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The European Political Community (EPC) stands at a critical juncture, seeking to solidify its pivotal role in Europe's strategic dialogue and security cooperation. With the ongoing war in Ukraine, prioritizing security discussions has become imperative. Our academic think tank, the Global Policy Center (GPC), at IE School of Politics, Economics & Global Affairs, has just published a policy brief analysing the key challenges to consolidating the EPC.   Institutionalizing key aspects, such as appointing designated facilitators ("sherpas"), could significantly enhance the EPC's effectiveness in shaping the continent’s security architecture. The upcoming summit presents a crucial opportunity to reaffirm the UK's role, reengage Turkey, and designate future hosts. With five summits convened over the past two years, the EPC's relevance is increasingly evident. Now, more than ever, it is crucial to strengthen its role as Europe’s platform for strategic discussions.   The report was developed with the expertise of several distinguished contributors, including Dr. İlke TOYGÜR, Director of the Global Policy Center and Professor of Geopolitics of Europe in the IE School of Politics, Economics, and Global Affairs at IE University, and Sébastien Maillard, Special Advisor from the Jacques Delors Institute. Additional participants included Luis de Lossada i Gallart, Cristina Vicente Ruiz, Manuel Muñiz, and Angel Alonso Arroba, along with representatives from Sciences Po and the Institut Jacques Delors.   For an in-depth exploration of the EPC's path to consolidation, including insights from the IE's Global Policy Center (GPC), read the full paper: https://lnkd.in/dV58hT_H Jaime de Aguinaga Garcia, Juncal Sánchez Mendieta, Kerry Parke, ROSA ARANDA Barrio, Carlos Saldaña, Alejandra Carolina Acedo Samaniego, Iratxe Piñeiro Garate, Cristina Vicente Ruiz

The EU needs a strong science, research and innovation base more than ever, as it lags behind competitors in an uncertain geopolitical environment, according to this year’s report on the Science, Research and Innovation Performance of the EU. The report comes as a lack of ambition in research and innovation is increasingly seen as a stumbling block for the EU’s wider goals. Read more about the report's findings: https://lnkd.in/d_fm3S_w

🌟 Exciting News ! 🌟 FDL is thrilled to announce that Sima Kammourieh Petrov has joined our team as the 🌏 Executive Director for Climate. Jointly with Martin Kessler, and under Ishac Diwan's intellectual leadership, Sima will help us advance FDL’s mission to improve the fairness of the international financial system and architecture. 🌐 Drawing on her extensive expertise in public policy and private finance, as well as her experiences at E3G, French Ministries, and BNP Paribas, she will play a pivotal role in crafting an ambitious research program on transition finance. This will not only expand on existing initiatives like the ☘️ Expert Review on Debt, Climate, and Nature, but also pave the way for new endeavours, with a specific focus on the role of financial regulation in accelerating the transition in developing countries.   🚀 With Sima on board, we are excited to progress and expand, and look forward to seeing what the future holds!    🙏 A big thank you to all our supporters, funders, partners, and brilliant team for trusting us over the last three years and making this possible. We have exciting times ahead! #FinanceForDevelopment #ClimateFinance #EconomicResearch #DevelopmentFinance #InternationalDevelopment #SovereignDebt Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, Adil Ababou, The Rockefeller Foundation, Open Society Foundations, Direction générale du Trésor, Paris School of Economics, CEPREMAP, OECD - OCDE, African Center for Economic Transformation (ACET), Economic Research Forum, South African Institute of International Affairs (SAIIA), CONICET, Centre for the Study of the Economies of Africa (CSEA), Consortium for Development Policy Research, United Nations Economic Commission for Africa, ECLAC, Research and Information System for Developing Countries (RIS), Development Reimagined, Hamouda Chekir, Vera Songwe, Philippe Le Houérou, Hafez Ghanem, Simon Cueva, Francois Bourguignon, Maï-Linh Florentin, Brendan Harnoys-Vannier, Clemens Graf von Luckner, Yoan Raïh, Antoine Gaudin, Emanuele Properzi, Simon Azuélos, Simon Desmet

Very happy to share my first academic article, co-written with Luis Simon for the Review of International Studies. In our piece, we challenge conventional scholarly wisdom and argue that, when responding to high-value hedgers, great powers tend to be quite accommodating. This is because they rather be "safe than sorry". Give it a read!

