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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · 14d

Can international organisations be both effective and robust — or must one always come at the expense of the other?

Read about the trade-offs IOs must navigate to deliver results while remaining resilient to existential challenges: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications

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Philipp Rotmann @rotmann.net · 22d

🚨🚨🚨 Letzte Chance für Restplätze: Berlin, morgen/𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗰𝗵 18 𝗨𝗵𝗿 -- "𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲", Studienvorstellung und Diskussion bei der Robert Bosch Stiftung Berlin.

Details: www.linkedin.com/posts/philip...

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🚨🚨🚨 Letzte Chance für Restplätze: Berlin, morgen/𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗰𝗵 18 𝗨𝗵𝗿 -- "𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲", Studienvorstellung und Diskussion bei der Robert… | Philipp Rotmann

🚨🚨🚨 Letzte Chance für Restplätze: Berlin, morgen/𝗠𝗶𝘁𝘁𝘄𝗼𝗰𝗵 18 𝗨𝗵𝗿 -- "𝗦𝗶𝗰𝗵𝗲𝗿𝗵𝗲𝗶𝘁 𝘂𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝗿𝗶𝗲𝗱𝗲𝗻 𝗶𝗻 𝗱𝗲𝗿 𝗞𝗿𝗶𝘀𝗲", Studienvorstellung und Diskussion bei der Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Straße 32, 1011...

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Jakob Hensing @jhensing.bsky.social · 28d

📣 Online launch event: Action Potentials - Neurotechnology, Brain-Computer Interfaces and Implications for Germany’s and Europe’s Foreign & Security Policy

📆 13 October 2025
⌚ 16:00-17:00 CET
💻 Online via Zoom

Action Potentials (Launch Event)

Against the backdrop of intense global competition over technology leadership, a new GPPi report examines how advances in neurotechnology matter for Germany’s and Europe’s foreign and security policy....

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Berghof Foundation @berghoffnd.bsky.social · 29d

Thank you to the French Embassy for hosting the event and to our distinguished colleagues who joined Chris for the panel discussion. French Ambassador Delphine O, @balnik.bsky.social from (@gppi.bsky.social ), Egzi Akarsu (The ONE Campaign), and moderator Leonie Stamm (@dgap.org).

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Andrea Binder @andreabinder.bsky.social · 28d

⚡️ The next episode of Ideas of…Energy is here! ⚡️

Doris Segets joins us to talk about #Energy and #Science.

Don’t miss it!

1 Oct, 7pm, Chausseestraße 111, 10115 Berlin

Sign up: 👉 tinyurl.com/ycbhzvaa

In cooperation with @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social & @gppi.bsky.social

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 2

📢 Out now: 5 new ENSURED reports on the state of multilateralism!

Topics include:

💼 Trade-related agendas & the WTO:
🌱 The Paris Agreement at 10:
🌐 The WTO Pandemic Agreement:
🧳 UN Compacts on Migration & Refugees:
🪙 Regulating Digital Currencies:

🔗: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Sep 4

The WTO is under pressure to address trade-related agendas on development, the environment & inclusiveness. But with members divided, what's the best way forward?

In a new ENSURED report, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social, Michal Parizek & Jayati Srivastava explore these agendas.

Full report 👇

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Expanding the WTO’s Scope in a Shifting Geopolitical Landscape: An Appraisal of Development, Environment, and Inclusiveness Agendas - Research Report | ENSURED

The WTO is under pressure to address agendas on development, the environment, and inclusiveness. But with members divided, progress may rely on informal cooperation rather than new rules.

www.ensuredeurope.eu

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Sarah Bressan @bressansar.bsky.social · Aug 12

Read the full report, with expert assessments from 12 countries
"Holding Ground in Preventing Violent Extremism - Avoiding Stagnation in P/CVE and Evaluation" @gppi.bsky.social @sofielillistoffel.bsky.social
gppi.net/2025/08/12/h...

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Aug 25

How can strategic political communications bolster more effective, robust, and democratic global governance?👉Find out on Sept 9 @ 18:00, at the Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin.

Register by Sept 8: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com

@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social

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bicc - Bonn International Centre for Conflict Studies @bicc.de · Aug 29

What makes defection programs truly effective? Experts on #DDR in the Lake Chad Basin explain how reintegration into the community does not end with disarmament and highlight the need for holistic approaches for lasting peace.
Read on ➡ shorturl.at/ka1LV
#bicc_bonn #ISS @gppi.bsky.social

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Aug 6

📣Launch of ALNAP’s new guide for adapting the OECD criteria for evaluating humanitarian action!

📅 16 September 2025
🕗 08:00 UK (AR subs): alnap.org/about/events...
🕐 15:00 UK (FR subs): alnap.org/about/events...
More info: alnap.org/humanitarian...

#withlearningcomeschange

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Aug 6

Don't forget to apply! The deadline is August 10th.

GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔔 Internship Alert! GPPi is seeking an intern for our project on the strategic and security implications of critical and emerging technologies. ‼️ Apply now: gppi.net/about/jobs-i...
@jhensing.bsky.social @tbenner.bsky.social

Jobs & Internships

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EUvsDisinfo @euvsdisinfo.eu · Aug 1

From ‘Nazi mercenaries’ to organ theft, Moscow’s lies about foreign volunteers in Ukraine aim to spread fear. But authentic voices like Steffen’s cut through all the #disinformation.
Read @gppi.bsky.social Polina Lebedeva's guest piece – and #DontBeDeceived
👉 euvsd.info/H3ePZO9Z

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 30

📅 Save the dates! We're pleased to announce upcoming events in our 🔥"Ideas of... Energy" series, which explores the ideas we hold about energy and its role in current domestic and foreign policy.

@freieuniversitaet.bsky.social @dezernatzukunft.bsky.social

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · Jul 28

Quite a feat for Volkswagen‘s COO to tell the story of German big auto‘s failure by focusing on structural inefficiencies alone.
And leave out the many own goals the company has scored during its last golden decade — based on the arrogance and short-sightedness of VW management.

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Thorsten Benner @tbenner.bsky.social · Jul 28

No putting lipstick on a pig: a coerced deal between no longer benign hegemon & a vasall that failed to invest in its own security & is now paying the price for it.
All other tariffs staying equal (a big if), it looks survivable for EU industry. China shock remains the key threat.

Ursula von der Leyen @vonderleyen.ec.europa.eu · Jul 27

We have deal 🇪🇺🇺🇸

Together, the EU and the US are a market of 800 million people.

And nearly 44 percent of global GDP.

It’s the biggest trade deal ever ↓

europa.eu/!gRXhqQ

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 22

🧬NEW POLICY BRIEF: GPPi's Florian Klumpp, Aaranya Alexander & @jhensing.bsky.social examine the implications of rapid advancements in biotechnology — especially synthetic biology — for Germany’s & Europe’s foreign & security policy & offer recommendations for policymakers: gppi.net/2025/07/18/b...

Biotechnology: Advancing Germany’s and Europe’s Security

This policy brief examines the profound implications of technological advancements in biotechnologies for Germany’s and Europe’s foreign and security policy.

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ENSURED @ensured.bsky.social · Jul 15

🎥 #MeetTheResearchers: ENSURED’s Amanda Pridmore!

Amanda leads our work on strategic communication.

What excites her most about ENSURED? The chance to rethink how Europe communicates its values — and ways that good storytelling can help build trust in multilateral cooperation.

@gppi.bsky.social

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 21

🔔 Internship Alert! GPPi is seeking an intern for our project on the strategic and security implications of critical and emerging technologies. ‼️ Apply now: gppi.net/about/jobs-i...
@jhensing.bsky.social @tbenner.bsky.social

Jobs & Internships

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 14

On its 50th anniversary, ECOWAS faces one of its most pivotal crossroads yet. Will the organization rise to its challenges and redefine itself for the future? In our latest written roundtable, two experts offer their perspectives on where ECOWAS goes from here: gppi.net/2025/07/11/a...

ECOWAS at 50: Democratic Normsetter or Pragmatic Turn?

Two experts weigh in on the future of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) and the key challenges it is facing.

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 9

Peace & security aid is shrinking fast — just as global violence surges. GPPi's new study warns: without smart investment in peacebuilding and localization, Europe and its allies face rising risks. Defense alone won’t be enough.

@rotmann.net

🔗 gppi.net/2025/07/09/p...

Peace & Security Aid in Crisis

This study assesses the state of non-military funding for peace and security and offers recommendations on how donors, advocates and local partners can ensure the shrinking resources are put to best u...

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 7

References to quantum technology's security relevance are common, incl. in the EU’s new "Quantum Europe Strategy."

What security issues does this technology raise? How will quantum sensing, communication & computing be used in the future?

Find out: gppi.net/2025/07/07/q...

@jhensing.bsky.social

Quantum Technologies and European Security

As the race for global tech supremacy intensifies, the three quantum tech subfields — sensing, communications and computing — are becoming increasingly relevant to national and economic security. Eu...

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REUNIR @reunir.bsky.social · Jul 3

🌟 REUNIR foresight workshop led by @gppi.bsky.social in Tbilisi.

We revisited projections, developed new scenario frameworks, and explored “images” and “histories” of the future in truly engaging discussions

@horizoneu.bsky.social @tepsa.bsky.social @geopower-eu.bsky.social @re-engage.bsky.social

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 3

This is part of the project on "Political Tools for Managing Crises in Africa," jointly implemented by GPPi and the Institute for Security Studies (ISS). Learn more about the project: gppi.net/project/poli...

Political Tools for Managing Crises in Africa

The African continent faces several governance and security challenges,Previous European and African policy responses to these challenges have often been inadequate. we propose actionable policy recom...

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GPPi @gppi.bsky.social · Jul 3

Sudan’s civil war continues at a staggering human cost, but mediation efforts remain fragmented. In our latest “Ask the Experts” written roundtable, two experts @gerritkurtz.bsky.social (@swp-berlin.org) & Kinetibeb Kassa (Crisis Action) rethink these efforts: gppi.net/2025/06/27/a...

Ask the Experts

Together with the Institute for Security Studies, GPPi has invited two experts to weigh in on the ongoing efforts to mediate the violent conflict in Sudan.

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