The European integration process and EU accession represent a turning point in Romanian emigration. Between 2001 and 2016, Romania’s emigrant population increased from 1.3 million to 3.6 […]
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“The managerial transversalization of the state. Varieties of management structures within the french public administration (1980-2014)”, Philippe Bezes and Scott Vialett-Thévenin (Sciences Po CEE, France)
This article highlights the benefits of pluralizing, historicizing and anchoring in the trajectories of ministries over time, the study of […]
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“Sanctions against Rosatom: why this is important”, Volodymyr Omelchenko (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
Ukraine has long been saying that sanctions against the Russian civilian nuclear sector should become part of the global sanctions […]
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“Crises and their impact on rule of law resilience”, David Nonhoff and York Albrecht (IEP, Germany)
rises can affect the rule of law in many ways. Mostly the effect is negative, but under certain circumstances they […]
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“A Permanent EU Investment Fund for Tackling the Climate and Energy Crisis”, Philipp Heimberger and Andreas Lichtenberger (ÖGFE, Austria)
Policy-makers need to increase public investment in the European Union (EU) for a green shift in European economies to achieve […]
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“Making the EU and member state policy towards the Western Balkans socio-economically more sustainable”, Dominique Maugeais (IEP, Germany)
This Policy Brief claims that the socio-economic policy of the European Union (EU) towards the Western Balkans is not sustainable. […]
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“Arctic cooperation remains a conundrum”, Karen van Loon (Egmont, Belgium)
The escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022 has impacted the whole world, including the Arctic. The region […]
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“Germany’s Zeitenwende in foreign and security policy: Domestic developments and alliance dynamics after one year”, Eskil Jakobsen, Minna Ålander and Øyvind Svendsen (NUPI, Norway)
Days after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022, German Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz announced a Zeitenwende, a historical turning […]
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“Still attractive for FDI Location advantages of Visegrad countries in the digital era – the case of Poland and Hungary”, Andrea Éltető, Magdolna Sass and Márta Götz (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The economic development of Central European countries has been based on foreign capital investments. Attracting FDI by influencing foreign investors’ […]
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“Turkey Goes to the Polls: What Lies Ahead for Its Relations with the EU?”, Elif Cemre Besgür (IAI, Italy)
Almost 62 million Turkish citizens will elect 600 parliamentarians and one President, potentially also several Vice Presidents, on 14 May. […]
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“Water diplomacy analysis for Central Asia: Dynamics of insecurity and sources of resilience”, Emma Hakala, Katariina Mustasilta and Mohammed Hadi (FIIA, Finland)
Climate change, geopolitical tensions and other global crises emphasise the need for water diplomacy, which refers to the prevention and […]
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“Temporary Protection: a momentary lapse of reason”, Jean-Louis De Brouwer (Egmont, Belgium)
On 8 March, the European Commission presented its one-year report on the application of temporary protection to people fleeing the […]
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“Towards a climate loss and damage fund for cities”, Ricardo Martinez (CIDOB, Spain)
The decision at COP27 to establish a loss and damage fund is a step towards climate justice and puts solidarity […]
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“Les frontières négociées des assemblées citoyennes. Le cas de la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (2019-2020)”, Maxime Gaborit, Laurent Jeanpierre and Romane ROZENCWAJG (Sciences PO CEE, France)
Comme d’autres mini-publics, la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (CCC), qui s’est tenue en France en 2019 et 2020, a […]
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“New thinking as the main factor of energy markets’ restructuring”, Volodymyr Omelchenko (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
Currently, the question of electricity and natural gas price setting is high on the agenda in Ukrainian society, since the […]
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“First 100 Days of Hungarian COVID-19 Policies”, Ádám Kerényi and Weichen Wang (IWE CERS, Hungary)
Hungary is a small country with a population of only 10 million. Most deaths during the pandemic were caused by […]
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“Europe’s Evolving Order and the War in Ukraine”, Dario Cristiani (IAI, Italy)
The 14th edition of the Transatlantic Symposium, IAI’s annual Rome forum on transatlantic security, focused on the long-term implications of […]
