14/04/2021
Gas Markets Tensions in 2021
After a record drop in global demand in 2020, natural gas markets experienced strong supply-demand tensions in the first months of 2021. Colder than expected temperatures and tighter supply led to…
08/04/2021
Missile Defence: Europe and Italy
When it comes to Europe’s missile defence, the pace of technological innovation is accelerating with regards to weapons and delivery systems, including hypersonic ones, within a broader, increasing…
05/04/2021
EU and Japan Against Disinformation
Disinformation campaigns that seek to undermine and delegitimize democratic systems have become pervasive during the pandemic. The European Union and Japan have recognised the urgent priority of…
03/04/2021
Africa's Debt Crisis and G20
The Covid-19 pandemic has deepened the debt crisis of African countries. IAI, as Co-Chair of T20, will hold a webinar on April 9 to discuss the role of G20 in addressing the liquidity and financing…
01/04/2021
Reorienting Post-Pandemic Growth
A key success factor for post-pandemic growth will be the capacity to restart infrastructure investments. Many countries are shifting their policies from limiting the immediate economic impact…
30/03/2021
Global Britain in a Competitive Age
UK's government published the paper “Global Britain in a Competitive Age. The integrated Review of Security, Development and Foreign Policy”. The statement points at UK's post-Brexit priorities…
China has imposed retaliatory sanctions on 10 individuals & 4 institutions in Europe. We represent over 30 directors of European research institutions concerned that this targeting undermines…
24/03/2021
Covid-19 and Development Patterns
Economic responses to Covid-19 will significantly impact world development patterns for the remainder of this decade. They will be key determinants for long-term greenhouse gas emission (GHG)…
22/03/2021
Israel, Fourth Election in Two Years
Israel will host a new general election for the fourth time in two years. How will EU, USA and Israel relations change? After the Cold War, the European Union became absorbed into the…
Digital revolution has substantially transformed the world we live in, providing great opportunities but also making societies more vulnerable. From advanced weaponry to command and control, most…
18/03/2021
The "European Strategic Autonomy" Report
The debate about European strategic autonomy has picked up again. First used and agreed by the European Union in 2013, by the fall of 2020, European strategic autonomy had become a contested…
15/03/2021
China’s Global Weight
The National People's Congress (NPC) met between 5-11 March and next July the Chinese Communist party is presenting Beijing’s 14th Five-Year-Plan (FYP) that will lead a new cycle of China’s…