𝙎𝙝𝙤𝙪𝙡𝙙 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙐𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙙 𝙎𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨 𝙖𝙗𝙤𝙡𝙞𝙨𝙝 𝙞𝙩𝙨 𝙨𝙩𝙖𝙩𝙚𝙨? This Friday, 11 July, join this provocative discussion with Steve Legomsky, who will present his new book 'Reimagining the American Union'. Register now to join in person or online 🔗 buff.ly/tjKYbl5

🇺🇦 As the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome is approaching, this working paper sheds light on the complexity for Ukraine in the present context of fulfilling the EU accession criteria on the protection of persons belonging to minorities. Read the full publication🔗👉 buff.ly/xvQOui2

📰 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘪𝘥 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘮𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘢 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘰𝘱𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘐𝘴𝘳𝘢𝘦𝘭𝘪–𝘗𝘢𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘧𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 1980𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 1990𝘴? This workshop examines articles, opinion pieces, satire & cartoons across Europe to explore how national and European narratives were formed during a transformative period. 🔗 buff.ly/rTAiVNs

📣 The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report is now live. ✍️ Authored by the GLOBALCIT team at the Global Governance Programme, the report draws on data from 191 countries and highlights key global trends in citizenship law. Read the PR to learn more & download the report🔗 loom.ly/JeESa3g

🔍 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙤-𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘? 📌 Join Andrew Oros as he examines how population trends are influencing defence strategies and alliance structures in the Indo-Pacific region. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/nKiPHGP

Join the GLOBALCIT team for thr launch the Global State of Citizenship report & the third edition of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset. Based on data from 191 countries, key findings on current citizenship legislation around the world will be presented. Register now🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

📌 As transnational political agendas increasingly threaten access to abortion globally, this conversation, co-organised with the Berkeley Centre for Comparative Equality and Antidiscrimination, brings insights from around the world to assess where EU law & policy stand today. 🔎🔗 buff.ly/r5MzIdX

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘥𝘪𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘒𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘗𝘦𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘶𝘭𝘢 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘪𝘧𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦? Join John Delury, as he analyses current dynamics on the Korean Peninsula, and offers insights on how constructive diplomacy could still emerge, despite the considerable obstacles. 📢🔗 buff.ly/8ZNL5vV

On 8–9 June, Italian citizens vote in referendum to reduce the residency requirement for non-EU nationals to apply for 🇮🇹 citizenship from 10 years to 5 With @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & @yajnagovind.bsky.social in @larepubblica.bsky.social on why this matters firenze.repubblica.it/dossier/fire...

🌐 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦? In conversation with @stephofmann.bsky.social, Assistant Professor Danielle Flonk unpacks how authoritarian states are shaping the digital order through international institutions. 🎥 loom.ly/gkLepOE

The 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘯𝘷𝘪𝘳𝘰𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘕𝘰𝘯-𝘛𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘧𝘧 𝘔𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘋𝘢𝘵𝘢𝘣𝘢𝘴𝘦 (𝘌𝘕𝘋), launched by Fabio Santeramo at the @eui-schuman.bsky.social, offering researchers and policymakers a structured tool to analyse trade policy and environmental protection. Learn more and explore the database 🔗 buff.ly/iJf0aLI

In this @globalcit.bsky.social e-book, co-edited by Rainer Bauböck, Kalypso Nicolaidis put forward a concrete plan for a 𝗘𝘂𝗿𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗻 𝗖𝗶𝘁𝗶𝘇𝗲𝗻𝘀’ 𝗔𝘀𝘀𝗲𝗺𝗯𝗹𝘆 (ECA)—permanent, rotating, itinerant, and with real agenda-setting powers for the European Parliament. Read the full publication here 🔗 loom.ly/-yELRnM

What does digital authoritarianism look like in one of the world’s most connected regions? In conversation with @stephofmann.bsky.social, co-Director for the #GIFI project, Associate Professor @marcowenjones.bsky.social explores the digital ecosystem in the Gulf states. 🎥👉 buff.ly/5CbiQqW

🔎 New reports from academics affiliated with the 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 research area explore the geopolitics of democracy in Kosovo, Montenegro, Serbia, North Macedonia, Albania, and Bosnia and Herzegovina. 📄 Read the full series ➡️ buff.ly/sMf2XP8

