Great to see state level formal support for Ukraine increasing through bilateral agreements.
But what is ‘geopolitical EU’ building for its security?
This series of treaties seem to weigh on the side of ‘Europe is not always forged through crisis.’ 👉🏾 bit.ly/3UbQrjT

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Lessons from CEE for EU wisdom.

The case of Hungary can help us learn how to spot a failing democracy before we're too late.

'Hungary looked like a democracy when it joined the EU in 2004, but Hungarian efforts to consolidate democracy were already failing.' Veronica Anghel Erik Jones

muse.jhu.edu/pub/1/article/…

What if Hungary was never a democracy, & V Orban never a liberal? How could we have seen that sooner? An article that challenges the linearity of democratic backsliding in the latest Journal of Democracy
A useful case to study in the era of new EU enlargement 👇🏿
bit.ly/3TM6Z0w

Yep, they were right. San Francisco, 49 sq miles surrounded by reality. #isa2024
Join us for a panel on crisis driven EU transformations. We will explore further applications of the ‘EU is a system of common resource pools’ argument just out WEP Journal
👉🏾tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

The success of EU candidates depends on whether they consolidate democracy. Let’s keep working to avoid the Hungary scenario.

Out in the best company, from European Consortium for Political Research ‘Rising Star’ lecture ideas
EU Neighbourhood & Enlargement 🇪🇺 The Robert Schuman Centre Michael McFaul R. Daniel Kelemen Kim Lane Scheppele Zsuzsanna Szelenyi CEU Democracy Institute CEU_RoL

We had fewer students in the EU integration class Central European University Invisible Uni for 🇺🇦 today. I hope those missing found shelter from Russia's 100 drones & missile attack. Heartbreaking. But class keeps going. Many thanks Jelena Dzankic & Milica Uvalic The Robert Schuman Centre for sharing their knowledge.

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What a privileged position to go between an enlargement policy meeting among decision makers in NATO’s newest members 🇫🇮&🇸🇪 to a most timely European Consortium for Political Research workshop on the geopolitics of European integration. A roomful of experts assembled by Lucas Schramm Christian Freudlsperger Leuphana

With the strongest support for EU enlargement, as new NATO members when others hide from the responsibility of shared defense, and showing a great ability to speak to the EU’s East & West, Sweden 🇸🇪 & Finland 🇫🇮 are perfectly positioned for a leadership role in the EU 🇪🇺 #hanalys

On my way to the annual security retreat of NATO’s newest members Finland 🇫🇮 & Sweden 🇸🇪

Enlargement is part of the EU’s security building toolbox; and it is how the EU🇪🇺 can provide a security guarantee to Ukraine 🇺🇦 and to its current members.

Neat Post-Doc opportunity on #Global #Governance & IOs.
Tine Hanrieder Dr. Joanne Yao Mette Eilstrup-Sangiovanni Nina Reiners Veronica Anghel Dr. Alexandra C Budabin
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Many thanks Alberto Alemanno for sharing his knowledge of 🇪🇺institutions & reform w/Central European University Invisible Uni for Ukraine. The project delivers the best lectures to students whose studies have been interrupted by the war. While official enrollment ended, do get in touch if you want to audit.

📢 Excited to announce the launch event of our latest Solid Research Project Cambridge University Press - Politics book! If you’re interested in the #refugee -crisis, #Immigration , or EU #integration save the date (13 March, 12:00 CET) and join at The Robert Schuman Centre or on Zoom! Event registration: eui.eu/events?id=5665…

Check out the new special issue 'On the Political Economy of the War in Ukraine'! It offers deep insights into the institutions shaping Ukrainian resilience during the war.

1/ Take procurement, for example. While many Western narratives focus on corruption in Ukraine, they often…

What's in the latest European Council Experts' Debrief❓

Veronica Anghel from The Robert Schuman Centre wrote an expert piece on improving the prospect of 🇪🇺 #enlargement

👉 tepsa.eu/policy-advice/… Veronica Anghel

We started classes Central European University Invisible Uni for Ukraine🇺🇦 with an honest & forward looking talk w/ 🇪🇺Martin Selmayr. The EU's transformation since the full scale invasion is profound, but there is much more to do. Practicing academic integration for&with 🇺🇦students is one step forward.