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The politicization of foreign and security policy during Brexit negotiations was unexpected. Our recent blog post by Benjamin Martill (The University of Edinburgh) and Alexander Mesarovich (European University Institute) explores why. #Brexit #foreignpolicy #securitypolicy

Following the EU's recent adoption of the Migration and Asylum Pact, the fifth issue of the EU-RENEW newsletter focuses on European migration and asylum policy reform. In it, we highlight two recent EU-RENEW blogs by David Niebauer with Max Urbitsch and Thomas Retzer (Freie Universität Berlin) that discuss what's new (and what's not) in the Pact and consider what the reforms mean for relations with origin and transit countries. We also present a selection of the latest research on the topic and announce EU-RENEW activities and outputs. Check it out! #aslyumpolicy #migrationpolicy #EU

Are identity politics preventing the EU from upgrading its supranational institutions in response to the War in Ukraine? Episode 11 of our podcast, The External, provides the key takeaways from a recent article in the JCMS: Journal of Common Market Studies by Professor Tanja A. Börzel (Freie Universität Berlin) considering the reasons why member states have upgraded common interests in supporting Ukraine without granting the EU additional supranational power. Listen on Spotify, Apple and more: https://lnkd.in/gYreqGY4

The European Council's recent approval of the draft Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive comes alongside a wave of new legislative initiatives in and beyond Europe that have incorporated the concept of 'human rights due diligence'. In our next webinar (28 March), Ingrid Landau (Monash University) will present her new book 'Human Rights Due Diligence and Labour Governance' (Oxford University Press 2023), which considers the concept of #HRDD as well as its complicated ascension in transnational labour law. James Harrison (University of Warwick) will offer some reflections and comments before a Q&A with the audience. We hope you can join us! Register at the link below.

The EU's recent adoption of the 'landmark' Artificial Intelligence Act will have effects that extend far beyond EU borders. Is the EU AI act pioneering or overbearing? Our new blog by Sylvia Lissens (Leuven Centre for Global Governance Studies) considers the different sides to this debate. #brusselseffect #AI #euaiact

Should we see the last two centuries as primarily a period of turbulent transition leading to the making of a global society? On Tuesday 19 March (16h00 CET), Barry Buzan (The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE)) will join the EU-RENEW webinar series to discuss his new book 'Making Global Society: A Study of Humankind Across Three Eras' (Cambridge University Press 2023), providing a radical retelling of how modernity emerged and how humankind has evolved. Join us! Register here 👇

*New Episode Alert* The high seas, the polar regions, the atmosphere, outer space, and cyberspace... these areas beyond national jurisdiction have become increasingly contested, especially in an era of rising geopolitics. What role does the EU play in the governance of these areas? In Episode 8, The External podcast is joined by Professor Joris Larik and Professor Simon Schunz who discuss the growing importance and contestation of 'global spaces' and how the EU approach compares with other key players in the governance of these spaces based on the collective findings from their special issue, edited together with Sieglinde Gstöhl, ⁠The European Union and the Governance of Contested Global Spaces in an Era of Geopolitics⁠, in the Journal of European Integration. #EuropeanUnion #globalcommons #globalgovernance #geopolitics #highseas #cyberspace #outerspace #atmosphere #polarregions #podcast #governance

How does EU and US foreign economic policy vis-à-vis China seek to level the economic playing field and narrow the 'reciprocity gap' in market openness? On 27 February, Prof. Joachim Schild (Universität Trier) and Prof. Dirk Schmidt (Universität Trier) will join the EU-RENEW webinar series to discuss their new book 'EU and US Foreign Economic Policy Responses to China: The End of Naivety (Routledge 2023). Prof. Michelle Egan (American University) will then offer some reflections and questions before a Q&A with the audience. Register today! #China #europeanunion #unitedstates #us #eu #economicpolicy

Despite being a top priority for EU energy policy, the EU's promotion of renewable energy is constrained by Member States' wide latitude in this area and the heterogeneity of renewable energy forms, leading to overly complex directives and weak policy. In our latest blog, Fabienne PERALDI LENEUF (University of Paris I: Panthéon-Sorbonne) considers the EU's policies on renewable energy and energy efficiency. #energypolicy #renewableenergy #europeanunion

Fundamental differences in approach to personal data protection by the EU and the US have already led to the invalidation of two legal frameworks on transatlantic data transfers. In our latest blog, Sylvia Lissens explores how the unique roots of the European approach to personal data protection, which derive from concepts of privacy and human dignity, can explain the discrepancies in approach between the US and EU. #personaldataprotection #GDPR #humandignity #privacy #europeanunion