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“Europe’s policies for a green transition: The European Commission’s geopolitical turn and its pitfalls”, Marco Siddi (FIIA, Finland)
The European Commission has published numerous policy documents concerning the European Green Deal and the energy transition since 2019. Several […]
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The Migration Ticking Clock, Eleonora Milazzo (Egmont, Belgium)
Migration has made another appearance in the March EUCO conclusions after a much-awaited come-back to the EUCO summit in February. […]
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“Strict ban on China will cost us dearly in Science”, Ingrid d’Hooghe (Clingendael Institute, the Netherlands)
The Dutch intelligence services AIVD and MIVD recently identified China as the biggest threat to the Netherlands when it comes to stealing […]
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“Russian energy legacy and CEO capture: The Italian example”, Alan Riley (Cidob, Spain)
EU governments have suffered from corporate capture of state interests. This state capture is in turn leveraged by authoritarian states […]
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“‘Depoliticised’ regulators as a source of politicisation: rationing drugs in England and France”, Takuya Onoda (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Both proponents and critics of the regulatory state thesis view the creation of non-majoritarian institutions, such as independent regulatory agencies, […]
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“Political, economic, and structural consequences of Russian aggression for Ukraine and the international community” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
This publication was produced by the Razumkov Centre with the support of the Friedrich Naumann Foundation for Freedom (FNF), Project […]
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“Centralisation in the Hungarian Administrative System”, Tamás Szigetvári (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The book brings an array of viewpoints coming from different contexts and disciplinary perspectives testifying to the benefit and drawbacks […]
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“Applying for EU Membership in Times of War: “Accession through War of Ukraine”, Roman Petrov (IAI, Italy)
The paper studies Ukraine’s road to EU membership. Russia’s invasion of Ukraine on 24 February 2022 considerably changed the perception […]
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“The war-induced exodus from Russia: A security problem or a convenient political bogey?”, Margarita Zavadskaya (FIIA, Finland)
Since 24 February 2022, around 800,000 Russians have left Russia in reaction to the full-scale invasion of Ukraine. The largest […]
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“Russia’s Hybrid Wars Come to Sudan”, Bernard Siman (Egmont, Belgium)
Russia, and Wagner, unlike Europe, have skin in the Sudan game. So do Turkey, Egypt, and the Gulf States. If […]
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“The Multiannual Financial Framework”, Adriaan Schout and Saskia Hollander (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
The European Union (EU) is currently confronted with developments that could have deep impacts on our societies and policies. Yet […]
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“Migration and violence from a gender perspective”, Berta Güell and Sònia Parella (CIDOB, Spain)
In a context of rising global inequality, migrants are often subjected to violence, whether physical, symbolic, institutional, or structural. It […]
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“Choosing among the chosen? Electoral lists and party primaries in Europe”, Carles Pamies and Guillermo Cordero ( Sciences Po CEE, France)
Primaries are becoming the preferred mechanism to select parliamentary elites in an increasing number of parties across Europe. Recent literature […]
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“Why Ukraine needs an increase in Chinese imports from Europe”, Vasyl Yurchyshyn (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
Important factors of China’s economic development include commodity imports from Europe. On the one hand, some of the largest volumes of […]
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“SMEs and access to digital tools. Barriers and opportunities for transatlantic cooperation”, Nicola Bilotta and Irene Paviotti (IAI, Italy)
With the Paris Saclay statement of May 2022, the EU and the U.S. reiterated their commitment to work jointly through […]
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“EU reform is back on the agenda: The many drivers of the new debate on treaty change”, Manuel Müller (FIIA, Finland)
Institutional reform is back on the European Union’s agenda, with the European Parliament, the Commission and large member states like […]
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“Sudan and the limits of externally facilitated dialogues”, Anne-Laure Mahé (Egmont, Belgium)
The current crisis in Sudan demonstrates the limits of externally facilitated dialogues as tools for democratization and peacebuilding. Read more here.
