Publications

A System Under Strain: What Role Should the EU Play in Multilateral Refugee Response?

Policy Brief

26.10.2026

A System Under Strain: What Role Should the EU Play in Multilateral Refugee Response?

The EU focuses almost entirely on incoming migration, but more attention is needed on the wider multilateral refugee response system, which is in bad shape. As humanitarian budgets shrink, the global response should invest in what lets refugees sustain themselves. Key recommendations for how the EU could lead the charge.

Julian Lehmann

Safeguarding the WHO: A Prescription for an Effective EU Approach to Global Health

health and pandemics

Policy Brief

15.10.2026

Safeguarding the WHO: A Prescription for an Effective EU Approach to Global Health

Europe has emerged as a vocal supporter of the World Health Organization (WHO), but its rhetoric has not always matched its commitments. At a time when the WHO faces acute financial and political pressures, how can the EU strengthen its work on global health?

Óscar Fernández

Playing the Narrative Game: A Roadmap to Better European Policy Stories

strategic communication

Policy Brief

22.9.2026

Playing the Narrative Game: A Roadmap to Better European Policy Stories

The EU's story of global governance is no longer in step with the world in which it operates. To revamp its multilateral story, the EU must openly acknowledge constraints, explain trade-offs, and name losses honestly. Four practical steps for how to get there.

strategic communication

Toolkit

7.9.2026

Building Narratives: A Guide for Strategic Communications in Global Governance

Creating good policy is often not good enough on its own. Without the right story, even the strongest commitments can be disregarded, misconstrued, or actively reframed by others. This manual is a practical guide for EU and member state officials as well as communications practitioners to build a better narrative of global governance that fits with today’s contested world.

Karla Kröner, Melissa Li, Amanda Pridmore

The Story of Global Governance: EU Strategic Narratives in an Age of Rupture

strategic communication

Research Report

27.7.2026

The Story of Global Governance: EU Strategic Narratives in an Age of Rupture

Global governance is increasingly a battle over narratives as much as over rules and resources – and the EU has a significant stake getting it right. But in today's contested world, the EU's story is increasingly fragmented. What could a more durable foundation for EU storytelling look like?

Shoring up an International System Adrift: A Policy Guide for the EU in Five Areas of Global Governance

EU foreign policy

Research Report

16.7.2026

Shoring up an International System Adrift: A Policy Guide for the EU in Five Areas of Global Governance

Fragmentation is reshaping global governance, and the EU cannot afford to sit on the sidelines. This report sets out five strategic priorities to make multilateral governance more effective, legitimate and resilient.

Overcoming Fragmentation: The EU Between OECD and UN Tax Governance

trade and inequality

Policy Brief

15.6.2026

Overcoming Fragmentation: The EU Between OECD and UN Tax Governance

Global tax governance is fragmenting and the EU is caught in the middle. How are the parallel OECD and UN reform processes reshaping international taxation and what must the EU do to act as a stabilising force?

Tomáš Boukal, Petr Janský, Miroslav Palanský, Michal Parízek

The WTO Between Two Worlds: Strategic Choices for EU Action

trade and inequality

Policy Brief

23.3.2026

The WTO Between Two Worlds: Strategic Choices for EU Action

The WTO is navigating parallel worlds: one in which members work to reform the institution, and another in which the very foundations of the multilateral trading system are being dismantled. This policy brief examines the state of WTO reform and what this means for Europe.

Clara Weinhardt, Michal Parízek

Pathways for Global Governance Transformation: Evidence from 15 Case Studies

Research Report

3.3.2026

Pathways for Global Governance Transformation: Evidence from 15 Case Studies

Despite global turmoil, states still want to cooperate - the question is how. What forms of global governance are currently at play and why this “variable geometry” has implications for our understanding of multilateralism.

Henning Schmidtke, Stephanie Hofmann

ENSURED’s Research and Findings

A System Under Strain: What Role Should the EU Play in Multilateral Refugee Response?

Safeguarding the WHO: A Prescription for an Effective EU Approach to Global Health

Playing the Narrative Game: A Roadmap to Better European Policy Stories

Building Narratives: A Guide for Strategic Communications in Global Governance

The Story of Global Governance: EU Strategic Narratives in an Age of Rupture

Shoring up an International System Adrift: A Policy Guide for the EU in Five Areas of Global Governance

Overcoming Fragmentation: The EU Between OECD and UN Tax Governance

The WTO Between Two Worlds: Strategic Choices for EU Action

Pathways for Global Governance Transformation: Evidence from 15 Case Studies