Federal Trust Chairman Johns Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss Boris Johnson’s chances of survival as Prime Minister. They also consider […]
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Federal Trust Chairman Johns Stevens and Director Brendan Donnelly discuss Boris Johnson’s chances of survival as Prime Minister. They also consider […]
Read moreAcceptance is growing that Brexit is a source of considerable harm to the UK. Even among supporters of leaving who […]
Read moreFederal Trust Director Brendan Donnelly discusses the British government’s attempt to rewrite the Northern Ireland Protocol; its attempt to deport asylum-seekers to […]
Read moreIncreasing tensions between major powers and even war in Europe are setting the tone for the 2020s. A stable European […]
Read moreFor Ukraine, 2021 was marked by two main stress factors — the COVID-19 pandemic and Russian armed aggression. But if […]
Read moreMeet Valeriy Zaluzhnyy, the commander in chief of the Ukrainian Armed Forces, who’s quietly leading the fight against Russia’s invaders. […]
Read moreThis article examines how post-conflict states attempt to increase international status by transforming their identities from “peacekept” to “peacekeepers.” It […]
Read moreAfter the Cold War, Italy started to act as an international peacekeeper, deploying troops in dozens of military operations, mainly […]
Read moreIt might seem inappropriate to speak about economic forecasts, even about short-term ones, in conditions when the opposition to Russian […]
Read moreOn 16 March, a sweeping majority in the Italian Chamber of Deputies approved order 9/3491-A/35 committing the Italian government to raise the […]
Read moreThe Hungarian government has been following a pro-China policy since 2010. As a result the Chinese-Hungarian relations are exceptionally good. […]
Read moreUsing a lifecycle perspective, this paper analyzes the use of reserved seats and the evolution of cooptation norms and practices […]
Read moreThe coronavirus, which Ukraine has been opposed to for the past two years, has begun to seem like an echo […]
Read moreA main goal of Spaceways will be to characterise and understand the context of Space Traffic Management (STM), especially its […]
Read moreThis policy brief looks at key Swedish foreign and security policy priorities in the Nordic, Europe and across the Atlantic, […]
Read moreProvides food for thoughts for all those interested in the evolution of French society. Offers an original and self-contained analysis […]
Read moreMedia literacy promotion fosters the quality of public discourse and, thereby, democracy. For instance, media literate citizens are more resilient […]
Read moreThis policy brief reviews the ongoing shift in Denmark’s foreign and security policy in the light of the geopolitical turn […]
Read moreAs confirmed by official sources, the parliamentary elections in Hungary resulted in a two-third majority of the ruling coalition since […]
Read moreThis UI Brief analyses central themes in Finnish foreign and security policy, playing out in the Arctic, Nordics, in Europe […]
Read moreThe article examines the response of the French National Rally (Rassemblement National – RN) to COVID-19. It combines computer-based and […]
Read moreIn 2020, Turkmen citizens abroad staged a record number of peaceful demonstrations demanding socio-economic and political reforms. This study analyzes […]
Read moreThe time has come for Belgium to significantly strengthen its counterintelligence capabilities, as the Russian war against Ukraine will challenge […]
Read moreThe small world of elites seems to be full of “black sheep”, politicians and business leaders who are not afraid […]
Read moreThe European Institute of Romania (EIR) announces the publication of the final Report – The Conference on the Future of […]
Read moreThe article by Assist. Prof. Dr. Danijel Crnčec and Prof. Dr. Ana Bojinović Fenko (both from the Centre of International […]
Read moreThe effects of climate change are felt in several critical sectors in Iraq. A new SIPRI–NUPI fact sheet examines climate-related […]
Read moreCivil society is the key driver of social change, yet civil society organizations and citizen activists face constraints in many […]
Read moreIn addition to Afghanistan, Iraq has been one of the US’s major state-building projects in the 21st century. The recent […]
Read moreA reassessment of Germany’s relations with Russia started after the annexation of Crimea in 2014, and was catalyzed by several […]
Read moreAt the end of World War II the United States became Italy’s indispensable ally, and throughout the Cold War, US-Italian […]
Read moreAlexander Lukashenko has secured victory in the constitutional referendum that was held to strengthen his power positions. However, repressions undermine […]
Read moreThis document provides an English summary of the 2021 edition of IAI’s annual report on Italian foreign policy entitled: “Il […]
