One of the protagonists of globalization in the past decade has been China. Its economic and financial footprint has deepened […]
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“Israel’s 2021 election: Another deadlock in a vote on identity, the role of religion, and Bibi”, Timo R. Stewart (FIIA, Finland)
Israel’s two-year government crisis was not conclusively resolved in the 23 March election. Netanyahu has led the country to the […]
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“The European Recovery Plan: the figures for Spain”, Enrique Feás and Federico Steinberg (Elcano, Spain)
The European Recovery Fund, in combination with the other European initiatives to respond to the economic crisis caused by COVID-19, […]
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“What threatens NATO – and what members can do? The case of Norway and Poland”, Jakub Godzimirski (NUPI, Norway)
This research paper examines the critical external and internal challenges that faced NATO at its 70th anniversary, and how the […]
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“Challenges and opportunities for Spain in times of COVID-19”, William Chislett (Elcano, Spain)
Spain is one of the worst affected eurozone countries by COVID-19. The country went into the pandemic with weak macroecoanomic […]
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“Beyond ethnic solidarity: the diversity and specialisation of social ties in a stigmatised migrant minority”, Raffaele Vacca, David Canarte and Tommaso Vitale (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Whether presented as ethnic ‘solidarity’ or ‘segregation’, the idea that migrants’ social world is dominated by tightly-knit, homogeneous, and supportive […]
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“Western Balkans’ Plight is Wake-up Call for Europe”, Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
The coronavirus pandemic has deepened the vulnerabilities of the Western Balkan countries and exposed the weakness of their state institutions, […]
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“France’s African and Mediterranean Policy: Towards a Reinvention of Exceptionalism?”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Engagement in Africa is still at the heart of French foreign policy. Over the past twenty years, this African policy […]
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“The new Digital Compass at the EU: risks and opportunities”, Raquel Jorge-Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
On 9th March 2021, the European Commission released its newly Digital Compass: the first detailed document by which EU’s Digital Decade ambitions are translated into measurable, […]
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“Strategic Partnerships: The rise and fall of an idea”, Thomas Renard (Egmont, Belgium)
Strategic partnerships have flourished since the 1990s. In the late 2000s, when the EU consolidated its ten strategic partnerships, there […]
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Webinar: “Strategic autonomy and the transformation of the EU”, April 28 (Egmont, Belgium)
The increasingly complex and competitive international environment pushes the EU and its member states to rethink some basic tenets of […]
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Dr. Wojciech Burek has received a Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers (IES, Poland)
Dr. Wojciech Burek has received a prestigious scholarship from the Alexander von Humboldt Foundation (Humboldt Research Fellowship for experienced researchers). […]
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Online Course: “Recent Developments in European Public Procurement and Case Law”, 17-18 June (EIPA, Maastricht)
This online seminar will provide you with an update on the legal issues in European public procurement. Legal experts and […]
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Webinar: “Mixed Signals: What Putin Says about Gender Equality”, May 28 (NUPI, Norway)
Researchers on Russia have noticed that Putin gradually has adopted a more conservative agenda, especially as regards gender issues. But […]
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Online Course: “EU Legal Information Resources on the Web – Finding What you need in a Couple of Clicks”, 15-16 June (EIPA, Maastricht)
This hands-on, practical and interactive online course has as an aim to provide its audience with a chart on the […]
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Webinar: “Belarus: At the Height of Mobilisation and Repression”, May 10 (NUPI, Norway)
Nine months after the massive political protests started as a reaction to the 2020 presidential elections, this webinar examines the […]
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“The ASEAN climate and energy paradox”, Indra Øverland, Haakon Fossum Sagbakken, Roman Vakulchuk, Beni Suryadi, Hoy-Yen Chan, Monika Merdekawati and Nuki Agya Utama (NUPI, Norway)
This article carries out a multisectoral qualitative analysis (MSQA) and policy integration analysis of six sectors important for climate mitigation […]