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“The Cities Summit of the Americas: a commitment to synchronous diplomacy”, Ricardo Martinez and Agustí Fernández de Losada (CIDOB, Spain)
Relations between city governments and their nation-states may be synchronous, competitive or both. The Cities Summit of the Americas held […]
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“Foreign economic stabilization?”, Vasyl Yurchyshyn (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
In its quarterly Inflation Report for April 2023, the National Bank of Ukraine presented mid-term forecasts that testify to the […]
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“The War in Ukraine and the Future of Non-proliferation and Arms Control in the European Continent”, Manuel Herrera (IAI, Italy)
The seminar to which this report refers aimed to identify the conditions and instruments necessary to re-establish a security system […]
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“The changing dynamics of the G7, G20 and BRICS: Informal multilateral cooperation is increasingly important in an era of strategic competition”, Juha Jokela (FIIA, Finland)
Increasing strategic competition among major powers has had a negative effect on the efficacy of formal multilateral cooperation. This has […]
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“De-risking de-cyphered”, Victor De Decker (Egmont, Belgium)
De-risking is a financial term that became en vogue in the years following the financial crisis. In this financial operational […]
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“The Global South does not buy the Western stance on Ukraine”, Francis Ghilès (CIDOB, Spain)
Viewed from the United States and Europe, Vladimir Putin’s war is a unique event that requires a unique response. As […]
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“On overcoming economic problems and difficulties in Ukraine”, Vasyl Yurchyshyn (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
The results of two polls are compared – an expert poll and a public opinion poll, held by the Razumkov […]
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“Italy’s Pivot to the Indo-Pacific – Towards a Value-driven Foreign Policy?”, Nicola Casarini (IAI, Italy)
Italy is stepping up its involvement in the Indo-Pacific, both in the economic and security realms. The cabinet led by […]
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“Russian blackmail and the Black Sea Grain Initiative: The (limited) impact of the war in Ukraine on global food security”, Timo R. Stewart (FIIA, Finland)
Ukraine and Russia are both major exporters of foodstuffs and fertilisers. Consequently, Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 led […]
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“New technologies, new threats, new budgets”, Bernard Siman (Egmont, Belgium)
Generative AI today, and Quantum Computing tomorrow, pose new geopolitical realities and threats, some of which are already known. Mass […]
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“Asserting Economic Freedom in Ukraine”, Yuriy Yakymenko and Vasyl Yurchyshyn (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
In February 2022, Ukraine turned another page in the history of mankind, quickly emerging as one of the leading actors […]
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“Unpacking the Vatican’s Diplomatic Failure in Reaching a Ceasefire in the Russia-Ukraine War”, Nona Mikhelidze (IAI, Italy)
The Vatican’s diplomatic attempts at achieving an immediate ceasefire in the Russian war against Ukraine have failed from the very […]
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“Russian aggression and the European Arctic: Avoiding the trap of Arctic exceptionalism”, Harri Mikkola, Samu Paukkunen and Pekka Toveri (FIIA, Finland)
In its efforts to limit the Western defence posture in the Arctic, Russia has successfully exploited the “High North, low […]
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“EU-China: we have to talk about (not Macron but) strategy”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
Most people don’t like to hear inconvenient truths, especially not, it seems, from the President of France. Yet when Macron […]
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“Investing in Ukraine: Challenges and Prospects for European Union and Czech Investors”, Federica Cristani (IIR, Czech Republic)
In her contribution to the “Analysis IIR – A changing world 2022”, Federica Cristani focused on the future of EU […]
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debate: “Restoring the EU Competitiveness: Challenges and opportunities in the context of the twin green & digital transition” (EIR, Romania)
The European Institute of Romania (EIR) organised a new debate within the online series entitled European News in the Spotlight […]
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Video: “Is Brexit Drowning in the Pacific?”, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens (Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
In this Federal Trust video, our Director Brendan Donnelly and Chair John Stevens review the British decision to join the […]
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Science Po CEE’s members contribute to the debate on Pension reform (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The bill on pension reform has reached the end of an eventful legislative process. Between a blocked vote, the use […]
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LIIA’s conversation with H.E. Georgia Vella, the President of Malta (LIIA, Latvia)
The Latvian Institute of International Affairs had the honor to host a Presidential podcast with President Vella, to discuss the […]
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IEP announces a new project in cooperation with the Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung (IEP, Germany)
In collaboration with FES and in light of increasing rule of law issues in EU Member States, IEP is developing […]
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NUPI’s annual Conference on Norwegian Foreign Policy (NUPI, Norway)
21 March, NUPI held its annual conference on Norwegian Foreign Policy in cooperation with the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. […]
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The Latvian Institute of International Affairs organised the annual Riga Dialogue (LIIA, Latvia)
On April 3-4, the Latvian Institute of International Affairs and Friedrich-Ebert-Stiftung Baltic States, in cooperation with the European Leadership Network […]
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NUPI researcher is awarded the ‘Fritt Ord’ prize 2023 (NUPI, Norway)
NUPI researcher Julie Wilhelmsen, head of the NUPI Research Group for Russia, Asia and International Trade, is praised for having […]
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Razumkov Centre held a press conference “Socio-economic feelings of Ukrainian citizens after a year of war” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
More information can be foud here.
