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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 10/04/2026

Looking forward to next week's Global Citizenship seminar @eui-schuman.bsky.social @eui-ggp.bsky.social ! Join us if you are around in Florence.

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

🌎 How is Latin America reshaping international law for the 21st century? EUI Prof. @lawprofpuig.bsky.social reflects on the region’s global impact & his award-winning book 'Latin American International Law in the Twenty-First Century'. 👉 loom.ly/e-Xz0_k

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Sergio Puig on how Latin America is shaping the future of international law

EUI Law Professor Sergio Puig, coeditor of Latin American International Law in the TwentyFirst Century, reflects on Latin Americas distinctive contributions t

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Scuola Normale Superiore @sns.it · 04/10/2025

The PhD Seasonal School “Democratic Backsliding and Political Conflict” ended on Sept 30. 24 participants explored democratic decline, political conflict, and the role of social media, with sessions at the SNS in Cortona and at the European University Institute in Florence. @eui-eu.bsky.social

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Trans European Policy Studies Association (TEPSA) @tepsa.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

#NewPublication‼️ In our latest Experts' Debrief we asked 1⃣4⃣ leading experts from our pan-European network to reflect on the future of the transatlantic partnership in the context of mounting global challenges and the impacts of the #Trump administration on 🇺🇸 in the world 🔗 tepsa.eu/policy-advic...

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Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

🚨 We’re #hiring a Research Fellow in #DigitalFinance, #SustainableFinance, #BankingSupervision & #FinancialStability! 📍 Florence, Italy 💼 Full-time | 💶 ~€3,620/month net + allowances 📅 Apply by 7 Sept 2025 Info & application: www.eui.eu/Documents/Se... #EUIJobs #JobAlert

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

💡 Timely reading as international partners gather to discuss Ukraine’s recovery and future in Europe. @costhermanin.bsky.social, @eui-ggp.bsky.social

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

The paper explores how the ongoing war complicates Ukraine’s efforts to meet EU accession criteria, particularly on minority rights, highlighting tensions over the use of Russian and the role of kin-state minorities, such as Hungary’s.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

🇺🇦 As the Ukraine Recovery Conference 2025 in Rome is approaching, this working paper sheds light on the complexity for Ukraine in the present context of fulfilling the EU accession criteria on the protection of persons belonging to minorities. Read the full publication🔗👉 buff.ly/xvQOui2

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

🍉Summer is heating up, and so is our research 📚 Access our latest reports on media pluralism, the global state of #citizenship, digital authoritarian practices, #calls for papers, #vacancies and more opportunities! Read the newsletter ✉️ buff.ly/ii1goLq Subscribe to stay updated 🔔 loom.ly/nfPQ_QI

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

The 2025 edition highlights three key themes: ▫️ Gender equality in citizenship law ▫️ Immigrant inclusion through naturalisation ▫️ Security of status and provisions for citizenship deprivation

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

Drawing on updated legal information and longitudinal trends on dual citizenship since 1960, the report maps the variety of ways in which states regulate access to citizenship through birth, naturalisation, and loss of status. The report is authored by the ‪@eui-ggp.bsky.social‬'s GLOBACIT team.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 25/06/2025

❔How is citizenship acquired -and lost- across the globe today? ❔Who counts as a citizen - and who decides? The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report presents new comparative data on how citizenship is regulated in 191 countries. Curious to find out? 🔗 buff.ly/jbDsrnh ‪@globalcit.bsky.social‬

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

5 years after the outbreak, many of the crises revealed by the pandemic—polarisation, disinformation, global fragmentation—remain pressing. This event marks the end of 3 years of collaborative research on how to rebuild democratic resilience in a time of geopolitical turbulence.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

⌛ 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘪𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘭𝘢𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘰𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘭𝘦𝘨𝘢𝘤𝘺 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘥-19 𝘱𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘮𝘪𝘤? 📌 Join the final conference of the @eui-egpp.bsky.social's 𝙍𝙀𝙂𝙍𝙊𝙐𝙋 project, as leading scholars reflect on the post-pandemic governance landscape & future challenges for European liberal democracies. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/rHXO5IT