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“From Tectonic Shifts to Winds of Change in North Africa and the Middle East: Europe’s Role”, Nathalie Tocci et al. (IAI, Italy)
This publication by Nathalie Tocci, Riccardo Alcaro, Francesca Caruso, Silvia Colombo, Dario Cristiani, Andrea Dessì, Flavia Fusco and Daniela Huber […]
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“Looking Again at the Age of Anger”, Pankaj Mishra (IPC, Turkey)
The book “Age of Anger” was written not long after May 2014, when a Hindu supremacist accused of presiding over […]
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Online Course: “Data Protection Certification Course”, 14-18 June 2021 (EIPA, Maastricht)
Are you willing to go that extra mile to become the next generation Data Protection Officer? Because this is what […]
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“Keys to reactivating the EU–CELAC partnership and channelling the globalisation of the future”, Anna Ayuso (CIDOB, Barcelona)
To reactivate EU–CELAC relations, new paths must be found that take in not only the consequences of the pandemic, but […]
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“Climate, Peace and Security Fact Sheet: South Sudan”, Cedric H de Coning, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie, Anab Ovidie Grand, Florian Krampe and Keira Tarif (NUPI, Norway)
Flooding and droughts significantly disrupt livelihood patterns and food-security and may result in temporary displacement or longer-term migration. Such shocks […]
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Seminar Series: “Researching the Niqab with Agnès De Feo and Agnès Villechaise”, May 10 (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The 2011 law banned concealment of the face in public space, at a time when fewer than 2,000 women wore […]
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“Quo Vadis, Bitcoin?”, Judith Arnal Martín, María Eugenia Menéndez-Morán and Javier Muñoz Moldes (Elcano, Spain)
Technological progress has enabled the development of new assets that aim at fulfilling the functions of money. Replacing traditional money […]
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Webinar: “Children in Violent Extremist Organizations”, 22 April (NUPI, Norway)
Terrorist organizations, like ISIS, Hamas and the Taliban have exploited children for years. This seminar takes a closer look at […]
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“New Eastern Europe”, Giovanna Di Mauro (College of Europe, Natolin)
Dr Giovanna Di Mauro recently published an article “Remembering Mark Verlan“, the artist who bridged poetry and apocalyptic jest. The […]
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“Reflections on a Decentralised Approach to Transitional Justice in the DR Congo”, Valérie Arnould (Egmont, Belgium)
After decades of conflict, state violence and widespread impunity, recent political changes in the Democratic Republic of the Congo seem […]
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“The Role of Differentiation in EU Foreign, Security and Defence Policy Cooperation with Neigh-bouring Countries”, Senem Aydın-Düzgit, Ian Bond and Luigi Scazzieri (IAI, Italy)
The EU extensively practices differentiation in its foreign, security and defence policy, both internally and externally towards its neighbours. Neighbouring […]
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Online Course: “EU Financial Services Law for Non-Lawyers: Institutional and Regulatory Framework – What’s New?”, 7-8 June 2021 (EIPA, Maastricht)
In March 2019, the European Parliament and the Member States reached a political agreement to reform the current system of […]
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Online Course: “Competition Policy & High-Tech Markets”, July 12-14 (College of Europe)
The Competition Policy and High-Tech Markets course serves for participants to understand how competition policy can be an effective tool […]
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“Sustainable and Nutrition-Sensitive Food Systems: The Planetary Boundaries Approach”, Özge Geyik (IPC, Turkey)
Nutrition transcends sectors and, hence, requires multi-sectoral action. On the way to the first ever United Nations Food Systems Summit, […]
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“Climate Change and Security in the Arctic”, Ole Jacob Sending, Vegard Valther Hansen, Iselin Németh Winther, Sherri Goodman, Kate Guy and Marisol Maddox (NUPI, Norway)
The report assesses the security risks posed by a warming climate in the Artcic. The analysis looks at two future […]
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Online Course: “Advanced Course on the Annulment Action: Challenging EU Acts Successfully Before the Court of Justice of the EU”, 24-25 June (EIPA, Maastricht)
A sophisticated understanding of Court of Justice of the European Union’s (CJEU) procedures, practices and case law is quintessential to […]
