🆕📝 | Does public opinion impact international organisations? Turns out: More than you might think. In our latest ENSURED blog, @lisadellmuth.bsky.social unpacks her research on how citizens’ attitudes can both enable and constrain multilateral cooperation. @stockholm-uni.bsky.social

“Public Opinion Is Not Background Noise”: How Citizens Shape and Constrain International Organisations - Expert Blog | ENSURED

Public opinion is an increasingly powerful force shaping the legitimacy, authority, and effectiveness of international organisations. What drives citizens’ views of IOs, how do those views influence m...

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#MC14 kicks off today. What should the EU prioritise in trade governance? In a new policy brief, @claraweinhardt.bsky.social & Michal Parízek argue for 3 steps: preserve core WTO functions, build coalitions for modern trade rules, & safeguard EU credibility. 📝 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

The WTO Between Two Worlds: Strategic Choices for EU Action - Policy Brief | ENSURED

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 poli...

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New ENSURED research by Henning Schmidtke and @stephofmann.bsky.social shows: global governance is here to stay. But increasingly, it’s shifting toward alternative modes of cooperation. www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications/global-governance-transformation @ensured.bsky.social

📄📢 ENSURED report! Global cooperation isn’t disappearing — it’s transforming. As IOs face pressure, governance is shifting via minilateral, regional & alternative formats. 🔀 Henning Schmidtke & Stephanie Hofmann (@eui-eu.bsky.social) show how this “variable geometry” reshapes global governance.

Pathways for Global Governance Transformation: Evidence from 15 Case Studies - Research Report | ENSURED

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 understand...

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✨ The ENSURED policy brief that brings it all together ✨ As geopolitical tensions rise, the EU faces strategic choices. What does it take to defend global cooperation? 🔗 Answers in @stevenblockmans.bsky.social's new policy brief: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications... @ceps.eu

🖥️ Webinar tomorrow! Join ENSURED researcher @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) for a look at COVID-19, the World Health Organization, and the future of health governance. Don't miss it: 📅 26 February | ⏰ 15–16 CET | 📍 Online 🎟 Register: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

🔴 The #Omnibus I package was adopted today – confirming the EU’s worrying U-turn on its ambition to be a standard-setter at a time of escalating climate & human rights crises. Read more from @fidh-official.bsky.social's Maddalena Neglia in @ensured.bsky.social: www.ensuredeurope.eu/blog/eu-omni...

"A Particularly Worrying Message": What Omnibus I Signals About the EU's Global Role - Expert Blog | ENSURED

To boost EU competitiveness through regulatory simplification, the European Commission adopted the Omnibus I package, amending key sustainability directives. While framed as a move to reduce burdens, ...

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🆕 ENSURED Blog! Trump’s renewed withdrawals from international institutions echo Trump 1.0. A new ENSURED blog by @heinkelmann-wild.bsky.social distils 3 lessons for defending IOs. 🔑 takeaway: Western powers & the EU must preserve the rules-based order! 📝: www.ensuredeurope.eu/blog/three-l...

What does "grabbing Greenland" mean for NATO and the EU? With solidarity potentially fading in both organisations, STEVEN BLOCKMANS (stevenblockmans.bsky.social) suggests a European security framework that complements existing alliances. verfassungsblog.de/greenland-na...

🌎 Keen to learn about ongoing developments in global migration governance? Join next week's @ensured.bsky.social's 'In Conversation with Civil Society' webinar series, organised by @civicusalliance.bsky.social 📅 11 February 2026 ⏰ 14:00-15.30 CET 📍 Online 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...

📍🇮🇳 ENSURED in New Delhi | Day 2 ENSURED researchers visited the India International Centre, a hub for global dialogue, to discuss how global governance can strengthen international cooperation. Thanks to Jayati Srivastava, JNU students & IIC colleagues for the great exchange! 🙏

🚨🕸️ As global governance grows more complex, what factors determine how well international cooperation works? Read the latest ENSURED report “Governing in Complexity” by Henning Schmidtke & Stephanie Hofmann to find out! @eui-schuman.bsky.social @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz

Governing in Complexity: Assessing the Quality of Global Governance Across 15 Case Studies - Research Report | ENSURED

In today's world, governance complexity has become the rule. Drawing on the 15 ENSURED case studies, this report explores growing governance complexity and its effect on international cooperation.

