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📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Francesca Colli "Climate Policy Integration and Von der Leyen 2.0: Climate Advocacy in Changing Time" EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations * The 2nd Ursula von der Leyen Commission starts on a much more sober footing. Farmers’ protests around Europe & the “green backlash” make it a more difficult time for climate policy, and those advocating for it * Although the new European Commission structure indicates a willingness to keep with the #GreenDeal and climate action, there is a “worrying lack of clarity on who calls the shots” on key issues * Both academic research and experience show that integrating climate into different policy fields runs the risk that climate concerns are minimized compared to other issues * Advocating requires flexibility: the ability to understand different viewpoints, be able to speak the same language as partners and perhaps even the willingness to compromise * Strengthening the work on climate change as watchdogs and enforcers of existing policy,but will be vital if the European Union is to reach its climate targets *#Climate and #environmental advocates should continue pushing for integration of more than just climate and energy concerns. Emissions are now integrated into competitiveness and growth but others are not *Ultimately, integrating climate and environmental concerns into EU #policy has the potential to lead to better policies that can tackle the interconnected crises that the EU faces. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 https://bit.ly/3BnIDFe #ClimateChange #GreenDeal #ClimatePolicy #ClimateAction #EUPolitics #EU #GreenTransition #ClimateChange #Advocacy #ClimateChange #Advocacy #FrancescaColli

Yesterday, I organised a workshop at EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations entitled 'The Role of Security Guarantees and Arms Control in Europe’s Future Security Architecture'. Many thanks to all the speakers and my co-organisers Alexander Mattelaer & #SvenBiscop This workshop is part of a European think tank project on the future European security architecture, which is being conducted in collaboration with Ifri - Institut français des relations internationales ; Österreichisches Institut für Internationale Politik ; CIDOB (Barcelona Centre for International Affairs) ; #KEW ; Institut für Europäische Politik e.V. ; Brandenburgisches Institut für Gesellschaft und Sicherheit (BIGS) gGmbH ; and Slovak Foreign Policy Association https://lnkd.in/eN7S2Jhv

🌍 The Arctic – Belgium’s Role in Shaping Its Future ❄️ Today, EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations hosted a dynamic conference focusing on Belgium’s strategic role in shaping the future of the Arctic. Experts and policymakers gathered to discuss Belgium's national, European, and international contributions to this crucial region, while also spotlighting the need for Belgium’s first Arctic Policy. 📌 Key Highlights: Opening remarks by Pol De Witte, Director General of EGMONT, who opened the conference by setting the scene, outlining the role Belgium plays in the Arctic and underscoring Egmont’s continued work on this topic. Keynote Speeches: Inspiring talks from Ambassador Véronique Petit Ministry of Foreign Affairs Belgium, Jasper Pillen, Jean-Pascal van Ypersele, and Kestutis Sadauskas European Commission , emphasizing the Arctic's significance for climate action, global cooperation, and innovation. I had the pleasure of moderating the first panel on Climate, Research, and Innovation, featuring thought-provoking insights from Frank Pattyn, François Massonnet, Wieter Boone VLIZ - Flanders Marine Institute, and Jill De Visscher APECS Belgium - Association of polar early career scientists Belgium. Together we explored Belgium’s pioneering role in polar research and its contributions to climate science. Panel 2: Economic Interests, International Cooperation, and Security Moderated by Marie Anne Coninsx, featuring Bernard Gilliot, Honorary President at VBO FEB, Pieter-Jan "PJ" Provoost at Agoria, Geneviève Brisson at Délégation générale du Québec à Bruxelles (DGQB), and Kurt Engelen at Royal Higher Institute for Defence, this session highlighted the geopolitical and economic stakes of the Arctic, stressing the need for sustainable and secure international engagement. Closing Remarks: Newly appointed Senior Coordinator for the Arctic and Antarctic, Ambassador Patrick Renault, called for stronger Belgian leadership in Arctic policy and collaboration, closing the day on a forward-looking note. Thank you to all speakers, moderators, and attendees for making this event a success. And a special thank you to Fiona De Cuyper and the Communications team at EGMONT in making this event such a success.🌏 #ArcticPolicy #BelgiumInTheArctic #ClimateInnovation #Sustainability #EgmontInstitute #InternationalCooperation

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by #JeanLouisDeBrouwer " #Transnationalism : a New Way of Thinking about Migration? " * The Transnationalist hypothesis illustrates the extent to which migration, is a structuring factor in #InternationalRelations and therefore influences the relative autonomy of state actors in a given context * #Migration is one of those flows that encircle the actions of states and whose growing power, leads us to measure the limits of a classic conception of #Sovereignty * Migration, which states claim to be regaining control over, is a structuring factor in international relations and therefore influences the relative autonomy of state actors in a given context * Placing #MigrationManagement among the priorities of #ForeignPolicy implicitly enshrines this #Interdependence: the billiard ball model and the cobweb model * The European Commission finding itself in a weak position tried to emerge from it by proposing a ‘new pact’ on immigration and asylum which introduces  a complex system that will take time and significant resources * This is creating new forms of dependence at a time when the European Union is seeking to ensure its #StrategicAutonomy, which is essential if it is to consolidate its position in a world system in transition 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 https://bit.ly/3Ze8cQU #MigrationPolicy #GlobalGovernance #EUForeignPolicy #AsylumPolicy #StateSovereignty #ImmigrationReform #EU

