🇦🇱 In a new blog piece, Tea Zyberaj examines the growing tension between Albania's rapid progress towards EU membership and the implementation of core European values on the ground. 🔗 Read the full piece here: lnkd.in/e8ZTXmpx #Albania #EUAccession #FlamingoRevolution #EUMembership #AlbaniaEU

In new expert commentary for the Center for European Policy Analysis, Margaryta Khvostova and Professor Amelia Hadfield explore how Ukraine’s long-range strikes on Russia’s oil infrastructure are exposing vulnerabilities across the country’s energy supply chain. 🔗 Read the commentary in our bio.

In early July, CBE was delighted to take part in Evidence Week in Parliament, speaking with MPs, peers and parliamentary staff to share our latest research on young people who are not in education, employment or training (NEET). 📄Read the full write up on our website: lnkd.in/eyhmQ3PQ

In our latest blog piece, Visiting Fellow Dr Graziella Piga, PhD reflects on her recent contributions to international policy forums addressing gender equality, security sector reform, digital transformation, artificial intelligence, and violence against women and girls. 🔗 lnkd.in/ee4rBWSv

Understanding NEETs – evidence to address the crisis 9:30 - 13:00 Read more 👇 senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee... 🧵5/7 @cbesurrey.bsky.social

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How do interest rates affect household spending? – data to help tackle the cost of living 9:30 - 13:00 Read more 👇 senseaboutscience.org/evidence-wee... 🧵4/7 @lseblogs.bsky.social

In her latest expert commentary, @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social examines how Brexit has reshaped UK-EU defence cooperation, and how today's changing security landscape is creating new opportunities for renewed collaboration. Read Amelia’s thoughts here: lnkd.in/ecT4NCxB

📢 New Blog Post! Trump-Xi Summit: What’s Next for Taiwan? In this timely analysis, Zeng Ee Liew, PhD candidate in Politics at the University of Surrey, explores how the recent Trump-Xi summit could shape the future of Taiwan, US-China relations, and security in the Indo-Pacific.

Margaryta Khvostova and Professor Amelia Hadfield discuss how the war in Ukraine has become a contest of endurance, and why the dynamics of attrition may no longer favour Russia. @cepa.org @uniofsurrey.bsky.social #Ukraine #Russia #WarinUkraine

Following this month’s local election results, @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social contributes to the growing debate around the decline of two-party dominance and the rise of so-called ‘populist’ parties. 🔗 Read Amelia’s insight here: lnkd.in/enf2BDvr

Great to kick off this exciting new project yesterday!💥 We’re delighted to have received ESRC IAA funding to support a place-based, grassroots pilot focused on developing skills for young people not in education, employment or training (NEET) in Surrey.

We’re proud to share that @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social, Founder and Director of the CBE, has been presented with an award certificate by the High Sheriff of Surrey. On behalf of the CBE and the Surrey community, we extend our sincere thanks to Peter for his dedication and tireless service.

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'Return hubs': EU parliament clears the way for offshore migrant detention centres

The European Parliament on Thursday approved a proposed reform that would allow member states to deport migrants whose asylum applications have been rejected to offshore detention facilities outside…

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Come and join our workshop on Meloni's impact on the management of migration in the EU, co-organised by @lse-ei.bsky.social and @psa-italian.bsky.social, with financial support by @polstudiesassoc.bsky.social! PhD students & ECRs can apply for travel grants up to £110 to cover travel/accommodation.

LSE European Institute@lse-ei.bsky.social · 5mo ago

📢 CALL FOR PAPERS In collaboration with @psa-italian.bsky.social, the European Institute is hosting a workshop on 🇮🇹 'Italy under Giorgia Meloni: a ‘vanguard’ in the management of migration?' on 15 May 2026. ⏰️ 📩 Please submit a 250-word abstract by 15 March 2026: www.lse.ac.uk/european-ins...

Four years on from Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, reflection matters. Margaryta Khvostova examines what the war has revealed about Europe’s vulnerabilities, from energy dependence and defence coordination to hybrid threats and institutional fragility. 📖 lnkd.in/eK2gqFxX

💡Local government reorganisation isn’t a merger; it’s a democratic redesign. Today, COALFACE® Engagement and CBE have launched the Local Government Reorganisation Initiative, to help reorganised councils be governable, trusted, and effective. Press Release: lnkd.in/e_DgKj8H

⏱️ 2 days to go! Join us at the University of Surrey this Thursday, 12th of February, to hear from Trump scholars from across the UK! Come prepared with your questions and hear the experts’ take on Trump’s second term. 🎟️ Get tickets here: lnkd.in/epErGg6T

Great to see my current colleague #AmeliaHadfield from @cbesurrey.bsky.social and my former colleague #BeatriceHeuser contributing thoughtful pieces to this vital debate. Are we entering a new world of spheres of influence? open.substack.com/pub/britains...