📅 A full week ahead for the Global Governance Programme, with a range of events taking place at Villa Schifanoia and online 💻 Explore all them all and register here ➡️ buff.ly/0R4Bch7

How can digital transformation drive inclusion—without reinforcing inequalities? In this interview with Patryk Pawlak, Director of the GIFI project, Masutane Modjadji, Policy Fellow at @eui-stg.bsky.social, reflects on the risks & opportunities of digital transformation in Africa. 🎥 loom.ly/Dd8Rfa4

🔍 How are shifting US alliances and global uncertainty reshaping Asia–Europe relations? In this interview, @pugliesasia.bsky.social reflects on the second Trump administration, rearmament in East Asia, and Europe’s role in a changing geopolitical landscape. 📖 Full interview here🔗 loom.ly/klJNIh8

📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: 🔹 Clara Brandi explores how trade provisions can improve environmental agreements. 🔗 buff.ly/Kcwo4HU 🔹 Imke Harbers presents new data on how ethnicity affects civil registration and political exclusion of undocumented populations. 🔗 buff.ly/4vItr00

In this interview with @stephofmann.bsky.social, Co-director for the #GIFI project, Prof Milton Mueller (Internet Governance Project at Georgia Tech) reflects on the shift from domain name debates to broader digital governance challenges. 🎥 buff.ly/vCZhwZP

🇭🇺 What does Hungary’s proposed citizenship suspension mean for dissent and due process? In this GlobalCit article, Alíz Nagy analyses the Hungarian government’s proposal to suspend citizenship for dual nationals deemed a ‘threat to national security’. Read the full piece 🔗

In this interview, Riana Pfefferkorn, @stanford.edu, reflects on the long-standing and difficult debate about encryption and how it protects privacy and data security, legitimate access, and government overreach. 🎥 Watch the full interview with Patryk Pawlak, #GIFI project director🔗 loom.ly/lp_vwuY

📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: explore food security amid global shocks, trade opening and sustainability, Japan’s evolving security strategy, and Taiwan’s role in regional security. Register now ➡️ buff.ly/Kw0BOvY

📝 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: explore food security amid global shocks, trade opening and sustainability, Japan’s evolving security strategy, and Taiwan’s role in regional security. Register now ➡️ buff.ly/Kw0BOvY

In this interview, Lokman Tsui, Fellow at the Citizen Lab at the University of Toronto, reflects on his 20+ year journey studying Internet freedom—from early optimism to witnessing repression firsthand in Hong Kong. 🎥 Full interview by Patryk Pawlak, lead of the #GIFI project: youtu.be/VnKALgi5LRE

How to organize European security? In this International Politics forum, we discuss European actors' choices between orchestrating existing and new institutional layers (compartmentalized multilateralism) or escaping consensus-making with new&old layers @eui-sps.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social

Thank you again @stephofmann.bsky.social for having organized the 2023 Europe in the World workshop and for having edited the forum! It was great to engage in conversations with such an impressive group of scholars. @eui-ggp.bsky.social

📝 Ease back into the post-holiday rhythm with next week’s events at the Global Governance Programme. Explore all of them and register now ➡️ buff.ly/vR5O2yd

In episode 4️⃣ of our #EUIUpFront conversation series, MWP Director @lawprofpuig.bsky.social & @eui-schuman.bsky.social Prof. Bernard Hoekman delve into Trump’s tariff wars, examining what is really behind the drastic measures & who might fight back or even benefit. 💸 📹 Watch it here: buff.ly/BBBvNH5

📌 How has ASEAN’s response to the 2021 Myanmar coup been shaped by internal contestation? Join Glas Aarie as he explores how tensions between centrality and non-interference have influenced ASEAN’s approach—contextualised through recent regional crises. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/Mi9LP1k

📆 Next week at the Global Governance Programme: 🔹 What should the EU’s digital offer look like? 🔹 Is China reshaping the global order—or constrained by it? 🔹 How do the Western Balkans fit into Europe’s shifting security? Register now to attend the events most relevant to you ➡️ loom.ly/o2rDhlk

If you are interested in how the research programs on power transition, regime complexity & international order can speak to one another, then this forum could be of interest to you. Great contributions from Laura Gómez-Mera, @tgutner.bsky.social, Matias Margulis .. academic.oup.com/isr/article/...