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Victor De Decker "Trump brings sledgehammer to China and the dollar ¨ EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations * Why should the dollar be the world reserve currency?’ This challenging question was posed by a young Republican senator from Ohio, in the spring of 2023, to Jerome Powell, chairman of the Federal Reserve Board *  In January, Trump will again be sworn in as president of the United States of America. He will be flanked by the same senator from Ohio: JD Vance * To translate an organised depreciation of the dollar into a coherent policy, Trump will depend not only on his #trade team but also on a cooperative Federal Reserve * Any intentional depreciation is out of the question for the Fed chair Jérôme Powell, dutifully abiding his twin-mandate of price stability and maximum #employment * This creates a remarkable power struggle: while Trump targets #Beijing as his biggest economic rival, ironically, his closest opponent is closer to home in the #Eccles Building. 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 https://lnkd.in/ehf7SSZM  #US #geoeconomics #Trump #sledgehammer #china #Policy #Dollar #US #USDollar

📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by #SvenBiscop "EU Strategy 2025-2029: We Have the Instruments, Now Set the Objectives" * An instrument is not a #policy. At the start of a new #European legislature, the #EU should take the time for a strategic review * The reality is that the structure of world politics is not new: #multipolarity is its natural state * The fact that another power is rising is not problematic per se – it all depends on why and how they use their power * The world is not bipolar – neither the powers nor the other states are aligned in two mutually exclusive #blocs * World politics is not a confrontation between #democracy and #autocracy – when the national interest demands it, states (including EU Member States) cooperate with any other state * The rules-based order is not defunct – powers are competing for positions in the United Nations rather than building a parallel system * We are not in a permanent “grey zone” between #war and #peace – #deterrence still works, so the great powers do not go to war against each other * #GrandStrategy is the agenda of the European Commission as a whole, the President and #HR included, only if the European Union realises that this strategy will carry any weight 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉 https://bit.ly/49cemph #Geopolitics #EUGrandStrategy #SvenBiscop #strategy #competence

#YoungLeaders 💫 | Spotlighting the exceptional expertise of the IRSEM’s 3rd Paris Defence Young Leaders Program! 🚀 ✨ Today, we are proud to introduce Prof. Dr. Nina Wilén, Research Director for the Africa Programme at the EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations and Associate Professor at the Department of #Political #Science at Lund University. 📖 Prof. Dr. Wilén recently co-authored an insightful article with Jack Watling, titled “Assessing the Causes of Strategic Realignment in Sahelian States”, published in 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙 (September 2024). This piece explores the complex dynamics driving strategic shifts in the #Sahel #region. Read the full article here: https://urls.fr/wlUcEj. 🔗 Stay connected with Prof. Dr. Wilén on X (@WilenNina) or LinkedIn to follow her latest research and perspectives on #African #politics and #international #relations. ---------------------- #YoungLeaders 💫 | Mettons à l’honneur l’expertise exceptionnelle de la 3e promotion du Paris Defence Young Leaders Program de l’IRSEM ! 🚀 ✨ Aujourd’hui, nous avons le plaisir de vous présenter Prof. Dr. Nina Wilén, directrice de recherche du Programme #Afrique à l’EGMONT - Royal Institute for International Relations et professeure associée au Département de #science #politique de l’Université de Lund. 📖 Prof. Dr. Wilén a récemment coécrit avec Jack Watling article captivant intitulé « Assessing the Causes of Strategic Realignment in Sahelian States», publié en septembre 2024 dans 𝑇ℎ𝑒 𝑅𝑈𝑆𝐼 𝐽𝑜𝑢𝑟𝑛𝑎𝑙. Cet article analyse les dynamiques complexes à l’origine des réalignements stratégiques dans la #région #sahélienne. Consultez-le ici : https://urls.fr/wlUcEj. 🔗 Suivez Prof. Dr. Wilén sur X (@WilenNina) ou LinkedIn pour découvrir ses recherches et analyses sur la #politique #africaine et les #relations #internationales.

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📄𝗡𝗘𝗪 𝗣𝗨𝗕𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗔𝗧𝗜𝗢𝗡 by Valerie Arnould with Karpate Tulinabo, Francine Baseme Mugaruka, Tshidembo Zawadi Alain and Jonas Mbavazi Kwonke ¨Pursuing an Integrated Approach to TJ and DDR in the Democratic Republic of the Congo¨ * The adoption by the P-DDRCS of an approach which places the emphasis on #decentralisation, non-linearity and a #community-centred approach to DDR offers promising potential for greater linkages between * All too often the focus has been on economic incentives as a means to induce both combatants to participate in #DDR and communities to accept the return and reintegration of ex-combatants * What has been overlooked is the impact that unaddressed legacies of grave human rights violations can have on the attitudes of recipient communities towards ex-combatant reintegration * Since reparations are a key demand of victims-survivors in the DR Congo , it will be important to also envisage how non-state armed groups and ex-combatants could engage in #reparations acts * DDR programmes can examine how community-based truth-telling initiatives may be integrated in community violence reduction or community-based reintegration programming * It is thus not a question of choosing whether the focus should be on ex-combatants or victims-survivors but of devising policies and projects which consider both 𝗥𝗲𝗮𝗱 𝗺𝗼𝗿𝗲 👉https://bit.ly/4g83Cut #HumanRights #TransitionalJustice #PeaceBuilding #CommunityEngagement #VictimsRights #PolicyDevelopment #GlobalSecurity #DevelopmentStudies #SustainableDevelopment #EquityAndInclusion #GrassrootsInitiatives

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