📽  Our interview on Forbes is LIVE ! Marc ISABELLE has been interviewed on the set of "Business Inside" by Forbes magazine to talk about how european economics is paving the way for innovation, resilience and decarbonisation through strategic European initiatives. From defining public funding strategies to securing State aid & European public funding, this interview dives deep into how we’re accelerating EU competitiveness globally 🚀 Don't miss the discussion! Click the link to watch the video and explore what we’re building in Europe: https://lnkd.in/emnZdQnJ #PublicFunding #Stateaid #EUCompetitiveness #Innovation #Decarbonisation #Resilience #europeaneconomics #Forbes

❗Three days left for you to join us in shaping the discourse ahead of the BRICS Summit!  We're partnering with the University of Johannesburg Department of Politics and International Relations to gather insightful thought pieces on various topics: ● Review of BRICS declarations and implementation ● BRICS, Africa and the EU ● BRICS+ and expansion ● Intra-BRICS member relations ● BRICS, democracy and elections ● BRICS approaches to global conflicts and key issues in international relations ● BRICS, the digital economy, artificial intelligence and the fourth industrial revolution ● BRICS, energy and the just transition ● BRICS, global finance, trade and economic development ● BRICS, international law, and norms Submit a full article (1500 to 3500 words) or a 250-word abstract by May 31, 2024. If your abstract is accepted, you'll have a month to submit your first draft. Use the link below to learn more and send your submissions. https://lnkd.in/dmEXrY-H

𝐑𝐞𝐟𝐥𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐨𝐧 𝐎𝐮𝐫 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞 𝐚𝐭 𝐌𝐏𝐒𝐀 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐟𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐜𝐞: 𝐄𝐱𝐩𝐥𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐂𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐀𝐬𝐢𝐚'𝐬 𝐓𝐫𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐂𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐝𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐄𝐮𝐫𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐂𝐨𝐦𝐩𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐃𝐲𝐧𝐚𝐦𝐢𝐜𝐬 🌍🚛💡 Although it's been a month since the 81st Annual Midwest Political Science Association Conference (#MPSA) in Chicago, the insights and connections we made continue to resonate. On the first day, Univ. -Prof. Dr. Wolfgang H. Schulz H. Schulz, along with his co-authors Oliver Franck and Vincent Geilenberg, presented their paper titled "Central Asia’s Growing Role as a Transport Corridor: Econometric Analysis of GDP and Freight Transport Growth and Implications for Global Trade and European Policy." Their study delves into the economic intricacies of Central Asia and the South Caucasus through comprehensive growth and transportation models. The findings provide invaluable insights for European and global policymakers, emphasizing the pivotal role of Central Asia as a crucial transport corridor. The session, focusing on Political Economy in Eurasia, was expertly chaired by Pauline Jones, Professor of Political Science at the University of Michigan and the Edie N. Goldenberg Endowed Director for the Michigan in Washington Program. On Friday, Wolfgang H. Schulz chaired the session "Political Economy in Europe" and subsequently served as a discussant for the session "Development and the Environment." Dr. Annerose Tress and Henrik Kleis presented their paper titled "Re-Envisioning European Competitive Dynamics: Institutional Role Models in Driving Non-Discriminatory Collaborative Innovations for Road Network Digitization" on the final day of the conference. The paper highlights the major challenges of collaboration using the example of the #digitalroad. Complexity, trust, and synchronization problems are just a few of the issues addressed. The contribution of #IRM to solving these problems is outlined in our research. We gained valuable insights through engaging discussions. Thank you for the wonderful experience, MPSA - Midwest Political Science Association. #MPSA #PoliticalScience #ConferenceInsights #GlobalPolicy #CentralAsia #TransportCorridor Zeppelin University, Friedrichshafen

