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NYC Event: Best Practices to Save Multilateralism
EU foreign policy
EU foreign policy
Event
4.6.2026

NYC Event: Best Practices to Save Multilateralism

A collaboration between UNU-CPR and the ENSURED consortium, this panel in New York City brings together leading experts to explore the best practices needed to save multilateralism in an era of unprecedented global strain.
Mihaela Papa, Hylke Dijkstra, Federica Marconi, Ettore Greco
Academic Publication: The EU's Global Health Leadership Challenge
health and pandemics
health and pandemics
News
20.5.2026

Academic Publication: The EU's Global Health Leadership Challenge

ENSURED researchers Óscar Fernández and Hylke Dijkstra have published a new article in The BMJ, arguing that the EU has the potential to fill the global health leadership vacuum left by the US – but must first overcome its own internal divisions.
In Conversation with Civil Society: Democratic Governance in the Digital Age
digitalisation
digitalisation
Event
7.5.2026

In Conversation with Civil Society: Democratic Governance in the Digital Age

This webinar explored how democratic and rights-based approaches to digital governance can be strengthened amid growing cyberspace fragmentation and rapid AI development.
Governing the Digital Future: Global Challenges and Opportunities
digitalisation
digitalisation
Event
29.4.2026

Governing the Digital Future: Global Challenges and Opportunities

This hybrid event (Rome and online) explored the future of digital governance and the role of multilateral fora in shaping global rules and cooperation in this field.
Federica Marconi, Ettore Greco, Wade Hoxtell
Out Now: Issue #5 of Axial Shifts
strategic communication
strategic communication
News
22.4.2026

Out Now: Issue #5 of Axial Shifts

The fifth edition of Axial Shifts, ENSURED’s biannual newsletter, features 11 new research reports spanning ENSURED’s core policy areas and cross-cutting themes, alongside selected action-oriented policy briefs and expert blogs. Plus: an event update, our IO speed-dating, and a historical note marking 80 years since the UN’s first General Assembly.
In Conversation with Civil Society: Human Rights Governance in a Multipolar World
migration and human rights
migration and human rights
Event Summary
15.4.2026

In Conversation with Civil Society: Human Rights Governance in a Multipolar World

Human rights governance is facing an existential crisis. In this ENSURED webinar, researchers and civil society actors explored how the UN human rights system can be strengthened in a rapidly changing global order.
Event: Leading or Lagging? The EU’s Economic Playbook in a Disrupted World
trade and inequality
trade and inequality
Event Summary
26.3.2026

Event: Leading or Lagging? The EU’s Economic Playbook in a Disrupted World

How can the EU leverage its economic power in an increasingly fragmented world? In Prague, Věra Jourová, Tomáš Petříček, and ENSURED researchers discussed the EU’s strategic options across trade, taxation, climate, and digital governance.
Michal Parízek, Tomáš Boukal, Jan Karlas, Federica Marconi
The 2026 State of Civil Society Report Is Out
News
20.3.2026

The 2026 State of Civil Society Report Is Out

Where does civil society stand in 2026? CIVICUS' latest State of Civil Society Report paints a stark picture of a world where powerful states are rewriting the international rulebook — but where resistance is rising to meet them. 
Andrew Firmin, Inés M. Pousadela, Mandeep Tiwana
In Conversation with Civil Society: Revitalising Multilateral Trade in a Fragmented World
trade and inequality
trade and inequality
Event Summary
11.3.2026

In Conversation with Civil Society: Revitalising Multilateral Trade in a Fragmented World

The global trading system is under growing pressure from geopolitical rivalry, economic nationalism, and fragmentation in economic governance. This ENSURED webinar will explore how trade institutions can adapt and what it means for civil society.
Melissa Li
Karla Kröner
Noa Lameire
Renske Van Hoof
Matteo Bursi
Henning Schmidtke
Victoria Ubierna
Samuel King
Tomáš Boukal
Vasileios Rizos
Felix Peerboom
Óscar Fernández
Christian Dietz
Ha Eun Choi
Yuliia Kurnyshova
Mihaela Papa
Paulo Esteves
Kai Michael Kenkel
Jayati Srivastava
Li Siqi
Tu Xinquan
Andrew Firmin
Inés Pousadela
Andrey Makarychev
Stephanie Hofmann
Federica Marconi
Ettore Greco
Wade Hoxtell
Amanda Pridmore
Andrea Liese
Thomas Sommerer
Petr Janský
Jan Karlas
Michal Parizek
Monica Alessi
Irina Kustova
Steven Blockmans
Franziska Petri
Katja Biedenkopf
Ludovica Pagliara
Soetkin Verhaegen
Mirko Heinzel
Lilian Tsourdi
Clara Weinhardt
Hylke Dijkstra
This project receives funding from the European Union’s Horizon Europe research and innovation programme.
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