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

For over 75 years, generations of #Palestinian children have been born and grown up as refugees. This #blog highlights a selection of research that can help inform efforts to protect displaced Palestinian children—research that, regrettably, remains as relevant one year on: buff.ly/Xc4x6WL

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Her work—centred on institutional accountability, shared responsibility, and legal gaps in the EU’s human rights regime—has made a direct contribution to the legal debate at the highest level. 🙌 Read the full piece 🔗 buff.ly/9PJqRRv

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

In her legal reasoning, AG Ćapeta cites four publications by Joyce De Coninck, Max Weber Fellow at the Robert Schuman Centre, including her 2024 monograph The EU’s Human Rights Responsibility Gap (Hart Publishing) and a co-authored article with former EUI Law PhD Sarah Tas.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

The Opinion addresses Frontex’s legal responsibility in upholding the principle of non-refoulement—a fundamental and non-derogable norm under international, EU, and domestic human rights law.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

In a significant development for accountability in EU migration governance, Advocate General Tamara Capeta has delivered her Opinion in WS and Others v Frontex, a Grand Chamber case currently pending before the Court of Justice of the European Union.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

A powerful example of how academic research can shape legal discourse and institutional responsibility within the EU legal system.👇 buff.ly/9PJqRRv

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦𝘩𝘰𝘭𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘥𝘰 𝘵𝘰 𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘰𝘮𝘢𝘪𝘯? Allie Funk, Patrick Leusch & Sarah Nicole reflect on how to push back against digital authoritarianism. Full video⬇️

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European University Institute @eui-eu.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

📣 The Global State of Citizenship 2025 report is now live. ✍️ Authored by the GLOBALCIT team at the Global Governance Programme, the report draws on data from 191 countries and highlights key global trends in citizenship law. Read the PR to learn more & download the report🔗 loom.ly/JeESa3g

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

🗣️ “𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘶𝘣𝘭𝘪𝘤 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘳𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘴𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘴 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘦 𝘧𝘶𝘳𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘰 𝘨𝘶𝘢𝘳𝘥 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘬𝘥𝘰𝘸𝘯𝘴 𝘰𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘤𝘳𝘦𝘥𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘺 𝘷𝘢𝘭𝘶𝘢𝘣𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴. 𝘈𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘌𝘜𝘐, 𝘸𝘦 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘱𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘶𝘱𝘱𝘰𝘳𝘵 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘦𝘧𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘵𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘢𝘳𝘤𝘩." - Patryk Pawlak, Director of the #GIFI project at the European University Institute.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

The report 'Tunnel vision: anti-censorship tools, end-to-end encryption, and the fight for a free and open Internet' calls for urgent action to strengthen digital resilience, with concrete recommendations for both governments and private companies.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 17/06/2025

A new report from @eui-eu.bsky.social & @freedomhouse.bsky.social reveals anti-censorship tools were blocked in at least 21 countries over the past 5 years—a sign of growing state control over the tech people rely on to access a free, open internet. Learn more & download the report 🔗 buff.ly/ZRBvKAb

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Global Governance Programme @eui-ggp.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🔍 𝙃𝙤𝙬 𝙖𝙧𝙚 𝙢𝙖𝙟𝙤𝙧 𝙙𝙚𝙢𝙤𝙜𝙧𝙖𝙥𝙝𝙞𝙘 𝙩𝙧𝙖𝙣𝙨𝙞𝙩𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙨 𝙧𝙚𝙨𝙝𝙖𝙥𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙙𝙚𝙛𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚 𝙖𝙣𝙙 𝙖𝙡𝙡𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙘𝙚𝙨 𝙞𝙣 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙄𝙣𝙙𝙤-𝙋𝙖𝙘𝙞𝙛𝙞𝙘? 📌 Join Andrew Oros as he examines how population trends are influencing defence strategies and alliance structures in the Indo-Pacific region. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/nKiPHGP

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

Join the GLOBALCIT team for thr launch the Global State of Citizenship report & the third edition of the GLOBALCIT Citizenship Law Dataset. Based on data from 191 countries, key findings on current citizenship legislation around the world will be presented. Register now🔗 www.eui.eu/events?id=57...

