ENSURED
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How can the EU better defend & transform multilateralism?
ENSURED is funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme. Posts reflect views of project partners only.
https://www.ensuredeurope.eu/
ENSURED is funded by the EU's Horizon Europe programme. Posts reflect views of project partners only.
https://www.ensuredeurope.eu/
🤝 As global multilateralism undergoes a period of readjustment, how can the EU and the Global South work together to shape its future?
Last week, ENSURED researchers gathered in Rio to discuss with scholars from across the Global South. The event summary 👇:
www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Last week, ENSURED researchers gathered in Rio to discuss with scholars from across the Global South. The event summary 👇:
www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
November 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
🤝 As global multilateralism undergoes a period of readjustment, how can the EU and the Global South work together to shape its future?
Last week, ENSURED researchers gathered in Rio to discuss with scholars from across the Global South. The event summary 👇:
www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Last week, ENSURED researchers gathered in Rio to discuss with scholars from across the Global South. The event summary 👇:
www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
👥 How democratic are international organisations? Do all states have an equal say? And what role do non-state actors, like scientists or civil society actors, have to play?
Read ENSURED's latest research for some common challenges that undermine IO democracy: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Read ENSURED's latest research for some common challenges that undermine IO democracy: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
October 13, 2025 at 11:36 AM
👥 How democratic are international organisations? Do all states have an equal say? And what role do non-state actors, like scientists or civil society actors, have to play?
Read ENSURED's latest research for some common challenges that undermine IO democracy: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Read ENSURED's latest research for some common challenges that undermine IO democracy: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Join ENSURED in Paris! 🇫🇷
In an roundtable co-hosted with @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social & @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, we’ll reflect on a decade of implementation & the road to Belém.
🗓️ 15 Oct, 17:30 CET
📍 Jacques Chapsal Amphitheatre, Paris
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dMky_C-j
In an roundtable co-hosted with @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social & @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, we’ll reflect on a decade of implementation & the road to Belém.
🗓️ 15 Oct, 17:30 CET
📍 Jacques Chapsal Amphitheatre, Paris
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dMky_C-j
October 8, 2025 at 6:54 AM
Join ENSURED in Paris! 🇫🇷
In an roundtable co-hosted with @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social & @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, we’ll reflect on a decade of implementation & the road to Belém.
🗓️ 15 Oct, 17:30 CET
📍 Jacques Chapsal Amphitheatre, Paris
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dMky_C-j
In an roundtable co-hosted with @ceri-sciencespo.bsky.social & @kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social, we’ll reflect on a decade of implementation & the road to Belém.
🗓️ 15 Oct, 17:30 CET
📍 Jacques Chapsal Amphitheatre, Paris
🔗 Learn more: lnkd.in/dMky_C-j
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
Read about the trade-offs IOs must navigate to deliver results while remaining resilient to existential challenges: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
September 24, 2025 at 12:04 PM
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
Read about the trade-offs IOs must navigate to deliver results while remaining resilient to existential challenges: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
📢 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
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
September 2, 2025 at 8:48 AM
📢 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
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
📸 Today at the #ecprgc25: ENSURED & sister project NAVIGATOR on the panel “EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World,” chaired by @hdijkstra.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social).
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
August 28, 2025 at 11:30 AM
📸 Today at the #ecprgc25: ENSURED & sister project NAVIGATOR on the panel “EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World,” chaired by @hdijkstra.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social).
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Ft.: ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social, Jan Karlas & more!
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
How does the EU frame its role in multilateral governance? Where are its narrative strengths&weaknesses?
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
August 28, 2025 at 6:30 AM
How does the EU frame its role in multilateral governance? Where are its narrative strengths&weaknesses?
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
Join us @ Robert Bosch Stiftung in Berlin, 18:00, Sept 9 for a discussion on this & other questions about strategic communications for multilateralism.
Register: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
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
Register by Sept 8: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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
Register by Sept 8: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @maastrichtu.bsky.social
Save the date! Join us on Sept 9 at 18:00 in Berlin for an event on “Crafting Global Narratives – Strategic Communications for Multilateralism.”
REGISTER NOW: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @ensured.bsky.social
REGISTER NOW: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @ensured.bsky.social
August 20, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Save the date! Join us on Sept 9 at 18:00 in Berlin for an event on “Crafting Global Narratives – Strategic Communications for Multilateralism.”
REGISTER NOW: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @ensured.bsky.social
REGISTER NOW: ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com
@maastrichtu.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social @claraweinhardt.bsky.social @ensured.bsky.social
Is the EU telling a compelling multilateral story?
Join ENSURED for a dynamic evening on the power of storytelling in global governance:
📍Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Str. 32, 10117 Berlin)
📅Sept 9, 18:00
✒️https://ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com/
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social
Join ENSURED for a dynamic evening on the power of storytelling in global governance:
📍Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Str. 32, 10117 Berlin)
📅Sept 9, 18:00
✒️https://ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com/
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social
August 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
Is the EU telling a compelling multilateral story?