In this interview, Professor @stephofmann.bsky.social reflects on her research in global governance, EU and transatlantic security, and digital policy—exploring how shifting power dynamics are challenging existing multilateral structures. 📄 Read the full interview here 🔗 buff.ly/zBJj6Fw

❄️ Join Gunnar Rekvig from the Sasakawa Peace Foundation as he explores the Nordic Peace legacy, its foundations in conflict resolution, and its relevance in a remilitarising Arctic shaped by climate change and multipolar competition. 📆 Register now 🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

🌍 𝘊𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘺 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘮𝘰𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘶𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘺? This new article explores how non-trade provisions (NTPs) in trade agreements—covering environmental, labour, and civil rights—impact developing countries. Read the full article via @voxeu.org 🔗 buff.ly/L4gypV5

🌍 How do Voluntary Sustainability Standards (VSS) impact trade, price competitiveness, and sustainability in global food markets? Join Miet Maertens in this webinar as she presents a data-driven analysis of VSS trade effects across seven tropical commodity sectors. 📅 Register now 🔗 buff.ly/nlZF4aX

On 25.03.25 at 15:30 CET Fabio Gaetano Santeramo and I are hosting Miet Maertens to explore how voluntary sustainability standards shape global agri-food trade. Marcelo Dolabella will discuss the paper. This seminar is jointly organized by @wiiw.ac.at, FIW, @eui-ggp.bsky.social. Register here:

What is the right balance between freedom of speech and online security? Should people be allowed to say anything—even hate speech? Or do we need clear limits? Patryk Pawlak, co-director of the #GIFI project, shares his insights in this DW Shift video. Watch it here 👇 buff.ly/xXEDmBX

🌏 EU-Asia Annual Conference | 13 March | Live on YouTube 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘜𝘚 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘢𝘭 𝘌𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘦 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘯𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 & 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢’𝘴 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘤 𝘭𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘴𝘤𝘢𝘱𝘦? 🔴 Watch live the first panel to explore the challenges ahead in 2025. 🔗 www.youtube.com/live/Gg6eHQB...

@maartenpvink.bsky.social Prof. & Chair in Citizenship Studies at the @eui-schuman.bsky.social, @eui-eu.bsky.social and CO-Director of @globalcit.bsky.social, on how MIPEX fuels smarter migration policies. 🎥 Watch now 👇 #MPG30 stories continue: bit.ly/42rdD2d

🎉 ENSURED's very own @stephofmann.bsky.social has won the 2025 J. Ann Tickner Award! It celebrates Stephanie’s boundary-pushing IR research & commitment to teaching. 📌 More about the award & Stephanie’s work at @eui-schuman.bsky.social / @eui-sps.bsky.social: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...

Discover our upcoming events and sign up for the discussions that inspire you! 👇 📍 How is the rise of radical right and Eurosceptic forces shaping EU enlargement policy? 🔗 buff.ly/GPBEB8q 📍 How do immigrants integrate & engage as active citizens? 🔗 buff.ly/yOlS9R6 Register to learn more!

The 2024 elections are reshaping global geopolitics—𝘣𝘶𝘵 𝘸𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘸𝘪𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘮𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘌𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢? Join the 1st panel of the EU-Asia Annual Conference to explore the implications of the new US administration for Europe and East Asia. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/6sW1l4r Watch live 🔗 buff.ly/AvicEOX

✍️ The Director of the 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘞𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥 research area of the Global Governance Programme, Professor Stephanie Hofmann, gives an in-depth interview and discusses her research, her advisory roles, and her hooks for engagement. 👇

📢 Next Thursday, 13/3, we welcome Seo-Hyun Park, Professor at Lafayette College, for a discussion on the active role of Vietnamese and Korean forces in 19th-century East Asian conflicts. Register now to join the discussion🔗 buff.ly/ljQsBKY

Incredibly moved that @anaprokhorov.bsky.social and @raffaelemstr.bsky.social secretly orchestrated my nomination for ISA’s J. Ann Tickner award. Warm thanks to all of you who supported the nomination. I still can’t believe it. @eui-sps.bsky.social @eui-schuman.bsky.social

❔ 𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘮𝘱𝘢𝘤𝘵 𝘧𝘪𝘳𝘮𝘴’ 𝘨𝘳𝘦𝘦𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘥𝘰𝘱𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯? This online seminar analyses firm-level import data from 35 emerging markets, showing how trade policies shape solar, wind & EV imports. Learn more and register 🔗 buff.ly/41kYlJU