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 11/06/2025

𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘢𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘴𝘱𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘧𝘪𝘤 𝘵𝘰𝘰𝘭𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘮𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘪𝘴𝘮𝘴 𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘣𝘺 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘳𝘦𝘨𝘪𝘮𝘦𝘴? 🔦 Disinformation during elections, internet shutdowns, surveillance of journalists, laws restricting digital rights are just a few. Rebecca Devitt, Tracy Alejandra Navichoque & Amina Miango share their insights. 🎥⬇️

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Global Governance Programme @eui-ggp.bsky.social · 09/06/2025

📌 As transnational political agendas increasingly threaten access to abortion globally, this conversation, co-organised with the Berkeley Centre for Comparative Equality and Antidiscrimination, brings insights from around the world to assess where EU law & policy stand today. 🔎🔗 buff.ly/r5MzIdX

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

🚨 Timely read! As Italy debates a #referendum on #citizenship, we break down what’s at stake: the current proposal, past referendum trends, naturalisation timelines, and how Italy compares internationally. Read the full article by the @globalcit.bsky.social team📌 buff.ly/W9ornLY

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European Governance and Politics Programme @eui-egpp.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

Join us on 9–10 June for a high-level event exploring the contested legacy and future of liberalism and transatlantic cooperation. 📌 This event will reflect on whether the liberal order can be adapted to centre human welfare more genuinely and inclusively. Register now 🔗 buff.ly/nMibnRF

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

📄 Read the working paper ‘𝗘𝗻𝘃𝗶𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗺𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗮𝗹 𝘀𝘂𝘀𝘁𝗮𝗶𝗻𝗮𝗯𝗶𝗹𝗶𝘁𝘆 𝗳𝗿𝗼𝗺 𝗯𝗲𝗹𝗼𝘄: 𝗽𝘂𝗯𝗹𝗶𝗰 𝗼𝗽𝗶𝗻𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 𝗮𝗰𝗿𝗼𝘀𝘀 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗚𝗹𝗼𝗯𝗲’ 🔗 buff.ly/QJAt4bG 🎧 Listen to the CAPABLE podcast ‘How acceptability will shape the future of climate policy’ 🔗 buff.ly/NUdDllS 💡Explore more of the FSR Climate work 🔗 fsr.eui.eu/energy/clima...

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

🌍 On #WorldEnvironmentDay, we reflect on the urgent need to protect ecosystems and act on climate. FSR Climate research shows that political and social resistance slows progress—yet better policy design can improve public support and make climate action more effective. More on their research ⬇️

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

The Global Initiative on the Future of the Internet (#GIFI) is a multi-stakeholder initiative promoting the Open Internet and the principles of the Declaration for the Future of the Internet (DFI), through a collaborative, rights-based approach. 🌐 Learn more here🔗 loom.ly/3-Le4bM

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GIFI - Global initiative on the future of the Internet - Global Governance Programme

The importance of Open Internet and human-centered digital transition as drivers of development have been acknowledged by the European Union. Endorsed by all EU Member States, the Declaration for the ...

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

𝙒𝙝𝙖𝙩 𝙙𝙤𝙚𝙨 𝙙𝙞𝙜𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙡 𝙖𝙪𝙩𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙞𝙩𝙖𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣𝙞𝙨𝙢 𝙡𝙤𝙤𝙠 𝙡𝙞𝙠𝙚 𝙞𝙣 𝙥𝙧𝙖𝙘𝙩𝙞𝙘𝙚? 🎥 Watch co-directors of the #GIFI project Patryk Pawlak & @stephofmann.bsky.social reflect on the key takeaways from the most recent conference hosted at @eui-eu.bsky.social🔗 loom.ly/2Hu4q5A

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

📆 Friday 20 June 2025 🕘 9:30 - 11:00 CEST 📍Residence Palace, Brussels

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Governments are stepping up efforts to control the technologies that enable a free and open access to information—targeting VPNs, end-to-end encryption, and anti-censorship tools that are lifelines for activists, journalists, and everyday citizens.

