “The State of the Union after the Juncker years”(RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The conference offers an early opportunity to review and assess the European Union’s inter-institutional relationships in the Juncker years (2014-2019). […]
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“EU–Turkey Migration Cooperation: From Saving the Day to Sustainable Mixed Migration Governance”, Asli Selin Okyay (IAI, Italy)
The current migration cooperation framework between the EU and Turkey was devised mainly as a response to the large-scale […]
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“The Anti-Brexit GNU: Essential, possible, viable…?”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Federal Trust Director Brendan Donnelly considers the necessity for and difficulty of constructing a Government of National Unity. He asks […]
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“US-China Trade War: Why the EU Should Take Sides and Favour the Rules-based Order”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
The recent G20 summit in Osaka in June failed to deliver a breakthrough in the growing US-China rivalry over trade […]
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Call for applications: Research Assistant (SciencesPo, France)
The Centre for European Studies and Comparative Politics at Sciences Po seeks to appoint a research assistant – in order […]
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“Transatlantic intelligence ties remain strong: Insulated against political turmoil”, Christopher Kojm (FIIA, Finland)
It is hard to predict whether the new Ukrainian leader will be able to act as a domestic reformer. It […]
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“Why Did Italy Fall Out of Love with Europe?”, Rosa Balfour, Lorenzo Robustelli (IAI, Italy)
Since the shock of the 2016 referendum in the United Kingdom on leaving the European Union, a majority of Europeans […]
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“China’s investments and infrastructural expansion in Central and Eastern Europe”, Ágnes Szunomár (IWE, Hungary)
In: Jian SHI, Guenter Heiduk (ed.): Opportunities and Challenges: Sustainability of China-EU Relations in a Changing World. China Social Sciences Press, 2019. p. […]
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MEDirections Autumn School: “Natural Resources and Geopolitics in the MENA: Disruptions, Transformations and Pathways” (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The MEDirections Autumn School will provide stakeholders, policy-makers, practitioners and academics with a detailed overview of geopolitical trends that affect […]
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“‘Practice time!’ Doxic futures in security and defence diplomacy after Brexit”, Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
Time constitutes social life and time management is central to the everyday conduct of international politics. For some reason, however, […]
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“The Budgetary Future of Migration and Development Policy in the European Union”, Aysel Küçüksu (IAI, Italy)
In June 2018, the European Commission released a number of proposals addressing aspects of the European Union’s upcoming Multiannual Financial […]
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Conference: “Cultural heritage and illicit trafficking in a fragmented Middle East” (IAI, Italy)
On October 17, the rectorate hall of the University Turin will host a New-Med conference entitled “Cultural Heritage and Illicit […]
Read more“The Talented Mr Johnson?”, Alan Riley (CIDOB, Spain)
Can ‘no deal’ really be Boris Johnson’s game-plan? He must know that ‘no deal’ would be disastrous for the UK […]
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“Between “America First” and the “Chinese Dream”: What the EU and Japan Can Do Together”, Nicola Casarini, Lorenzo Mariani (IAI, Italy)
The upheaval of the international order as we knew it is pushing the EU and Japan to take on more […]
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Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol 54, No 3 (IIR, Czech Republic)
Jan Kovář has published a new chapter titled “Variations of metaphors in party manifestos about EU finality: Assessing party positions […]
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Cornelia Woll appointed Co-director at MaxPo (SciencesPo, France)
As of September 2019, Cornelia Woll is the new co-director at MaxPo. Succeeding Jenny Andersson, she returns to the position […]
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“From Findings to Market: Perspectives and Challenges for the Development of Gas Resources in the East Med”, Nicolò Sartori, Margherita Bianchi (IAI, Italy)
In the past decade, thanks to a second round of gas reserve findings such as the Zohr field in Egyptian […]
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“China and Central and Eastern European Countries within ’16+1’: Group or Bilateral Relations?”, Andreja Jaklič & Marjan Svetličič (CIR, Slovenia)
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review, 7(2). DOI: https://doi.org/10.15678/EBER.2019.070205. The article focuses on developments within the ’16+1’ initiative: It aims to […]
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Training course: “Negotiations in Practice: Towards effective negotiations with and within the EU ” (College of Europe, Bruges)
The purpose of this five-day training course is to provide a practical insight into the mechanisms and dynamics between and […]
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“The US–China 5G Contest: Options for Europe”, Lorenzo Mariani, Micol Bertolini (IAI, Italy)
5G infrastructures are a reality. Because this new wireless technology is expected to bring great changes to our economy and […]
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“Market Liberalism and Economic Patriotism in the Capitalist World-System”, Tamás Gerőcs, Miklós Szanyi (eds.) (IWE, Hungary)
Read the full publication here.
