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⏱ UPCOMING EVENT MONDAY, FEBRUARY 2

#ResearchSeminar | Beyond State Capacity: How Non-State Governance and Adjudication Influence Rebel and Criminal Rule

🗣️ Ana Arjona (@polisciatnu.bsky.social y.social)
Chair: Lesley-Ann Daniels (IBEI)

🗓️ Monday, February 2 at 12:00
Info here 👉 t.ly/HiIjK
January 27, 2026 at 12:41 PM
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Socio-environmental movements emerge as key global guardians of biodiversity amid rising violence

New ICTA-UAB and @ibei.org research
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Socio-environmental movements emerge as key global guardians of biodiversity amid rising violence
A new study published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences reveals that organized civil society and social mobilization are key, yet often unrecognized, agents of global biodiversity...
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January 25, 2026 at 10:37 AM
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El consejero de Ciencia, Universidades e Innovación repasa las actividades de esta semana.

@tecnalia.bsky.social @isglobal.bsky.social @bsc-cns.bsky.social @ibei.org i.org @icfo.eu @isglobal.org
January 24, 2026 at 3:09 PM
IBEI strengthens its global presence! 🌐 We’ve participated in the 2026 #APSIA Deans’ and Directors Annual Meeting, joining forces with top international affairs schools to shape the future of global education and cooperation.

🔗 All the details here: t.ly/V77I2
January 23, 2026 at 12:46 PM
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Sailburuak oso bisita interesgarria egin zuten atzo unibertsitate arteko IBEI institutura.

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Interesante visita al Institut Barcelona d’Estudis Internacionals en la que el consejero y su equipo pudieron conocer de primera mano la labor que realiza este instituto interuniversitario.
January 23, 2026 at 7:50 AM
🔎Today’s Research Symposium was all about sharing the ongoing work of our academic community & getting feedback from colleagues.

🙌 Thanks for opening up your research for discussion. Can't wait to see where these projects go next!

📸 Pictures: flic.kr/s/aHBqjCHfBe
January 22, 2026 at 5:22 PM
¿Eres de #Iberoamérica y quieres completar tu formación en #Barcelona?

Solicita tu #beca @fundacioncarolina.es y aplica para los másters del IBEI este 2026-2027.

⏰ Fecha límite: 2 de marzo del 2026
🔗 Toda la información: t.ly/j4PyC
January 21, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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O que a #COP30 nos diz sobre o futuro da governança climática - e o que vem a seguir? Em 2026, o foco passa da negociação à implementação. Novo blog de Luciana Coube Cardoso (@ibei.org) analisa COP30, multilateralismo e os desafios pós-Acordo de Paris.

Leia aqui: www.eulas.network/pt/post/cop3...
COP30 e o Futuro da Governança Ambiental Global
Realizada em Belém, em novembro de 2025, a COP30 marcou os dez anos do Acordo de Paris e o primeiro ciclo completo de sua implementação. Em um contexto de turbulência geopolítica e enfraquecimento da ...
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January 15, 2026 at 10:00 AM
About today’s #ResearchSeminar❗

🔎 Escalation Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War: Between Great Power Peace and World War Three

💬 Andrew Cottey (@ucc.ie)

Chair: Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI)

Check our agenda for next events!
👉 t.ly/nL-CV
January 19, 2026 at 12:42 PM
📙 ‘Has oil richness been a force for income equality in Venezuela over the long term?'

Pablo Astorga (IBEI) examines how economic, social and demographic changes interacted with the oil industry to affect the distribution of wealth.

Click and read ➡️ ehes.org/wp/EHES_283....
January 16, 2026 at 9:38 AM
🔎 Check this article

‘Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey’ by Edward Goldring, Jonas Willibald Schmid and Fulya Apaydin (IBEI).

Read here 👉 t.ly/8uHxg
@cambridge.org
@poppublicsphere.bsky.social
Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey | Perspectives on Politics | Cambridge Core
Blame Shifting in Autocracies following Large-Scale Disasters: Evidence from Turkey
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January 15, 2026 at 10:49 AM
🔔Reminder!

📢#VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher (IN2PB Project)

Join IN2PB Project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies".

👉We look forward to your application!

📎Info: t.ly/hJV-K
‼️Deadline: 21th, Jan 2026
January 14, 2026 at 9:55 AM
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A last chance for the EU #Mercosur Agreement? As the upcoming signing approaches, Ignacio Bartesaghi & Natalia De María unpack the long road, #geopolitics and high stakes behind this landmark #trade deal.

On the blog (ENG, ESP, PT): www.eulas.network/post/eu-merc...
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EU–Mercosur Agreement Explained: Decades of Negotiations, Politics, and Geopolitics
Relations between the EU and Mercosur date back decades, with the 1990s Framework Agreement enabling negotiations for an Association Agreement. Talks came close in 2004 and again in 2019, but shifting...
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January 12, 2026 at 9:50 AM
🚀 Join us on monday!