Join ENSURED for a dynamic evening on the power of storytelling in global governance:
📍Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Str. 32, 10117 Berlin)
📅Sept 9, 18:00
✒️https://ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com/
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social
Join ENSURED for a dynamic evening on the power of storytelling in global governance:
📍Robert Bosch Stiftung (Französische Str. 32, 10117 Berlin)
📅Sept 9, 18:00
✒️https://ensuredinberlin.eventbrite.com/
@claraweinhardt.bsky.social @gppi.bsky.social
🎥 #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
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
July 15, 2025 at 8:53 AM
🎥 #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
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
🎓🌍 It's the last day of the ENSURED Summer School!
Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance.
A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas!
📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance.
A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas!
📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
July 11, 2025 at 11:11 AM
🎓🌍 It's the last day of the ENSURED Summer School!
Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance.
A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas!
📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
Over the last week, students & researchers have grappled with the challenges and future of effective, robust & democratic global governance.
A huge 🙏 to the participants for their ideas!
📝 Read the summary: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
🗳️⚖️ What makes an IO “democratic”? Our research shows that it is all about participation & accountability.
In recent reports, ENSURED researchers looked at which factors undermine democracy in IOs. They include:
🛑 Restrictions on civil society participation
🛑 Regime complexity
🛑 Great speed
In recent reports, ENSURED researchers looked at which factors undermine democracy in IOs. They include:
🛑 Restrictions on civil society participation
🛑 Regime complexity
🛑 Great speed
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
🗳️⚖️ What makes an IO “democratic”? Our research shows that it is all about participation & accountability.
In recent reports, ENSURED researchers looked at which factors undermine democracy in IOs. They include:
🛑 Restrictions on civil society participation
🛑 Regime complexity
🛑 Great speed
In recent reports, ENSURED researchers looked at which factors undermine democracy in IOs. They include:
🛑 Restrictions on civil society participation
🛑 Regime complexity
🛑 Great speed
“Robustness:” how well an institution “withstands external & internal contestations,” while upholding & advancing core functions. ENSURED research identifies factors undermining it, incl. 🗺️geopoliticisation, ⛓️💥institutional fragmentation, &💸underfunding.
More at: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
More at: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
June 26, 2025 at 9:10 AM
“Robustness:” how well an institution “withstands external & internal contestations,” while upholding & advancing core functions. ENSURED research identifies factors undermining it, incl. 🗺️geopoliticisation, ⛓️💥institutional fragmentation, &💸underfunding.
More at: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
More at: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
😷 WEBINAR | Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health
Join ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) for an @euhealthgov.bsky.social event on how the EU navigates health governance.
📅 June 11
🕝 13–14 CEST
📍 Online
✍️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/01c616...
Join ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) for an @euhealthgov.bsky.social event on how the EU navigates health governance.
📅 June 11
🕝 13–14 CEST
📍 Online
✍️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/01c616...
May 21, 2025 at 8:08 AM
😷 WEBINAR | Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health
Join ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) for an @euhealthgov.bsky.social event on how the EU navigates health governance.
📅 June 11
🕝 13–14 CEST
📍 Online
✍️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/01c616...
Join ENSURED's @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social (@fasosmaastricht.bsky.social) for an @euhealthgov.bsky.social event on how the EU navigates health governance.
📅 June 11
🕝 13–14 CEST
📍 Online
✍️: events.teams.microsoft.com/event/01c616...
What makes our researchers tick? 🕰️📖
For @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social (@Maastricht University), studying multilateralism is about so much more than just making global governance more effective…🚨
Find his recent report (with @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social) here: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
For @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social (@Maastricht University), studying multilateralism is about so much more than just making global governance more effective…🚨
Find his recent report (with @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social) here: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
May 20, 2025 at 2:42 PM
What makes our researchers tick? 🕰️📖
For @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social (@Maastricht University), studying multilateralism is about so much more than just making global governance more effective…🚨
Find his recent report (with @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social) here: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
For @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social (@Maastricht University), studying multilateralism is about so much more than just making global governance more effective…🚨
Find his recent report (with @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social) here: www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
🌐 As the #WHA78 opens today, a new ENSURED report asks: How does the IP–public health regime impact vaccine access?
Read how WTO, WHO & WIPO dynamics shape policy – and what it means going forward.
📝 By @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
Read how WTO, WHO & WIPO dynamics shape policy – and what it means going forward.
📝 By @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
May 19, 2025 at 10:17 AM
🌐 As the #WHA78 opens today, a new ENSURED report asks: How does the IP–public health regime impact vaccine access?
Read how WTO, WHO & WIPO dynamics shape policy – and what it means going forward.