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“Russia’s redefined view on strategic stability: A security dilemma in Northern Europe?”, Jyri Lavikainen (FIIA, Finland)
Formerly comprising the nuclear relationship between Russia and the US, Russia’s redefined concept of strategic stability includes all forms of […]
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Webinar: “Cities, Land, and Space: A History of Urban Economics as a Field”, May 3 (Sciences Po CEE, France)
The featured speaker is Béatrice Cherrier, historian of economics, Associate Professor at Ecole Polytechnique. The discussant will be Philipp Brandt of the Centre […]
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Online Course: “The New ESF+ Regulations and Programmes 2021-2027”, 22-24 June (EIPA, Maastricht)
ESF becomes ESF+ for the new programming period 2021-2027. The New Structural Funds Regulations have been agreed recently and are […]
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“Digital tulips and the spectre of inflation”, Miguel Otero-Iglesias (Elcano, Spain)
The history of money is as fascinating as the history of civilisation. So much that the two are closely linked […]
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WATCH: “Together for Europe’s Recovery?: ‘Wir Schaffen Das!'”, Katrin Böttger, Funda Tekin and Friederike Augustin | TEPSA Explainers
In this video Katrin Boettger, Funda Tekin, both Co-Directors of the Institut Für Europaïsche Politik (IEP) in Berlin, Germany, are […]
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“De-Securitising and Re-Prioritising EU-Iraq Relations”, Flavia Fusco (IAI, Italy)
Located at the heart of the Middle East, connecting the Levant to the Persian Gulf, Iraq has always been at […]
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Webinar: “The impact of climate change on UN Peacekeeping operations”, 20 April (NUPI, Norway)
Follow this webinar to learn more about how climate change impacts UN peacekeeping operations. Eight of the ten countries hosting […]
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“The EU’s comprehensive response to out of area crises: Plugging the capability-expectations gap”, Pernille Rieker and Steven Blockmans (NUPI, Norway)
Since adopting a “comprehensive approach” to crisis management in 2013, the EU has spent considerable time and energy on streamlining […]
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Presentation and Discussion: “Baltic and Nordic Responses to the 2020 Post-Election Crisis in Belarus”, April 8 (LIIA, Latvia)
On April 8, 2021, in cooperation with the Nordic Council of Ministers’ Office in Latvia, the Latvian Institute of International […]
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“Restoring the Rule of Law within the EU: in Judges we Trust”, Jessica Almqvist (Elcano, Spain)
How to respond to the rule of law challenges faced as a result of access to power of Right-wing populist […]
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Conference: “1st Visegrad conference”, June 3-4 (IWE CERS, Hungary)
The Visegrad economies form a unique group of European countries, with numerous common elements of history, politics, geography, economics, business, […]
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Webinar: “The (Near) Future of Central Bank Digital Currencies”, 20 April (IAI, Italy)
The Istituto Affari Internazionali, in collaboration with Intesa Sanpaolo and with the support of the Bank of Italy, carried out […]
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Roundtable Series: “EIPA in conversation with…” (EIPA, Maastricht)
Regular round-tables on timely topics, hosted by our experts Latest insights in an approachable format Key speakers from policy and […]
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Online Training Seminar: “EU Competition Law”, July 5-9 (College of Europe)
This executive training programme provides its participants a deep understanding of the latest developments on EU competition law and the […]
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“Back in Fashion? The resurgence of bilateral diplomacy in Europe”, Alexander Mattelaer (Egmont, Belgium)
Article in “Poland and Germany in the European Union. The Multidimensional Dynamics of Bilateral Relations” (Routledge). This book explores the […]
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Online Conference: “XXVIII International Conference: Knowledge and Power in the Process of Decolonozation Revisited”, July 7-9 (IES, Poland)
The special focus of the 2021 conference will be the question about the need, methods, and scope of decolonization of […]
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“Norway – optimising EU non-membership to maximise mutual European added value”, Pernille Rieker (NUPI, Norway)
Several countries outside the European Union have cooperation agreements with the EU that integrate them more or less into European […]
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“On the Dialectical Unity of Economics – Applied Economists, Boundary Walkers and the Emergence of Macro-Finance”, Matthias Thiemann (Sciences Po CEE, France)
