News & Events

Panel: EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World

Event Summary

28.8.2025

Panel: EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World

As pressure increases and informal arenas gain influence, the EU faces a critical choice: defend the rules-based order or adapt to a more fragmented landscape. At the ECPR Conference, ENSURED and sister project NAVIGATOR explored how Europe can shape cooperation.

strategic communication

Event

11.8.2025

Event: Crafting Global Narratives – Strategic Communications for Multilateralism

Is the EU telling a compelling story about multilateralism? Join us for an event in Berlin on the power of storytelling in global governance.

Sophia Armanski, Clara Weinhardt, Amanda Pridmore

Webinar: Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health

health and pandemics

Event Summary

6.8.2025

Webinar: Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health

Global health is the business of a lot of different actors. In a recent webinar, ENSURED's Óscar Fernández delved into how the EU has attempted to shape regime complexity in global health governance.

Summer School: Global Governance Transformation for a World in Transition

Event Summary

10.7.2025

Summer School: Global Governance Transformation for a World in Transition

The ENSURED PhD Summer School brought together early-career researchers for an intensive week of interdisciplinary learning and exchange. Hosted by Maastricht University in July 2025, the programme explored how international institutions respond to climate change, migration, health crises, trade issues, and security challenges in a contested global order.

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trade and inequality

Event

12.6.2025

Event: Prospects for WTO Reform in Light of the Geoeconomic Turn

How likely is WTO reform amid rising geopolitical tensions and the resurgence of economic statecraft? ENSURED's Clara Weinhardt and Michal Parízek will unpack how competing global visions are reshaping trade governance and what it means for multilateralism.

Roundtable: Turning 10 at COP Belém – a Reality Check for the Paris Agreement

climate and sustainability

Event

27.5.2025

Roundtable: Turning 10 at COP Belém – a Reality Check for the Paris Agreement

2025 marks the 10th anniversary of the Paris Agreement. What is at stake?

Irina Kustova, Christian Dietz, Renske van Hoof

News

26.5.2025

Out Now: Issue #3 of Axial Shifts

The third edition of Axial Shifts, the ENSURED newsletter, offers a peek at new reports on global institutions, a chance to #MeetTheResearchers, and more!

The 2025 State of Civil Society Report Is Out

News

2.4.2025

The 2025 State of Civil Society Report Is Out

CIVICUS' State of Civil Society Report offers a perspective of the world as it stands in early 2025: one plagued by crises and growing instability, but also where civil society continues to work hard to hold the line.

Inés Pousadela, Andrew Firmin, Mandeep Tiwana

International Institutions, Systemic Reform, and Global Governance Transformation

Event Summary

21.3.2025

International Institutions, Systemic Reform, and Global Governance Transformation

Is it possible for global governance be effective, robust, and democratic at the same time? An event summary from ENSURED's 2025 ISA Panel.

What ENSURED Is Up To

Panel: EU Support for Global Governance in a Contested World

Event: Crafting Global Narratives – Strategic Communications for Multilateralism

Webinar: Navigating Regime Complexity in Global Health

Summer School: Global Governance Transformation for a World in Transition

Event: Prospects for WTO Reform in Light of the Geoeconomic Turn

Roundtable: Turning 10 at COP Belém – a Reality Check for the Paris Agreement

Out Now: Issue #3 of Axial Shifts

The 2025 State of Civil Society Report Is Out

International Institutions, Systemic Reform, and Global Governance Transformation