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Thought leadership from EUI scholars

Dive into sharp, evidence-based commentary from EUI academics. From today's key issues to tomorrow's hidden breakthroughs - this is where thought leadership comes to life.

Fresh thinking, straight from the EUI

Original, evidence-based commentary from EUI academics—bringing research-grounded analysis to the wider public. Clear, timely, accessible.

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    Alina Soloviova - 31/03/2026

    Surviving the winter: local energy hubs and community resilience in wartime Ukraine

    With infrastructure under fire, Ukraine proves that resilience requires more than central grids. In this EUIdeas piece, Alina Soloviova discusses t...

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    Pier Luigi Parcu - 20/03/2026

    Media pluralism after the EMFA: time for a European monitor

    In this EUIdeas piece, Pier Luigi Parcu argues that the Media Pluralism Monitor helped Europe assessing media pluralism at national level. The next...

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    Olena Snigyr - 23/02/2026

    War behind the talks: Europe in Russia’s coercive strategy

    In this EUIdeas commentary, Olena Snigyr dissects Russia’s strategy in negotiations aimed at ending the Russian-Ukrainian war. She argues that US p...

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  • Latin America map divided countries in black

    Salvador LescanoEmilio Rodriguez-Triocci - 12/02/2026

    Latin American failures: the case of Venezuela

    In this EUIdeas piece, Salvador Lescano and Emilio Rodriguez-Triocci argue that the US’s recent intervention in Venezuela has shown the failure of ...

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    Roberta Carlini - 29/01/2026

    Should the European Media Freedom Act block a risky takeover in the Italian media sector?

    Italy's media landscape is on the brink of a historic shift as one of its major newspaper publishers faces acquisition by a foreign media mogul. In...

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    Abdollah Baei Lashaki - 14/01/2026

    When connectivity becomes a threat: internet shutdowns and the erosion of the public sphere in Iran

    In the current wave of protests, internet shutdowns are a tool of repression in Iran. In this EUIdeas piece, Research Fellow Abdollah Baei Lashaki ...

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The power of knowledge

On the occasion of the EUIdeas research festival, we asked our academics: What is the most powerful piece of knowledge you have encountered and how has it transformed your research?

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    Siofra O'Leary - 01/04/2026

    From Irish tragedy to European constitutional pluralism

    Síofra O’Leary reflects on three cases before the Irish and two European courts in the early 1990s which fed slow but sure societal and constitutio...

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    Giacomo Calzolari - 01/04/2026

    From philosophy and watermills to the economics of innovation

    EUI Provost Giacomo Calzolari reflects on how an unexpected lesson on medieval technology reshaped his intellectual path—a first-person essay on Th...

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    Zuzanna Samson - 01/04/2026

    Learning the responsibility of research in a world of inequality

    In this first-person account, EUI doctoral researcher Zuzanna Samson reflects on how learning, privilege, and inequality reshaped her understanding...

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Research festival

EUIdeas: The Power of Knowledge

EUIdeas: The Power of Knowledge is the EUI’s flagship research and public engagement event, sharing the name of this thought leadership platform and creating a space where ideas move beyond the digital sphere and into direct exchange. As part of the Institute’s anniversary celebrations, the 2026 edition convenes academics, policymakers, civic actors, and the wider public around the role of knowledge in addressing Europe’s most pressing challenges. The first edition takes place on 8 May 2026.

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Across the board: advanced analysis

In-depth articles from specialised EUI centres, programmes, and projects. Rich in technical detail and aimed at readers with subject expertise.

  • Beyond ‘bad actors’: Why do some employers use irregular migrant workers?

    Eda Yazici, Bridget Anderson, Martin Ruhs - 23/03/2026

    Irregular migrants, defined as migrants without the legal right to reside in their host countries, play a significant role in European labour marke...

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  • Why Syrian refugee return is driven by push, not pull

    Umutcan Yüksel, Tineke Strik - 20/03/2026

    Fifteen months after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, over 1.4 million Syrian refugees have returned home. This figure has been announced as a mileston...

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  • The Savings and Investments Union: from broad ambition to emerging priorities

    Pierre Schlosser, Cathal Coffey - 16/03/2026

    The European Union’s Savings and Investments Union (SIU) agenda is ambitious. At first glance, the range of potential policy interventions can seem...

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#EUIUpFront: Where EUI minds meet the moment

The EUI’s brightest thinkers tackle today’s big questions - and uncover the next ones. This video conversation series brings together EUI scholars to discuss the hottest topics from diverse angles, perspectives, and disciplines.

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Insight out: EUI experts speak up in the press

Big brains, bold takes. EUI scholars weigh in, with facts, flair, and fresh angles, in top outlets around the world.

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    Europe’s “limited responsibility” model must go

    Marco Buti, Giancarlo Corsetti, Marcello Messori - 09/03/2026

    Published on: Project Syndicate

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    Policy coordination for fractured times. Unstable geopolitics complicates effective coordination of fiscal and monetary policy

    Giancarlo Corsetti, Leonardo Melosi - 06/03/2026

    Published on: IMF's F&D Magazine

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    Agroecology: rethinking global policy efficiency and funding priorities to overcome the blind spot in climate action

    Fabio Gaetano Santeramo - 24/02/2026

    Published on: The Conversation

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