This paper investigates how theories of financial markets and their impact on the real economy have developed since the great […]
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“‘Mixed’ feelings about the EU–Mercosur deal: How to leverage it for sustainable development”, Guillaume Van der Loo (Egmont, Belgium)
Before signing the EU–Mercosur trade agreement, the European Commission must deploy all its legal instruments, in close cooperation with the […]
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“The Plight of the Western Balkans Is a Wake-up Call for Europe”, Vedran Džihić and Paul Schmidt (IAI, Italy)
In societies devastated by the pandemic, the EU needs to leave its conventional tool-box behind and urgently speed up the […]
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“Poland in Central and Eastern Europe in the 20th Century: Economic Aspects”, edited by Przemysław Waingertner (Natolin European Centre, Poland)
This publication discusses economic relations connecting Poland with other countries of Central and Eastern Europe. In order to clarify this […]
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“The future of the EU’s lead-candidate procedure”, Paul Schmidt and Johanna Edthofer (Elcano, Spain)
This analysis proposes the following policy recommendations: The EU Parliament would be well advised to resuscitate and reform the EU’s […]
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“Swiss-EU Relations With a Focus on the Current Situation”, Michael Ambühl and Lara Lenz (NUPI, Norway)
Regardless of the upcoming bilateral developments, Switzerland, at the heart of Europe, traditionally has a positive relationship with the EU. […]
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“The Conference on the Future of Europe: Tackling Differentiated Integration”, Nicoletta Pirozzi (IAI, Italy)
During the first wave of the pandemic in Europe, the actions and statements of national leaders revealed a deep rift […]
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Online Conference: “European Cities in the Process of Constructing and Transmitting European Cultural Heritage”, May 6 (IES, Poland)
The conference is the outcome of an international project carried out at the Institute of European Studies of the Jagiellonian […]
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“President Niinistö’s two-track initiative: towards stronger Arctic dialogue and revitalization of the Helsinki Spirit?”, Matti Pesu and Henri Vanhanen (FIIA, Finland)
In his recent op-ed, President Sauli Niinistö reintroduced the idea of an Arctic summit. The timing of the meeting could […]
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“Myanmar, a coup of the digital age”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The coup d’état being perpetrated by the army in Myanmar has made use of more advanced –imported– technologies in pursuit […]
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“UN peace operations in a multipolar order: Building peace through the rule of law and bottom-up approaches”, Kari Osland and Mateja Peter (NUPI, Norway)
UN peace operations need a new peacebuilding agenda that acknowledges both the transboundary nature of conflict drivers and the multipolar […]
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“The Eastern European Order in the Polish Political Thought of the 20th Century”, Edited by Przemysław Waingertner (Natolin European Centre, Poland)
The book is devoted to political reflection on the integration of Central and Eastern Europe with the participation, or even […]
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“Europe’s Quest for Digital Sovereignty: GAIA-X as a Case Study”, Simona Autolitano and Agnieszka Pawlowska (IAI, Italy)
There is currently much discussion about “digital sovereignty” in Europe. While the term encompasses very diverse connotations, it refers to […]
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“Towards a new technology foreign policy in Spain and the EU”, Raquel Jorge Ricart (Elcano, Spain)
Technology and digital policy need to be converted into a single, sole line of foreign policy in both Spain and […]
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“Journalism under instrumentalized political parallelism”, Kjetil Selvik and Jacob Høgilt (NUPI, Norway)
Media systems where political parallelism co-exists with political clientelism have contradictory influences on journalistic practices. Journalists are encouraged to actively […]
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Online Course: “Competitive Dialogue and Negotiated Procedures Master Class”, 29-30 June (EIPA, Maastricht)
Competitive dialogue and negotiated procedures are difficult to implement effectively but are essential for complex infrastructure and ICT projects and […]
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New Video: “100 Seconds in Foreign Policy Focus: NATO-US relations and international security issues” (LIIA, Latvia)