𝙉𝙚𝙬𝙨! 📢 Read the latest #ICBSS paper by the ICBSS Director General, Mr. George Mitrakos on “𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐅𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐟 𝐄𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐦𝐢𝐜 𝐂𝐨𝐨𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐚. 𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭’𝐬 𝐍𝐞𝐱𝐭?” 📍  The #article is included in the recent collective report titled “𝐅𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐒𝐲𝐧𝐞𝐫𝐠𝐲 𝐭𝐨 𝐒𝐭𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐠𝐲 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐁𝐥𝐚𝐜𝐤 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐑𝐞𝐠𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐀𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬𝐬𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐎𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐞𝐬” by the Institutul European din România - European Institute of Romania. 📍  The paper compiles perspectives from 38 experts, analysts, and former officials from 𝗔𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗔𝗿𝗺𝗲𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗔𝘇𝗲𝗿𝗯𝗮𝗶𝗷𝗮𝗻, 𝗕𝗲𝗹𝗴𝗶𝘂𝗺, 𝗕𝘂𝗹𝗴𝗮𝗿𝗶𝗮, 𝗚𝗲𝗼𝗿𝗴𝗶𝗮, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗰𝗲, 𝗛𝘂𝗻𝗴𝗮𝗿𝘆, 𝗠𝗼𝗹𝗱𝗼𝘃𝗮, 𝗣𝗼𝗹𝗮𝗻𝗱, 𝗥𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗮, 𝗧𝘂̈𝗿𝗸𝗶𝘆𝗲, 𝗨𝗸𝗿𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗲, 𝗦𝘄𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻, 𝗚𝗿𝗲𝗮𝘁 𝗕𝗿𝗶𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗨𝗻𝗶𝘁𝗲𝗱 𝗦𝘁𝗮𝘁𝗲𝘀 on subjects such as political dynamics, economic influences, security concerns, and regional #cooperation within a multilateral framework. 👉 Read the full report: https://lnkd.in/dWEkGnTy   #PromotingSynergiesAcrossRegions

«Research and innovation are critical drivers of economic resilience, competitiveness, and wellbeing.» 🆕 This is one of the final sentences of a new article published on the European Commission website titled "How best to boost the potential of the European Research Area," written by the EC Directorate-General for Communication. The text lists four proposals of intervention to support the R&I growth in the European Union: Prioritising investments and reforms, Improving access to excellence, Translating results into economic impact, and Deepening the European Research Area. «Europe is still far from achieving the target of 3% of EU GDP invested in research and development», writes the author, highlighting that investments in research and innovation have to be a benchmark for the prosperity of European society and economics. 👉 Read more at this link: https://lnkd.in/d99JccEs European Research Executive Agency (REA) #ORRI

📚 After the successful first #CAPIS high-level international conference, we continue our column with our members' publications. Dipartimento di Scienze Politiche, Giuridiche e Studi Internazionali - Università di Padova Laura Polverari, paolo graziano, Cristina Zerbinati, Cambridge University Press. (7/14) In their insightful article, "Studying Democracy in Europe: Conceptualization, Measurement, and Indices," Professor paolo graziano and Mario Quaranta tackle the intricate task of defining and measuring democracy across Europe. ✒️ Essential Insights to be considered: 1) Defining Democracy: Professor paolo graziano and Mario Quaranta delve into the multifaceted meanings of democracy, highlighting how ideological, political, and cultural contexts shape its definition in various European nations. 2) Essential Democratic Elements: The article emphasizes the importance of electoral competition, civil liberties, and the rule of law, while also discussing their varying significance across different democratic models. 3) Measuring Complexity: One of the major challenges in studying democracy is its inherent complexity. Professor paolo graziano discusses the methodological hurdles involved in selecting appropriate indicators and merging quantitative and qualitative methods. 4) Diversity in Governance: With Europe’s rich diversity in governmental structures and political cultures, creating a standardized measure of democracy proves nearly impossible. Graziano reviews various prominent democracy indices—like the Democracy Index, Freedom House Index, and Polity Project—comparing their criteria, scoring systems, and limitations. 5) Unique Perspectives: Each index offers a distinct lens on democracy, resulting in differing ratings for the same country. This highlights the need for a nuanced approach to understanding democratic practices. 6) Historical Influences: Professor paolo graziano and Mario Quaranta explore how historical trends and tendencies have shaped European democracies and discuss the European Union’s role in promoting democratic ideals while respecting national sovereignty. 7) A Call for Methodological Innovation: To truly grasp the state of democracy in Europe, Professor paolo graziano and Mario Quaranta advocate for a mixed-methods approach that combines statistical analysis with ethnographic fieldwork, capturing the richness and diversity of democratic governance. 💡Final Thoughts: Professor paolo graziano and Mario Quaranta conclude by appealing to scholars to collaborate in enhancing democratic indices and ensuring they reflect Europe's complex political tapestry. How can we better conceptualize and measure democracy in an increasingly diverse Europe? Let’s share our thoughts and ideas! 💬🇪🇺 The full article in open access: https://lnkd.in/dd46QQRA