Read moreWhen things fall apart you usually take a step back to look at what went wrong and to learn from […]
Read moreThe geoeconomic rivalry is accelerating with the world’s major powers using economic instruments to advance strategic agendas. This poses a […]
Read moreNon-EU state and member of the European Economic Area (EEA) since 1994, Norway enjoys a unique legal, political and practical […]
Read moreStarting just after the war and for more than 20 years now, Kosovo has had international community as the strongest […]
Read moreRomania’s experience is that of the most intensive push for rule of law and anti-corruption among new European Union (EU) […]
Read moreSince the start of Putin’s third presidential term in 2012, geopolitical competition has also become rooted in the Nordic region, […]
Read moreDespite a resurgence of Russian naval power, and subsequent increase in US maritime-strategic interest in the Northern Flank and Norway, […]
Read moreIn Hungary, regulated energy prices fell by a quarter in 2013–2014 due to a state intervention. The objective of this […]
Read moreEgmont Institute is proud to have contributed to the elaboration of the first Belgian National Security Strategy. The Institute launched […]
Read moreThe COVID-19 pandemic has brought over a related economic crisis, which affected firms differently. The paper concentrates on the impact […]
Read moreThis UI brief explores the current crises in Lebanon – the financial meltdown, the Beirut port explosion and COVID-19 – […]
Read moreWhy is disinformation such a widespread phenomenon in the Republic of Moldova? What trends and developments can be identified? What […]
Read moreIn the chapter, the authors examine the phenomenon of backsliding in the post-accession process of Europeanisation in Slovenia as one […]
Read moreAre election campaigns relevant to policymaking, as they should in a democracy? This book sheds new light on this central […]
Read moreThe present study seeks to analyse economic and social components of the coronavirus environment in order to highlight peculiar features […]
Read moreThe present study seeks to analyse economic and social components of the coronavirus environment in order to highlight peculiar features […]
Read moreThe publication presents three thematic chapters and sociological data. Each chapter includes corresponding sections (from social sphere and economy to […]
Read moreOften billed by the Hungarian Government as a flagship project of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) in Europe, the […]
Read moreAlthough it has been negotiating EU membership for more than nine years and thus carrying out certain activities to strengthen […]
Read moreTatabánya has been among the most successful Hungarian towns in attracting foreign direct investment (FDI), which now plays a determining […]
Read moreThe gadfly political commentator Éric Zemmour has come from nowhere last summer to become one of the most popular candidates […]
Read moreDespite its history and geographical location, Italy at times seems to perceive itself as “sea-less”, positioning its strategic barycentre on […]
Read moreIn the case of Albania, the enlargement instruments of political dialogue, conditionality and assistance have been primarily focused on the […]
Read moreItaly officially became part of China’s Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) on 23 March 2019. The announcement came during President Xi […]
Read moreThis report presents the main findings of a series of 14 interviews we conducted to identify the challenges that aspiring […]
Read moreItaly’s 2019 decision to sign a Memorandum of Understanding with China in support of the Belt and Road Initiative sparked […]
Read moreAs states and societies continue to struggle with the pandemic, a fundamental element of the post-Covid recovery will be the […]
Read moreThe end of 2021 is the time when President Zelenskyy reaches a halfway point of his presidential term. Since the […]
Read moreThe formal enactment of Brexit came into force on January 31st 2020, complete with a transitional agreement to add bells and […]
Read moreAs digitalisation advances, cities are increasingly embracing the use of algorithmic tools to improve efficiency when allocating resources, face structural […]
Read moreSince 2020, the Nordic countries have been confronted with the Covid-19 pandemic, which has been a multi-level stress test for […]
Read moreThe book offers several articles that reflect on topical security issues of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization. Authors from Latvia […]
Read moreThe successful pursuit of Russia’s great-power status and its recognition by the West imply the preservation of pre-eminent positions, above […]
Read moreCentral Asia is at the core of China’s ambitious Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which promises to bring connectivity, trade, […]