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

𝘏𝘰𝘸 𝘵𝘰 𝘴𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘨𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘥𝘪𝘨𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘭 𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘢𝘨𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘢𝘯 𝘱𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘤𝘦𝘴? Join @eui-eu.bsky.social and @freedomhouse.bsky.social for the launch of a new report and for a discussion about how to strengthen digital resilience against authoritarian practices. Register here 🔗 buff.ly/9x6tmEX

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

On 8–9 June, Italian citizens vote in referendum to reduce the residency requirement for non-EU nationals to apply for 🇮🇹 citizenship from 10 years to 5 With @lorenzopiccoli.bsky.social & @yajnagovind.bsky.social in @larepubblica.bsky.social on why this matters firenze.repubblica.it/dossier/fire...

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Italy’s citizenship referendum: a chance to catch up with Europe

In this article, experts in migration and citizenship policies, applied labor, and public economics discuss the upcoming referendum in Italy, examining its pot…

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

☀️ Welcoming the summer season with interviews, videos, OpEds, book launches, a podcast, career opportunities & new publications! 📩 Don’t miss all the highlights from the Schuman Centre in this month’s newsletter 👇 Read the newsletter ✉️ loom.ly/-C4zH5M Subscribe to stay updated 🔔 loom.ly/nfPQ_QI

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Maarten Vink @maartenpvink.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

Impressive victory by the Schumaniacs @eui-schuman.bsky.social in the first game of the ⚽ Coppa Pavone 2025! Respect! 💪👊

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Florence School of Banking & Finance @eui-fbf-school.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

🌱🧼 What does greenwashing have to do with financial literacy? Only 18% of EU citizens have high financial literacy — a problem for a system built on complex ESG disclosures. New #FBFblog by Eliana Canavesio & Pierre Schlosser 👉 fbf.eui.eu/the-greenwas...

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

Read the full interview for insights on the challenges of adapting the legal framework for the protection of persons belonging to minorities in wartime and Ukraine’s path to #EU membership. buff.ly/Bq3Oi3d

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Ukraine’s path to EU membership: adapting the legal framework in wartime

Under what conditions can Ukraine adapt its legal framework to make it compliant with EU accession requirements This question connects researchers from univer

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 30/05/2025

One of Putin’s latest conditions for potential ceasefire talks with Zelensky? Stronger protections for the Russian minority. 📌 This issue was already under the spotlight in our interview with ‪Costanza Hermanin, Iurii Barabash, and Enrico Albanesi from a few months back 🔗 buff.ly/Bq3Oi3d

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

Flonk explains how these regimes advocate for 'information security' over 'cybersecurity'—a broader and more political framing that includes control over online content. Their goal? Listen to the interview to find out 🔗 www.youtube.com/watch?v=ie-U... More on the #GIFI project 🔗 loom.ly/3-Le4bM

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The Robert Schuman Centre @eui-schuman.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

🌐 𝘞𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘩𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘦𝘯𝘴 𝘸𝘩𝘦𝘯 𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘰𝘤𝘳𝘢𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘦 𝘯𝘰𝘳𝘮 𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘦𝘶𝘳𝘴 𝘪𝘯 𝘨𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘢𝘭 𝘐𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘦𝘵 𝘨𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘯𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘦? In conversation with @stephofmann.bsky.social, Assistant Professor Danielle Flonk unpacks how authoritarian states are shaping the digital order through international institutions. 🎥 loom.ly/gkLepOE

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Content control and authoritarian regionalism | Danielle Flonk and Stephanie Hofmann

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

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