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CIFE Report: China, Greece and the Port of Piraeus (CIFE)
CIFE is pleased to announce the launch of a new publication series, the CIFE Reports: research papers with a focus on European […]
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“Political, economic and structural consequences of Russian aggression for Ukraine and the world” (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
On April 25, 2023, Razumkov Centre held a professional discussion “Political, economic and structural consequences of Russian aggression for Ukraine […]
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The Centre of International Relations (Slovenia) took part in a roundtable on the role of the Council of Europe in the new European and global architecture for the 30th anniversary of Slovenia’s membership in the Council of Europe
On 6 April, the Faculty of Social Sciences at the University of Ljubljana (FSS UL) and the Ministry of Foreign […]
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“Why Belgium Should Create a Territorial Reserve Force”, Wannes Verstraete and Luc Audoore (Egmont, Belgium)
One of the lessons from the war between Russia and Ukraine is the importance of societal resilience and resistance. Since […]
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“The green, digital and social transitions: Towards a new eco-social pact”, Marta Galceran-Vercher and Max Bouchet (CIDOB, Spain)
The post-pandemic recovery of the world economy has presented cities with the opportunity to “build back better”, as urged by […]
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“On the Necessity of Defending Belgian Interests in Outer Space”, Wannes Verstraete (Egmont, Belgium)
Outer space is becoming increasingly important for modern societies. At the same time, space is being transformed from a relatively […]
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“Does Central Europe want the Western Balkans in the European Union?”, Asya Metodieva (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Russian aggression in Ukraine caused a new momentum for the discussions about European integration. As Ukraine gained EU membership […]
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“The Like-Minded, The Willing… and The Belgians: Arctic Scientific Cooperation after February 24 2022”, Karen van Loon (Egmont, Belgium)
Since the escalation of Russia’s war against Ukraine in February 2022, Arctic scientific cooperation at the institutional level among the […]
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“Economic resilience as enabler of rule of law resilience”, Carmen Giovanazzi (IEP, Germany)
This snapshot analyses economic resilience as an enabler of the rule of law. To date, academic research has largely focussed […]
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“La mémoire collective en question(s)”, Sandrine Lefranc and Sarah Gensburger eds. (Sciences Po CEE, France)
La référence au passé occupe aujourd’hui une place centrale dans l’affirmation de positions politiques au présent. En 2022, le sens […]
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“The EU in the South Caucasus”, Bob Deen and Wouter Zweers (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
While both Russia and much of the rest of the world were focusing predominantly on Ukraine, in the meanwhile violence […]
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“Housing and employment for post-2014 migrants: Lessons from small and medium-sized towns and rural areas”, Blanca Garcés-Mascareñas and Reinhard Schweitzer (CIDOB, Spain)
Based on document analysis (media sources and policy documents) and semi-structured interviews conducted between November 2021 and February 2022 in […]
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“The CRM Act in a global perspective”, Victor De Decker (Egmont, Belgium)
Minerals are essential building blocks for clean energy technologies. As the renewable energy industry will grow, demand for minerals will […]
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“PRC’s Great Game for Global Leadership: Historical Roots, Modern Tools, Future Consequences”, Volodymyr Omelchenko (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
In order to understand the modern foreign policy of the PRC, one should know the values that formed the current […]
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“The Windsor Framework”, Jonathan Faull (Egmont, Belgium)
What does the Windsor Framework mean for the post-Brexit negotiations and what might happen next? It is time for grown-up […]
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“The political economy of remittances: the case of Sub-Saharan Africa”, Judit Kiss (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The aim of the paper is to introduce and analyse the positive and negative micro- and macroeconomic effects of remittances […]
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“Russia’s war on Ukraine and China’s next move”, Jan Švec (IIR, Czech Republic)
In his chapter, Jan Švec analyses the dual role of Beijing, which on the one hand maintains economic and diplomatic […]
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“Internet governance and the UN in a multiplex world order era?”, Lars Gjesvik and Niels Nagelhus Schia (NUPI, Norway)
Over the last two decades Internet Governance (IG) has emerged as an increasingly complex and fraught field of policymaking involving […]
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“Les frontières négociées des assemblées citoyennes. Le cas de la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (2019-2020)”, Maxime Gaborit, Laurent Jeanpierre and Romane Rozencwajg (Sciences po CEE, France
Comme d’autres mini-publics, la Convention citoyenne pour le climat (CCC), qui s’est tenue en France en 2019 et 2020, a […]
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“Here are Four Things the West gets Wrong about Africa”, Nina Wilén (Egmont, Belgium)
External powers are intensifying their efforts to woo African states and their leaders in a context of Great Power Competition. […]
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“Countering hybrid threats”, Adaja Stoetman and Dick Zandee (Clingendael Institute, The Netherlands)
