How should we understand Trump's anti-multilateral policy? In the final contribution for the GIES Occasional Paper Collection on One Year Trump, @drieslesage.bsky.social introduces an analytical framework that integrates both structural factors and ideas. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Another GIES Occasional Papers on One Year Trump! In this paper, Simon Rogissart examines how Donald Trump’s “war on wind” affects Europe’s wind energy sector within an increasingly bipolar global energy order. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. In this contribution, Dawid Walentek explores the the weaponisation of the US economy for political objectives. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Next up in our GIES Occasional Papers on One Year Trump: a contribution by @ferdideville.bsky.social on the crucial topic of tariffs. "In the years ahead, Trump will undoubtedly test the EU’s resolve and unity to stand up when needed." Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. In this paper, Longtai Zhang examines the Visegrad Group’s practice of embedded hedging. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

New week, new GIES Occasional Papers on One Year Trump! Ann Sophie Van Baeveghem examines how post-truth politics intensifies contestation over truth, authority, and legitimacy in public memory. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. In this contribution, Laura Luciani explores what the Trump route for international peace and prosperity means for the South Caucasus. www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. In this contribution, @berkvindevogel.bsky.social explores how Trump has affected NATO, and how the Alliance must move forward. www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. Sara Canali critically examines Trump’s 2025 Peace Plan for Gaza within the broader framework of his Middle East policy since coming into office in January 2025. www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Time for the next 2026 GIES Occasional Paper: a timely deep dive into one year Trump’s foreign policy. In this contribution, Servaas Taghon and Fabienne Bossuyt discuss the importance of treating any peace deal for Ukraine proposed by Trump with caution. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Should Europe respond to every hostile signal from Washington? Prof. Haesebrouck and @michellehaas.bsky.social argue that in the coming period, it will be vital for Europe to preserve the good, push back the bad, and ignore the ugly. www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Today we launch the 2026 GIES Occasional Paper collection: a timely deep dive into one year of Trump’s foreign policy. We start with a contribution by Alberto Maresca on US-Latin America relations. Over the coming weeks we will publish 20 papers, stay tuned! www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Kerstvakantie‑leestip 📚 Eerste BE-WISE Insight over het veerkrachtcriterium in de Net‑Zero Industry Act (NZIA) en de impact op België — met focus op de (her)lancering van de tender voor de Prinses Elisabeth‑Zone (PEZ) in Q1 2026. #NZIA #OffshoreWind #BEWISE @giesugent.bsky.social

📢 Time to share the second GIES Honours Paper of the academic year! In this series, outstanding Master’s students have the opportunity to transform their theses into publishable articles. In this paper, Robbe Du Pont examines the politics of drone armament. Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

Just as Ursula von der Leyen declared in her State of the Union that Europe is "on the path to energy independence," Trump has turned Europe’s energy lifeline into leverage. How can Europe avoid this energy trap? New essay by @thijsvandegraaf.bsky.social big-europe.eu/publications...

Trump's energy trap for Europe

In September, Donald Trump put a price on sanctions against Moscow. In a Truth Social post, he declared that the United States would act only if NATO allies stopped buying Russian oil and imposed...

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📢 Time to share the first GIES Honours Paper of the academic year! In this first paper, Maya Ikene examines how Morocco leverages its position in EU migration policy to gain political support for its territorial claim over the Western Sahara. 👉 Read more: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

📢 𝗩𝗮𝗰𝗮𝗻𝗰𝘆: 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝘁 𝗱𝗼𝗰𝘁𝗼𝗿𝗮𝗹 𝗮𝘀𝘀𝗶𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗻𝘁 𝗽𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻! 🎓 Temporary appointment of 50% for a period of 1 year Check out the full job description here: lnkd.in/ekZCj6iT

Registrations are open for our upcoming event on European Integration in the South Caucasus: Prospects for Armenia and Georgia. event.ugent.be/registration...

Really enjoyed presenting our research w/Elisabed Gedevanishvili at the @europeamerica.bsky.social @leibniz-ios.de conference. We discussed how decoloniality is translated through cultural projects, the possibilities for queer solidarity & (weak) resistance in the Caucasus @giesugent.bsky.social

Inaugurating my bsky account to share our new article with Karolina Kluczewska, just published in @ejpgjournal.bsky.social🎉 doi.org/10.1332/2515... @giesugent.bsky.social We shared some of our first findings on @opendemocracy.net & @lseblogs.bsky.social 👇

I'm very happy to see my paper on peer groups and climate ambition published in @climate-policy.bsky.social I analysed whether there is a relationship between a country's NDC ambition, and the ambition levels of its peers. (spoilers: there are some!) doi.org/10.1080/1469...

A new article by Katsiaryna Lozka has just been published in East European Politics "From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening" Read the full article here: doi.org/10.1080/2159...

From street protests to everyday life: politicisation of the Belarusian society after the 2020–2021 National Awakening

This article discusses the politicisation of everyday life in post-2020 Belarus following the suppression of the anti-authoritarian protests. Drawing on visual analysis, it shows that different for...

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Vanavond in #terzaketv: Wat staat er in deal tussen VS en Oekraïne? @thijsvandegraaf.bsky.social. @glandsbergis.bsky.social waarschuwt voor Russische dreiging. En moet Vlaams Parlement debatteren over WK Baanwielrennen? @pjdesmedt.bsky.social. Om 20u met @anneliesbeck.bsky.social

Lecture of Eureast Platform knowledge centre CERISE: 'Occupation: Russian rule in South-Eastern Ukraine' by David Lewis, Department of Politics, University of Exeter, moderated by Katsiaryna Lozka 27 February from 18:30 to 20:30, Campus UFO Registration and info at: www.ugent.be/en/agenda/ru...

Lecture 'Occupation: Russian rule in South-Eastern Ukraine'

Lecture by David Lewis, Department of Politics, University of Exeter

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Our workshop on "political economy of the green transition" was intellectually stimulating, but also just great fun, thanks to our awesome group of smart, kind and generous participants. And lunch was even (kind of) free!

Jasper Simons@jasperpsimons.bsky.social · 2y ago

Last week political economy made its debut at the annual conference of @nigovernance.bsky.social. Many thanks to all participants and their great work and my awesome co-organisers @ferdideville.bsky.social, @nataschavanderzwan.bsky.social and @fbulfone.bsky.social!

The next two days, a workshop on the highly relevant topic of the political economy of the green transition will take place in Ghent, featuring a stellar line-up! 🌿💡 I’m looking forward to discussing many fascinating papers! #GreenTransition #PoliticalEconomy #Ghent

Are you interested in following updates of research on international and European studies? GIES (Ghent University) just joined BlueSky: @giesugent.bsky.social ! Find out more about the team of researchers at: www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...

GIES has built a research profile that encompasses six interrelated research themes, namely (1) climate, energy and environment, (2) global injustices, (3) geopolitics and strategy, (4) governance, (5) the EU and the world, and (6) international political economy. www.ugent.be/ps/politieke...