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✈️🇮🇳 Last stop: New Delhi! Team ENSURED is wrapping up our Asia trip at Jawaharlal Nehru University with a workshop on reforming global governance. We enjoyed great discussions on climate finance, health, migration & more. Stay tuned for Day 2! @hdijkstra.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social

Climate action 🤝 political left? Not necessarily. In a new ENSURED blog, @ninahall.bsky.social (@johnshopkinssais.bsky.social) challenges the idea that the far right is inherently anti-environment. In reality, Hall argues, it's far more complex. What does this mean for environmental governance? 👇

Beyond Obstruction: Rethinking the Far Right and Climate Governance - Expert Blog | ENSURED

Far-right governments are often assumed to obstruct global climate cooperation – but the reality is far more complex. When and why do some far-right leaders engage with international environmental ins...

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🇨🇳✈️ From Tokyo to Beijing! Team ENSURED arrived in China to discuss the future of global trade governance. At UIBE, researchers from Europe & China exchanged on WTO reform, EU-China trade cooperation, and China’s role in global governance. @hdijkstra.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social

🇯🇵 ENSURED in Tokyo! Last week, ENSURED researchers @hdijkstra.bsky.social & Michal Parizek exchanged with Japanese policy institutions & Hitotsubashi University. The topic: ENSURED's findings on the future of global governance. Stay tuned for more ENSURED outreach, including in 🇨🇳 & 🇮🇳 !

🏛️New report on global institutions! Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, our latest research by @hdijkstra.bsky.social shows that reform is far from straightforward, but there remains unexploited potential. @tsommerer.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @fasosmaastricht.bsky.social 👇

Reforming Global Institutions in an Era of Geopolitical Strain: Evidence from 15 Case Studies - Research Report | ENSURED

Global governance is often described as being in crisis, yet demand for effective international cooperation has never been higher. Drawing on ENSURED's 15 case studies, this report asks: How can inter...

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‍🛣️ENSURED is hitting the road! Our researchers are kicking the year off by presenting their findings at seminars across Asia. This January, they will visit: 🇯🇵 Japan 🇨🇳 China 🇮🇳 India More info 👇 And we’ll be posting updates across our socials, so be sure to follow along!

Events: Presenting ENSURED Research in Asia - Event | ENSURED

ENSURED researchers will be presenting the findings of their research at dissemination seminars across Asia.

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📽️ICYMI: ENSURED x CIVICUS Webinar In this 2️⃣nd installment of our webinar series, 4️⃣panellists explored the future of the WHO Pandemic Agreement. A tentative win for multilateralism, it’s still unratified due to debates over Pathogen Access & Benefit-Sharing (PABS). Watch it here: ⬇️

In Conversation with Civil Society: Reforming the Global Health Regime - Event Summary | ENSURED

This webinar brought together researchers and civil society practitioners to discuss the implications of the newly adopted World Health Organization (WHO) Pandemic Agreement and the future of global h...

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🚨🗣️ ENSURED Expert Survey New research by Soetkin Verhaegen, @hdijkstra.bsky.social & @tsommerer.bsky.social offers a global assessment (based on a survey of 763 experts) of how 110 international organisations are coping in today’s turbulent world. @maastrichtu.bsky.social @unipotsdam.bsky.social 👇

Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance for a World in Transition: Evidence From the ENSURED Expert Survey - Research Report | ENSURED

Based on the ENSURED Expert Survey, this report offers a global assessment of how 110 international organisations (IOs) are coping in today’s turbulent world.

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NEW PUBLICATION: In August-September 2025 we surveyed 763 experts in 48 countries on the challenges for Global Governance. This @ensured.bsky.social report has the results 🌐 1️⃣ Expert scores on 110 IOs 2️⃣ Forecasting of challenges 3️⃣ Conjoint on IO survival www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

Robust, Effective, and Democratic Global Governance for a World in Transition: Evidence From the ENSURED Expert Survey - Research Report | ENSURED

Based on the ENSURED Expert Survey, this report offers a global assessment of how 110 international organisations (IOs) are coping in today’s turbulent world.

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🚨 REPORT | "Actorness in Different Shades? Comparing EU External Action Across Global Governance Institutions" Drawing on 15 ENSURED case studies, @franziskapetri.bsky.social, @stevenblockmans.bsky.social, Edith Drieskens & @cerenjilan.bsky.social analyse how the EU performs across 5 policy areas.

Actorness in Different Shades? Comparing EU External Action Across Global Governance Institutions - Research Report | ENSURED

How strong an international actor is the EU in a shifting geopolitical landscape? Findings show significant variation in actorness across policy areas and highlight that different forms of EU support ...