As hybrid challenges have become an integral part of modern conflict, the question has arisen what kind of role should […]
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“Decisive elections in the DRC”, Erik Kennes (Egmont, Belgium)
In December 2023, general elections are supposed to be held in the Democratic Republic of the Congo in a tense […]
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“Anticipating the 2023 Three Seas Initiative Bucharest Summit. Advancing the common agenda”, Oana-Mihaela Mocan dir. (EIR, Romania)
The European Institute of Romania announces the publication of a new collective Working Paper titled “Anticipating the 2023 Three Seas […]
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“Strategic priorities for the Russian PMC WAGNER: geopolitics, propaganda and mercenary business”, Patrick Wouters (Egmont, Belgium)
The activities of a Private Military Company (PMC) traditionally involve 3 other parties: the Contracting State (which enters into a […]
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“War in Ukraine: peace-talking versus peace-making”, Mykola Riabchuk (CIDOB, Spain)
There has been no dearth of peacemaking proposals since the very beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war. All, however, reflect a […]
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“Le populisme à l’épreuve du pouvoir”, Mohammed Kerrou (CIFE)
A l’épreuve du pouvoir, le populisme tunisien incarné par le Président Kais Saied s’est avéré velléitaire et sans consistance au […]
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“The cybersecurity implications of Russia’s war on Ukraine”, Linda Monsees (IIR, Czech Republic)
The war in Ukraine has demonstrated how vulnerable states are to cyberattacks and how much they rely on transnational tech […]
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“The Justice Challenges of the EU Energy Trilemma”, Rachel Guyet (CIFE)
Energy policies in Europe are embedded in the three dimensions of the so-called energy trilemma, for which the World Energy […]
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“Russia‘s war on Ukraine and the food security in the Middle East and North Africa”, Clément Steuer (IIR, Czech Republic)
The Russian war on Ukraine threatens global food security, especially in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region. This […]
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” ‘Depoliticised’ regulators as a source of politicisation: rationing drugs in England and France”, Takuya Onoda (Sciences Po CEE, France)
oth proponents and critics of the regulatory state thesis view the creation of non-majoritarian institutions, such as independent regulatory agencies, […]
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“Economic aspects of the visit”, Vasyl Yurchyshy (Razumkov Centre, Ukraine)
OThe Russian visit of the Chinese leader was mainly connected with the possible expansion of military support for the aggressor. […]
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“EU-Ukraine strategy should include the Eurasian spine”, Bernard Siman (Egmont, Belgium)
The European Union needs to raise its head above the parapet to scan the geopolitical horizon to be able to […]
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“China’s 14th National People’s Congress: No Ordinary Cups of Tea”, Jasper Roctus and Bart Dessein (Egmont, Belgium)
Compared to the periods of imperial rule that precede it, the Song dynasty government (960–1279) was more autocratic than any […]
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“A Manifesto for The Czech Membership In NATO’s Nuclear Sharing Club”, Matúš Halás (IIR, Czech Republic)
Czechia should join the NATO nuclear sharing programme within the next ten years in order to accomplish a full adaptation […]
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“Xi Jinping’s olive branch operation serves own agenda”, Astrid Pepermans (Egmont, Belgium)
Chinese President Xi Jinping landed at Moscow’s Vnukovo airport to start his three-day state visit to Russia. By its own […]
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“The EU’s Foreign Subsidies Regulation: A new risk for British business?”, Bob Savic (Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Bob Savic argues that the new EU extra-territorial level playing field rules may create new difficulties for UK businesses. Read […]
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“The Hungarian automobile industry: towards an understanding of the transition to electromobility”, John Szabo et al. (IWE CERS, Hungary)
As it becomes clearer and clearer that none of the 14 million jobs in the broad automobile industry will remain […]
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Video: “Brexit and Northern Ireland: Who Got What They Wanted?”, Brendan Donnelly and John Stevens (Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
In this video, John Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the new “Windsor Framework” for the Northern Ireland Protocol. They conclude that the […]
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“War and Peace in the 21st Century. China and the US: Can Bipolar Confrontation Be Avoided?”, Pol Morillas and Sira Cusiné (CIDOB, Spain)
There has been no dearth of peacemaking proposals since the very beginning of the Russo-Ukrainian war. All, however, reflect a […]
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“Antidote to Backsliding: Ethnic Politics and Democratic Resilience”, ROVNY Jan (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Recent years have witnessed significant democratic erosion, particularly in eastern Europe. This article suggests that the explanations of democratic backsliding, […]
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“The Stormont Brake has been passed yet the break in UK-EU relations may be irreparable”, Bob Savic (Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Bob Savic discusses the Stormont Brake provisions of the UK-EU Windsor Framework. While these provisions may indicate a more positive […]
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“Ukraine: The Price of China’s Neutrality”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
The whole world closely followed the diplomatic show of Xi Jinping’s visit to Vladimir Putin on 20-22 March 2023. Much […]
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