Read moreIn this blog, Federal Trust Director Brendan Donnelly discuss the silence of those who wish to rejoin the EU but […]
Read moreCity networks have become a permanent fixture of the landscape of global urban governance. They have proliferated to an extent […]
Read moreA traffic light coalition promises a progressive new beginning for Germany. In the latest #BerlinPerspectives, Dr Funda Tekin and Dr Ilke […]
Read moreTechnology is taking centre stage in power politics. In particular, the ability to refine and utilize data increasingly correlates with […]
Read moreThis publication assesses implications of the post-2020 Belarus for Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, and Poland, as well as for the North […]
Read moreRussia views Central Asia as its sphere of influence and attempts to keep the five post-Soviet countries, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, […]
Read moreThe author asks why the British Eurosceptic press is so unremittingly hostile to Emmanuel Macron. He suggests that attacks on […]
Read moreIn 2021, Estonia and Norway serve alongside Ireland as elected European members on the UN Security Council. In this report […]
Read moreNordic political cooperation, embodied by the Nordic Council and the Nordic Council of Ministers, encompasses the five Nordic countries and […]
Read moreThe book takes on the examination of the issue of critical infrastructure in Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania and Norway. It explores […]
Read moreMedia control has been a key part of Vladimir Putin’s exercise of power. Recently, however, the repression of freedom of […]
Read moreWas Prime Minister Mario Draghi correct in describing the G20 Rome Summit held under the Italian presidency a “success”? Or, […]
Read moreNine months into Brexit and it is already apparent that musicians are one of the main sectors whose lives and […]
Read moreFour institutional features such as confidence vote, electoral system, candidate nomination, and decree power can affect the degree of party […]
Read moreThis chapter focuses on public-policy analyses through the lens of agenda-setting. Approaches in this tradition assume that no objective fact […]
Read moreThe article discusses the issue of the “extended museum”, raising questions about how museums become active actors in current topical […]
Read moreHow data is managed and shared illustrates even more clearly than geopolitics and trade the catastrophic loss of control that […]
Read moreThe United States under President Joe Biden is strengthening efforts to constrain China in the Indo-Pacific region. At least for […]
Read moreThere is much talk amongst erstwhile Remainers that we must not anticipate, let alone advocate, an early British return to […]
Read moreThis article examines the role of the far right in political polarisation in Georgia. Polarisation has been a constant feature […]
Read moreChinese media are the voice of the Chinese Communist Party at home and abroad. It is no surprise therefore that […]
Read moreBrendall Donnelly argues that those hoping the United Kingdom will rejoin the European Union one day advocate a gradualist strategy. […]
Read moreFederal Trust Chairman John Stevens analyses the German election results. He argues that an agreement between the two minor parties, the Greens […]
Read moreMaintaining the ruling party’s overwhelming majority was an obsession for the Kremlin, regardless of the growing dissatisfaction. The election result, […]
Read moreIn this new Federal Trust video, the musician and businessman Peter Cook discusses the implications of Brexit for British musicians […]
Read moreIn this new video, the Director of the Federal Trust, Brendan Donnelly, talks about the reluctance of British politicians to […]
Read moreChinese external and internal politics have manifested increased ideologization in recent years, presumably laying the groundwork for the Communist Party’s […]
Read moreThis book investigates the UK’s nuclear weapon policy, focusing in particular on how consecutive governments have managed to maintain the […]
Read moreSignificant economic complications and the introduction of anti-coronavirus restrictions, which have already been going on for a year and a […]
Read moreThe Germany-based Schwarzmüller group founded its first ‘eastern’ trading company in Hungary in 1989. This was followed in 1993 by […]
Read moreThe disruption of supply chains took place not only during the pandemic, but it is still present and causes a […]
Read moreResearch on global value chains, discussing the concept of upgrading on the example of middle-income, dependent market economies suggests that […]
Read moreThe bold move by Tunisia’s president, Kais Saied, to dismiss the government and Freeze parliament, on Sunday 25th of July, […]
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