Imants Lieģis, Latvian Institute of International Affairs Senior Researcher, former Ambassador of the Republic of Latvia to France, the Benelux […]
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“Hybrid Media and Hybrid Politics: Contesting Informational Uncertainty in Lebanon and Tunisia”, Kjetil Selvik, Katrin Voltmer and Jacob Høigilt (NUPI, Norway)
The ambiguities of hybrid politics, which combines democratic and authoritarian elements, not only constrain independent and critical reporting but also […]
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“COVID-19: the geopolitics of the vaccine, a weapon for global security”, Rafael Vilasanjuan (Elcano, Spain)
Amid the Coronavirus crisis, which has brought travel to a standstill and put the global economy on the ropes, the […]
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“Ukraine’s half-hearted reforms: What needs to change in the West’s approach?”, Arkady Moshes and Ryhor Nizhnikau (FIIA, Finland)
Comprehensive internal reforms, along with security cooperation, are a key pillar of West-Ukraine interaction. Thus far, however, the Western effort […]
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“Europe’s Missile Defence and Italy: Capabilities and Cooperation”, Alessandro Marrone and Karolina Muti (IAI, Italy)
Europe’s missile defence is structurally linked to NATO deterrence and defence architecture, and it has to face both a worsened […]
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“A Governance and Risk Inventory for a Changing Arctic”, Elana Wilson Rowe, Ulf Sverdrup, Karsten Friis, Geir Hønneland and Mike Sfraga (NUPI, Norway)
In this chapter, Elana Wilson Rowe, Ulf Sverdrup, Karsten Friis, Geir Hønneland, and Mike Sfraga caution against viewing trends of […]
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What affects Nordic defence cooperation? (NUPI, Norway)
We have lacked good tools for analysing security cooperation in medium-sized regions such as the Nordic areas, according to Karsten […]
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“Rekindling the Agenda on Women, Peace and Security: can the EU lead by example?”, Jessica Almqvist (Elcano, Spain)
The terrain of war and peace is not gender neutral. This was recognised for the first time by the UN […]
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New Video: “100 seconds in foreign policy focus: Russia’s armed forces at Ukraine’s borders: what does it mean?” (LIIA, Latvia)
Russia is concentrating its armed forces on Ukraine’s borders. Māris Andžāns, a senior researcher at the Latvian Institute of Foreign […]
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Video Podcast: “Brexit and the City of London: April 2021 Update”, Graham Bishop (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Federal Trust Council member Graham Bishop provides an update on the Brexit ‘hit’ to the City of London. In this […]
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CEE General Seminar Podcast: “Technopopulism: The New Logic of Democratic Politics” (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Technocratic appeals to expertise and populist invocations of ‘the people’ have become mainstays of political competition in established democracies. This […]
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“EU-China investment agreement: the EU’s balancing act between values and economic interests”, Saila Turtiainen (FIIA, Finland)
The ratification process for the EU’s new investment agreement with China is expected to be very difficult. Although the aim […]
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The hidden consequences of COVID-19 (NUPI, Norway)
It is no secret that the consequences of the pandemic we are now in the midst of, are enormous. But […]
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“Labour, Brexit and the constitution: Waiting for the dog to bark”, Andrew Blick (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
Federal Trust Senior Research Fellow Dr Andrew Blick argues that it would be electorally advantageous to the Labour Party to speak […]
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IAI’s Role in the G20 (IAI, Italy)
IAI has been appointed by the Prime Minister’s Office as a scientific advisor for the Italian Presidency of the G20 and as Co-Chair of the Think20 (T20) Italy 2021. The T20 is an official Engagement Group […]
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“Adaptive Peace Operations: Navigating the Complexity of Influencing Societal Change Without Causing Harm”, Cedric H. de Coning (NUPI, Norway)
Complexity theory offers a theoretical framework for analysing how social systems prevent, manage and recover from violent conflict. Insights from […]
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Call for Applications: “Warsaw Euro-Atlantic Summer Academy”, Deadline April 30 (College of Europe, Natolin)
“Whose technology? Whose interests? Power and influence in the digital age” WEASA is a summer offer of two-week classes addressed to experts – […]