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“Is Europe Christian?”, Olivier Roy (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
(Translated into English from French original (2019) by Cynthia Schoch) Are Europe’s ‘Christian values’ under threat? Can religion be […]
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“The changing image of Russia in the European project of post-Soviet Georgia in 2004-2012”, Tamar Gamkrelidze (IEP, Germany)
Why could Georgia’s European project, which initially aimed for peaceful coexistence with Russia, lead to the allocation of a role […]
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Turkish Foreign Minister visited NUPI (NUPI, Norway)
NUPI had the pleasure of hosting Turkey’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, H.E. Mevlüt Çavuşoğlu on Friday August 30th. The Foreign […]
Read more“The EU’s Cultural Diplomacy: What Role for Cities?”, Hannah Abdullah (CIDOB, Spain)
Cities are one of the “under-explored potentials” of EU external cultural relations. With the EU’s new chief diplomat, Josep Borrell, […]
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“50 Years After the Moon Landing: Why Europe Should Lead the Next 50t”, Mai’a K. Davis Cross (NUPI, Norway)
50 years since the first astronauts stepped foot on the moon, it would be easy to be complacent about human […]
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“Euandi2019: project description and datasets documentation”, Elie Michel, Lorenzo Cicchi, Diego Garzia, Frederico Ferreira Da Silva, Alexander H. Trechsel (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The paper illustrates the functioning of the euandi2019 application and the resulting user dataset that comprises the opinions of over […]
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MEDirections Annual Conference: “Conflicts and Natural Resources in the MENA Region and its Immediate Neighbourhood” (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
A number of important trends point to the increasing risk of conflicts over natural resources in the MENA region and […]
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Juha Jokela to continue as programme director in FIIA’s EU research programme (FIIA, Finland)
Juha Jokela will continue in his current position as Programme Director in FIIA’s European Union research programme as he has […]
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“The double proximity paradox in peacebuilding: implementation and perception of the EU rule of law mission in Kosovo”, Kari Osland and Mateja Peter (NUPI, Norway)
This contribution increases the understanding of the EU’s role in post-conflict settings by exploring perceptions of EULEX by local rule […]
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Students of the University of Ljubljana took part in the project “Po kreativni poti do znanja” (CIR, Slovenia)
Students of international relations at the Faculty of Social Sciences together with students from the Faculty of Law, Faculty of […]
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Jana Arbeiter attended the ECPR Summer School in Methods and Techniques (CIR, Slovenia)
Jana Arbeiter, a junior researcher at the Centre of International Relations, Faculty of Social Sciences, University of Ljubljana, attended the […]
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“Eurozone Bailouts and National Democracy: Detachment or Resilience?”, Dominik Schraff and Frank Schimmelfennig (CIS, Switzerland)
Dominik Schraff and Frank Schimmelfennig, Eurozone Bailouts and National Democracy: Detachment or Resilience? European Union Politics 20(3), 2019, 361-383. How […]
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Robert Schuman Centre’s Media Pluralism Monitor to be used by the Von der Leyen Commission (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The Von der Leyen Commission intends to use the Media Pluralism Monitor (MPM) to safeguard media pluralism in the European […]
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TEPSA organised the #EngagEU 2nd Citizens Convention – Debate with Members of the European Parliament on the Future of Europe, Brussels, 24 September 2019
In the framework of the project #EngagEU, TEPSA organized the 2nd Young Citizens’ Convention – Debate with Members of the European Parliament […]
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NUPI researchers contributed to the EISA conference on differentiated integration (NUPI, Norway)
Several NUPI researchers contributed to the debate about differentiated integration in the area of security and defence at the annual […]
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Conference: “Walking the Strategic Talk. A Progressive EU Foreign Policy Agenda for the Future” (IAI, Italy)
The conference is the final event of the EU Global Strategy (EUGS) Watch project. The event will be the occasion to […]
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Seminar: “The war in Ukraine: what prospects for a solution?” (IAI, Italy)
The seminar, organized in cooperation with the University of Turin, the Department of Cultures, Politics and Society, and in particular […]
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“How Trade can Help Create a Better Society for All”, Arancha González (CIDOB, Spain)
Only a few years ago, mainstream economists and political leaders would have agreed: open trade policies are better than trade […]
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“Strategic deterrence redux: Nuclear weapons and European security”, Leo Michel and Matti Pesu (FIIA, Finland)
One of the most notable consequences of the end of the Cold War was the diminished role of nuclear weapons […]
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Call for applications: Research Programme Director (FIIA, Finland)
The Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) is seeking a Research Programme Director for the period of 1.1.2020-31.12.2024 to its […]
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“The EU Budget for the future: views from Italy”, Daniele Fattibene, Bernardo Venturi (IAI, Italy)
After the recent European elections in Italy, a populist leadership is set to be the driver of the Italian European […]
Read moreTEPSA will organise a panel in the framework of the SEnECA project at the Pre-Presidency Conference in Zagreb on 28 November 2019
On 28 November 2019, TEPSA will organize the panel “Challenges for the EU connectivity in its immediate neighbourhood and in […]
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“Volodymyr Zelenskiy’s first 100 days in power: Russia remains the primary challenge for Ukraine’s new president”, Arkady Moshes (FIIA, Finland)
It is hard to predict whether the new Ukrainian leader will be able to act as a domestic reformer. It […]
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Seminar: “What global role for the EU after Brexit?” (NUPI, Norway)
When the UK eventually leaves the EU, the EU’s role as an actor in the world will change. In this […]
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“The transformation of African-Russian economic relations in the multipolar world-system”, Tamás Gerőcs (IWE, Hungary)
Despite the historical legacy of the Soviet Union, the Russian Federation’s economic presence in Africa today is minuscule in comparison […]
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“Fractured stability: war economies and reconstruction in the MENA”, Narbone Luigi (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
This eBook is a continuation of the ongoing MEDirections project on the political economy of the post-2011 MENA region and […]
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Call for applications: Research Fellow in the Robert Schuman Centre for Advanced Studies (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The Migration Policy Centre is seeking to recruit a post-doctoral researcher with strong quantitative skills and experience in cross-country analysis […]
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Call for applications: Max Weber postdoctoral Fellowship Programme (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
The Max Weber postdoctoral Fellowship Programme is open to recent PH.D.s in economics, history, law and political and social sciences. […]
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Alexander Stubb delivered a lecture at the Robert Schuman Centre (RSCAS-EUI, Italy)
On 5 September 2019, Alexander Stubb delivered a lecture on ‘Europe in the New World (Dis)order’ at the Robert Schuman Centre (European University […]
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“Friends and Foes in the South Caucasus: Sources of divergent security policies and alliances in the region”, Azad Garibov (IEP, Germany)
The paper addresses the question of why, in spite of having similar “departure points”, the South Caucasus states have employed […]
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Call for Applications: Journalistic Craft for Neighbourhood (College of Europe, Poland)
The College of Europe is happy to announce the opening of the next round of applications in the framework of […]
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Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol 54, No 3 (IIR, Czech Republic)
Czech Journal of International Relations, Vol 54, No 3 includes three original research articles that focus monitoring of the implementation of […]
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“The UK needs a Brexit Referendum not a Brexit Election”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Federal Trust Director Brendan Donnelly argues that a cross-Party government is best placed to ensure that the UK does not […]
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NUPI receives top marks for its EU project (NUPI, Norway)
For the first time, NUPI researchers have led a project funded by the EU Commission’s Horizon 2020, the world’s largest […]
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“An Agenda for Europe in the World”, Bernardo Venturi et al. (IAI, Italy)
In this ‘Agenda for Europe in the World’, we share concrete proposals for the new EU leadership, focusing on nine […]
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The winners of the IAI Essay Competition discussed in Rome on their visions of Europe (IAI, Italy)
The winners of the IAI Essay Competition discussed in Rome on the 24th September their visions of Europe and their […]
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“Sanctuary Cities: a Global Perspective”, Blanca Garcés Mascareñas and Kristin Eitel (CIDOB, Spain)
Facing increasingly restrictive and exclusionary national policies, some cities have also responded by offering protection to refugees and immigrants with […]
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Natasha Wunsch and Dominique Boullier joined the CEE’s TEAM
Natasha Wunsch, Assistant professor in Political Science and Dominique Boullier, full professor of Sociology, joined the CEE’s TEAM. Read more […]
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“Democratic deterrence: How to dissuade hybrid interference”, Mikael Wigell (FIIA, Finland)
For all the rhetorical rage surrounding ‘hybrid warfare’, Western democracy is being threatened more acutely by hybrid interference. Using liberal […]
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Dr Mika Aaltola appointed the director of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA, Finland)
The Board of the Finnish Institute of International Affairs has appointed Dr Mika Aaltola as the Director of the institute […]
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