Are we entering a new world of spheres of influence?

The Big Ask | No. 04.2026

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In a new piece for Council on Geostrategy, @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social argues that British foreign policy is entering a fundamentally different era. Driven by Trump’s zero-sum approach to US power, intensifying competition, and rising global isolationism. 🔗 lnkd.in/e8EdSj2E

What should we make of #Trump2.0 so far? What comes next & what might his legacy be? Join Trump experts at the @uniofsurrey.bsky.social in #Guildford on Feb 12 as we discuss #TrumpUnbound (soon to be a #Palgrave edited collection) hosted by #SurreyPolitics and @cbesurrey.bsky.social: free to attend

🇺🇸 Join Trump scholars from across the UK as we discuss the challenges posed by Trump 2.0. The discussion draws on chapters from the forthcoming volume Trump Unbound (out October 2026). 🕰️ 5:30–7:30 | 📍 AP1, Austin Pearce Building, University of Surrey
 🎟 Register: lnkd.in/epErGg6T

Europe’s security moment of truth has arrived‼️ Margaryta Khvostova and Professor Amelia Hadfield argue that recent U.S. actions in Venezuela and renewed interest in Greenland are not isolated shocks, but clear warnings… 🔗 lnkd.in/eEsiD_x3 @cepa.org #europeansecurity #USEU #venezuela #greenland

Happy New Year! 🎉 To begin 2026, we’re sharing our New Year’s Long Read on EU–UK security and defence cooperation written by Professor Amelia Hadfield and Tea Zyberaj. The article looks back over a pivotal year marked by shifting geopolitics and the EU-UK reset. 🔗 lnkd.in/ey6wcq53

💡New report launched today by Professor Amelia Hadfield and Margaryta Khvostova calls for stronger UK-EU defence cooperation to tackle rising hybrid and conventional threats. A timely push to turn the current reset in relations into a strategic security partnership. 🔗 lnkd.in/eD7es-3q

@ameliahadfield1.bsky.social and Margaryta Khvostova argue Russia’s new “peace deal” is a strategic bid to cement territorial gains, coerce Kyiv, and rewrite Europe’s security order, warning UK and European policymakers of escalating instability ahead. 🔗 lnkd.in/eSyyDkHP

The book is "open access" - free to read and download for everyone. academic.oup.com/book/60532?l...

Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party

Abstract. This book investigates why and how several contemporary populist radical right parties (PRRPs) in Western Europe adopt the supposedly outdated ma

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Dr Vassilis Karokis-Mavrikos reflects on the WHO leadership course, calling for empowered local authorities, better systems to track community needs, and continuous workforce development. Vassilis calls for people-centred systems, cross-sector action, and timely change. 🔗 lnkd.in/esJGVpbu

💡A Sunday read that stays with you: Professor Amelia Hadfield lays out how nuclear testing risks, collapsing arms-control architecture, and coordinated state interference are reshaping a new and far more unpredictable cold war era. 🔗 lnkd.in/e355HuVh

With the government’s announcement of an independent investigation into rising youth inactivity, Professor Amelia Hadfield & Megan Ward argue that there has never been a more urgent moment to prioritise skills development and opportunities for young people in Surrey. 🔗 Read Part 3: lnkd.in/egaNW_Yr

After the Devolution Announcement: Can Surrey’s New Councils Weather the Storm? In a new blog, @ameliahadfield1.bsky.social and Megan Ward outline practical steps the new councils can take to strengthen flood preparedness and embed climate action into future governance. 🔗 lnkd.in/eP3KVHJi

Join me, @stijntvankessel.bsky.social & Isabelle Hertner next week as we present "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action" (Oxford University Press), available Open Access here: academic.oup.com/book/60532 If you or your library prefer a printed copy, you can find a discounted code below.

PSA Italian Politics@psa-italian.bsky.social · 11mo ago

We are pleased to invite to you to the book launch of "Populist Radical Right Parties in Action: The Survival of the Mass Party” (Oxford University Press). 🗓️ October 15th, 15:30 📍 King’s College London (and online!) Please register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/book-launc...