📝 By @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
Read how WTO, WHO & WIPO dynamics shape policy – and what it means going forward.
📝 By @ofernandezfdez.bsky.social & @mirkoheinzel.bsky.social
🔗 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications...
Hot off the press: ENSURED’s first 5 research reports! 🥳🎉
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
May 5, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Hot off the press: ENSURED’s first 5 research reports! 🥳🎉
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
Multilateralism: What's working, what isn’t & where is room for reform?
A deep dive:
🛠 WTO reform
🌱 UNFCCC decision-making
💉 IP-Public Health nexus
⚖️ UN HRC
💻 Cyberspace governance
Read the reports 👉 www.ensuredeurope.eu/publications
What draws #ENSURED researchers to studying multilateralism & global governance? For @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social), the answer obvious: climate change. “It is just necessary to look at the global level, because you can’t fix climate change alone.”
#MeetTheResearchers
#MeetTheResearchers
April 28, 2025 at 2:30 PM
What draws #ENSURED researchers to studying multilateralism & global governance? For @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social), the answer obvious: climate change. “It is just necessary to look at the global level, because you can’t fix climate change alone.”
#MeetTheResearchers
#MeetTheResearchers
There is much to look forward to at ENSURED! The project's first 5️⃣ reports are dropping soon & @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) is excited to see how the results from across ENSURED's various research streams interact with and build on each other.
#MeetTheResearchers
#MeetTheResearchers
April 28, 2025 at 10:23 AM
There is much to look forward to at ENSURED! The project's first 5️⃣ reports are dropping soon & @franziskapetri.bsky.social (@kuleuvenuniversity.bsky.social) is excited to see how the results from across ENSURED's various research streams interact with and build on each other.
#MeetTheResearchers
#MeetTheResearchers
What drives our researchers’ interest in global governance?
For Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz), it’s the interplay between power politics and finding collective solutions to global challenges.
What fascinates you about global governance?
#MeetTheResearchers #ENSUREDEurope
For Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz), it’s the interplay between power politics and finding collective solutions to global challenges.
What fascinates you about global governance?
#MeetTheResearchers #ENSUREDEurope
April 22, 2025 at 1:25 PM
What drives our researchers’ interest in global governance?
For Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz), it’s the interplay between power politics and finding collective solutions to global challenges.
What fascinates you about global governance?
#MeetTheResearchers #ENSUREDEurope
For Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz), it’s the interplay between power politics and finding collective solutions to global challenges.
What fascinates you about global governance?
#MeetTheResearchers #ENSUREDEurope
📽️ Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz) is excited that ENSURED research connects him directly with key players in global trade. As WTO reforms take shape amid rising tensions, his team has been on the ground in Geneva. Stay tuned for their findings coming soon in a new #ENSURED research report! 🧐
April 22, 2025 at 8:08 AM
📽️ Michal Parizek (@charlesuni.cuni.cz) is excited that ENSURED research connects him directly with key players in global trade. As WTO reforms take shape amid rising tensions, his team has been on the ground in Geneva. Stay tuned for their findings coming soon in a new #ENSURED research report! 🧐
In the 2025 State of Civil Society Report, ENSURED consortium member CIVICUS takes the pulse of global civil society. Political crises are up, while funding is down. But: “crises can present opportunities to experiment.” Read the full report: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
#SOCS2025
#SOCS2025
April 11, 2025 at 8:31 AM
In the 2025 State of Civil Society Report, ENSURED consortium member CIVICUS takes the pulse of global civil society. Political crises are up, while funding is down. But: “crises can present opportunities to experiment.” Read the full report: www.ensuredeurope.eu/news-events/...
#SOCS2025
#SOCS2025
ENSURED's Andrea Liese shares her excitement about diving into a case study on the UN Human Rights Council and exploring how the #humanrights system could be made more #robust, #effective, and #democratic.
Findings from Andrea's research will be published in early May.🚀 The countdown starts now!
Findings from Andrea's research will be published in early May.🚀 The countdown starts now!
April 10, 2025 at 3:30 PM
ENSURED's Andrea Liese shares her excitement about diving into a case study on the UN Human Rights Council and exploring how the #humanrights system could be made more #robust, #effective, and #democratic.
Findings from Andrea's research will be published in early May.🚀 The countdown starts now!
Findings from Andrea's research will be published in early May.🚀 The countdown starts now!
🔦 Researcher Spotlight: Meet Andrea Liese (University of Potsdam). What made her interested in studying global governance? Being surrounded by conversations about politics early in life, an interest in international relations, and an internship at the UN shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain.
April 10, 2025 at 1:32 PM
🔦 Researcher Spotlight: Meet Andrea Liese (University of Potsdam). What made her interested in studying global governance? Being surrounded by conversations about politics early in life, an interest in international relations, and an internship at the UN shortly after the fall of the Iron Curtain.