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Call for Experts: European CAF Resource Centre (EIPA, Maastricht)
As of 2000, EIPA has hosted the CAF Resource Centre – one of the largest EU communities of practice in […]
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“Technological Competition: Can the EU Compete with China?”, Francesca Ghiretti (IAI, Italy)
The debate on technological development and the unfolding fourth technological revolution tends to neglect the role of the EU, relegating […]
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Introductory Seminar on International Humanitarian Law (College of Europe, Natolin)
From 6 to 8 April 2021, the College of Europe in Natolin organized, in cooperation with the International Committee of […]
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Call for Applications: “Marie Sklodowska-Curie Actions Scholarships 2021”, Deadline May 21 (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Sciences Po CEE invites expressions of interest from researchers interested in submitting a Marie Sklodowska-Curie Individual Fellowship (MSCA IF) application. […]
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“After the European Council: is there a formula for stability with an unpredictable Turkey?”, Ilke Toygür (Elcano, Spain)
One week before the European Council meeting, Turkey watchers witnessed a member of the Turkish Parliament from the Peoples’ Democratic Party (HDP) […]
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Thematic Conferences at Sciences Po CEE (Sciences Po CEE, France)
Ecological transition could give a formidable employment boost. In any case, this is what the WWF believes: more than a […]
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Call for Applications: “9th ENP PhD Summer School”, Deadline May 7 (College of Europe, Natolin)
“Between Polycrisis and a Perfect Storm? The EU, its Neighbours and Shifting Partnership Agendas” The Summer School will take place […]
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“The Lonely Strategist: Who but the High Representative and the EEAS Cares About the EU Global Strategy?”, Sven Biscop (Egmont, Belgium)
EU Member States have agreed on a grand strategy, the 2016 Global Strategy (EUGS). However, the Foreign Affairs Council (FAC), […]
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“Governance, Social Policy, and Political Economy: Trends in Norway’s Partner Countries”, Stein Sundstøl Eriksen (NUPI, Norway)
In 2017–2018, NUPI (the Norwegian Institute of International Affairs) headed a project where political economy analyses were undertaken in eleven […]
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“Clean Molecules across the Mediterranean. The Potential for North African Hydrogen Imports into Italy and the EU”, Luca Franza (IAI, Italy)
Hydrogen is the most promising vector for harnessing North Africa’s largely untapped renewable energy potential. Low-carbon hydrogen produced in North […]
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“US-EU: political convergence, economic divergence”, Andrés Ortega (Elcano, Spain)
The political and geopolitical convergence between the new Biden Administration and the EU and its member states is starting to become evident. […]
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“A European giant little known in the UK”, Brendan Donnelly (The Federal Trust, United Kingdom)
The Director of the Trust reviews a new book by his predecessor entitled “Hitler’s Cosmopolitan Bastard”. This book is a […]
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“Political Socialisation: Out of Purgatory?”, Florence Haegel (Sciences Po CEE, France)
This paper “Political Socialisation: Out of Purgatory?” aims to put contemporary political socialisation research in perspective. It offers a rapid […]
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New Video: “100 Seconds in Foreign Policy Focus: The heavy vaccination process in Europe and Latvia” (LIIA, Latvia)
The course of the heavy vaccination process in Europe and Latvia is commented on by Vineta Kleinberga, a researcher from […]
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“The future of the EU’s Spitzenkandidaten procedure”, Johanna Edthofer and Paul Schmidt (ÖGFE, Austria)
The EU`s Spitzenkandidaten procedure was successfully introduced at the European elections in 2014. The European parties reached an agreement that […]
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“How climate insecurity could trigger more conflict in Somalia”, Andrew E. Yaw Tchie (NUPI, Norway)
Climate change effects such as droughts, flash floods, erratic rainfall, disruption to the monsoon seasons, strong winds, cyclones, sandstorms, dust […]
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“Poland towards its Southern Neighbours”, edited by Przemysław Waingertner (Natolin European Centre, Poland)
This is another publication from the series devoted to Polish political reflection on the integration of Central and Eastern Europe. […]
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