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From billions to trillions: Anissa Bougrea on financialisation of aid

In this #EUIResearch interview, Max Weber Fellow Anissa Bougrea explores the shift towards the financialisation of development aid. She examines how the growing reliance on private finance has reinforced colonial logics and often fails to deliver development where it is needed most.

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EUIdeas draws from the Institute’s academic community of faculty, fellows, researchers, and research associates for analyses and commentary on social, political, legal, and economic issues.

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Learning from Chornobyl? Handling nuclear risks during peace and war

Angela Liberatore

In this EUIdeas piece, Science Diplomacy Fellow Angela Liberatore reflects on the legacy of the Chernobyl/Chornobyl nuclear disaster and how it has influenced policy, crisis response, and wartime concerns over the 40 years since the accident. ...

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20 years of the Max Weber Programme: looking back, thinking forward

Current and former Max Weber Fellows return to the EUI for a conference that is both a reunion and a celebration. They are marking two decades of the programme with a look back on early-career scholarship and a look ahead to what comes next for academia.

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Europe has the tools but lacks will to use them, EUSI Policy Dialogue in Nicosia

Bringing together ministers, policymakers and defence experts, the third EUSI Policy Dialogue explored whether Europe’s growing defence ambitions are being matched by political commitment. Held in Nicosia on 27 May 2026, discussions focused on the widening gap between strategic aspirations and implementation.

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