MEIG Highlights
With the MEIG Highlights you are informed about a broad range of currently discussed governance topics. Enjoy the reading!
Highlight 11/2026: CEFTA Legal Framework and Dispute Resolution: Strengthening Economic Cooperation in the Western Balkans
Neda Milosavljevic, 1 April 2026 The Central European Free Trade Agreement (CEFTA) is a legal and institutional framework established in […]
Read moreHighlight 10/2026: CBAM 2026: the EU puts a price on carbon at its borders: climate governance or regulated protectionism?
Louise de Bruyne, 23 March 2026 Since 1 January 2026, the European Union’s Carbon Border Adjustment Mechanism (CBAM) has entered […]
Read moreHighlight 9/2026: South-South and Triangular Cooperation: Alternative Governance Models
María Paula Vásquez, 16 March 2026 The key to understanding the value of South–South Cooperation (SSC), and Triangular Cooperation (TrC) […]
Read moreHighlight 8/2026: Brazil’s soft power and its role within the BRICS in a multipolar world
Laura Fourneaux, 9 March 2026 In a world increasingly shaped by multipolarity, influence is no longer exercised only through military […]
Read moreHighlight 7/2026: The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum
Joël de Bruin, 25 February 2026 The EU’s New Pact on Migration and Asylum is a major legal achievement, but […]
Read moreHighlight 6/2026: Military Power and National Security in Kenya
Arnold Ateka, 16 February 2026 The Kenyan military (Kenya Defence Forces; KDF) plays a key role in the country’s national […]
Read moreHighlight 5/2026: UN Plastic Treaty Negotiations: Causes of Failure and Pathways to Consensus
Neda Milosavljevic, 10 February 2026 Plastic and synthetic material pollution has increased to a level that demands urgent international action. […]
Read moreHighlight 4/2026: SafeSport 2.0: US Reforms and Lessons for International Safeguarding Standards
Keya Pattavi, 2 February 2026 Recent reforms around the U.S. Centre for SafeSport are reshaping debates on how sport systems […]
Read moreHighlight 3/2026: What is rare? Rare Earth or Strategic Governance? A Case Study in Long-Term Value-Chain Coordination
Shengyu Qin, 28 January 2026 Rare earths and critical minerals have become a focal point of global debate in recent […]
Read moreHighlight 2/2026: The return of Syrian refugees: implications for human rights and refugee protection
Arnold Ateka, 20 January 2026 The push to return Syrian refugees is not only premature; it is becoming a stress […]
Read moreHighlight 1/2026: European strategic autonomy and dependence on NATO: Taking the middle-road
Joël de Bruin, 12 January 2026 Europe’s pursuit of strategic autonomy is first and foremost a matter of political independence […]
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