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Today marks 10 years of Resolution 2250 on the Youth, Peace and Security agenda. Where are we at now? A new ENSURED blog takes stock of progress on youth-led peacebuilding and outlines what will be needed for the decade ahead. 🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/blog/ten-yea... @unu-cpr.bsky.social

“Youth Should Lead the Way”: Lessons from Ten Years of Programming on the Youth, Peace and Security Agenda - Expert Blog | ENSURED

Ten years after Resolution 2250 launched the Youth, Peace and Security (YPS) agenda, youth-led peacebuilding has proven its transformative potential across diverse contexts. To fulfil this agenda’s pr...

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How can the EU turn the CoE’s new AI Framework Convention into a global standard? ENSURED’s latest policy brief by Wade Hoxtell (@gppi.bsky.social) outlines four ways to solidify the EU's leadership in AI governance: ✨ratify the treaty 🛠️shape the CoP 🌍build up capacity 🤝align EU digital policy

Anchoring Global AI Governance: How the EU Can Leverage the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence - Policy Brief | ENSURED

As AI evolves faster than regulation, the Council of Europe’s new treaty offers a rare chance to anchor technology in democratic values. How can the EU turn this promise into global leadership on trus...

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New ENSURED report from @tsommerer.bsky.social & @haeunchoi.bsky.social examines how IOs are performing under rising geopolitical and democratic strain. Based on 2 updated datasets (1980–2023), it offers a system-wide view of IO performance and openness in today’s global order. What they found 👇

Between Stability and Stagnation: The Performance and Openness of International Organisations in a Changing Global Order - Research Report | ENSURED

As global governance faces rising geopolitical pressures, understanding how IOs are performing is increasingly vital. Drawing on two updated datasets, this report maps how IO effectiveness and inclusi...

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📢NEW REPORT! Increasingly, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are being contested on the global stage. In ENSURED’s latest report, Ha Eun Choi & @andrealiese.bsky.social chart how resilient human rights governance is in the face of contestation. 👇 @unipotsdam.bsky.social

The Global Governance of Sex and Gender: Women's and LGBTQI+ Rights Amid Regress, Reform, and Resilience - Research Report | ENSURED

After decades of progress and some landmark wins, women’s and LGBTQI+ rights are becoming increasingly contested on the global stage. How resilient is human rights governance in the face of pushback?

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🌍 Join us for the 1st ENSURED webinar: Youth Perspectives Meet Planetary Crisis 🗓️ 2 Dec, 14:00 CET 🖥️ Online We’ll explore how youth can shape global climate governance & influence UNFCCC/Paris processes. 👇 Learn more & register @franziskapetri.bsky.social @civicusalliance.bsky.social

In Conversation with Civil Society: Youth Perspectives Meet Planetary Crisis - Event | ENSURED

With global temperatures crossing 1.5°C, youth voices are reshaping the climate agenda. Join us for this ENSURED webinar as we bring research and youth advocacy together to identify where young people...

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Interesting new study on the CoE Framework Convention on #AI 👇

ENSURED@ensured.bsky.social · 9mo ago

🚨 New Research on the world’s first legally binding treaty on AI: Wade Hoxtell (@gppi.bsky.social) explores the negotiation process behind the Council of Europe’s new “Framework Convention.” How robust, effective, & democratic will this treaty prove to be?👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

Our colleagues from Centre of Public Finance and @charlesuni.cuni.cz examine 2 global tax reforms. 👉 Check the new Ensured Research: How can we stop billions lost to tax avoidance each year? 🔗www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications/reforming-global-tax-governance @fsv.charlesuni.cuni.cz @ec.europa.eu

ENSURED@ensured.bsky.social · 8mo ago

📝 REPORT: Tax Reform 💲Corporate profit shifting costs governments billions in tax revenue. Our latest report, by Tomáš Boukal, Petr Janský, Miroslav Palanský & Michal Parízek (Charles University), explores 2 multilateral initiatives tackling this issue👇 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...

🌻It's been 30+ years since the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) entered into force. Is the CBD still getting the job done? In a new ENSURED report, Franziska Petri, Jayati Srivastava, Edith Drieskens & Noa Lameire examine the state of biodiversity governance👇 @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social

Moving Global Biodiversity Governance Forward: How to Strengthen the Convention on Biological Diversity - Research Report | ENSURED

More than 30 years after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) came into force, the world is still struggling to slow biodiversity loss. Is the CBD still up to the task?

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