#ResearchSeminar | Escalation Dynamics in the Russia-Ukraine War: Between Great Power Peace and World War III

🎤 Andrew Cottey (@ucc.ie)
Chair: Elisabeth Johansson-Nogués (IBEI)

🔍 Monday 19 January
🕰️ 12:00h

Don't miss out!
Sign up here ➡️ t.ly/Vwlcv
January 13, 2026 at 10:53 AM
‘Trump, Veneçuela i el “domini energètic”’

El breu article de @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social (IBEI) al diari @ara.cat sobre la intervenció dels Estats Units a Veneçuela i com encaixa en l'agenda de recursos més àmplia de Trump.

Click aqui 👇 t.ly/tkw_t
Trump, Veneçuela i el “domini energètic”
Si algun observador encara dubtava de les motivacions que hi ha darrere de la intervenció dels Estats Units a Veneçuela, el president Donald Trump en persona va dissipar bona part de la incertesa dura...
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January 9, 2026 at 9:36 AM
‘Why States Arm and Why, Sometimes, They Do So Together’, an article by Jonata Anicetti (Metropolitan University Prague) and Ulrich Krotz (IBEI), explores the reasons why no single theory can explain arms proliferation.

📌Link here t.ly/btYiV
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Why States Arm and Why, Sometimes, They Do So Together
Abstract. Why do states arm? And why do they, sometimes, do so together with other states? International relations and security studies scholars have long
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January 8, 2026 at 12:42 PM
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Do read our first issue of 2026!

😇 Here with the right link: www.tandfonline.com/toc/rjpp20/3...
NEW RELEASE! 📘

Special issue of the @jeppjournal.bsky.social co-edited Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Laura Chaqués Bonafont (@ub.edu -IBEI).

All 15 articles are available for download with open access for a limited time.

Link ➡️ t.ly/wiNB1
January 7, 2026 at 1:11 PM
NEW RELEASE! 📘

Special issue of the @jeppjournal.bsky.social co-edited Frank Baumgartner (University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill) and Laura Chaqués Bonafont (@ub.edu -IBEI).

All 15 articles are available for download with open access for a limited time.

Link ➡️ t.ly/wiNB1
January 7, 2026 at 1:02 PM
🔔 Reminder!
📢 #VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher Position (KNOWPOLIS project)

A team that advances research on evidence-informed governance and policy advice in a rapidly changing world. Don't miss your chance!

🔎Info: t.ly/XnMTo
⏳Deadline: 15th, January 2026
January 7, 2026 at 12:36 PM
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⏰ CFP reminder! Submit your abstract (≤300 words) for the EULAS–PUC-Rio International Conference on Euro–LAC cooperation, climate & biodiversity.
📅 Deadline: 12 Jan 2026 | EN/ES/PT
🔗https://shorturl.at/CuZlZ
#EULAS #CFP #SDGs #PUCRio @ibei.org
📣Announcing: CfP for the next @EULASNetwork Conference w.@IRI_PUCRio. Join us to discuss Euro–LAC cooperation on Climate, Biodiversity & the SDGs!
📍Rio de Janeiro | 23–25 Mar 2026
📝 Abstracts (ENG, ESP and PT) due 12 Jan 2026
🔗 Learn More: ln.run/SOGU0 @ibei.org
January 7, 2026 at 10:20 AM
🥂 IBEI team wishes you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year 2026! ✨

👉🏾 IBEI will be closed from December 24, 2025, to January 6, 2026 (both included).

⏰ Specific schedule during the #Christmas break here: https://t.ly/WC_KH
December 24, 2025 at 11:03 AM
🏛️ Exposició "25 anys de l'Observatori de Política Exterior Europea"

La @uab.cat organitza una exposició que recorre la trajectòria de l’Obs, fundat per d’Esther Barbé (UAB - IBEI).

📍Biblioteca de Ciències Socials (02.10. 25 – 16.01.26)
🔗t.ly/vsCh2
December 23, 2025 at 1:12 PM
📢 NEW #VACANCY: Predoctoral Researcher (IN2PB Project)

Join the IN2PB Project "Measuring institutional independence: A comparative framework for the study of public bodies".

We look forward to your application!

📎Info: t.ly/hJV-K
🗓️ Deadline: 21th, January 2026
December 22, 2025 at 11:50 AM
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2025 milestones of our EUFOG #MSCA Doctoral Network:

✅ Kick-off Meeting and project launch at @ibei.org
✅ Welcomed our 18 EUFOG Doctoral Fellows 👉 Meet them here! www.eufog.network/doctoral-can...
✅ Held our first EUFOG Workshop hosted by @aejuncos.bsky.social at @bristoluni.bsky.social
December 22, 2025 at 8:23 AM
🌍 #Science with Purpose

Various authors including Mariana Walter (IBEI), examine in ‘The Activism Responsibility of Climate Scientists and the Value of Science-Based Activism’ the critical role of scientists in driving societal change.

Full article 👇
t.ly/eiEGs
December 19, 2025 at 11:42 AM