Russia’s Economy Under Pressure After Years of Western Sanctions: Who Will Blink First?
More than four years after Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, sanctions remain a central element of Europe’s response. Succ...
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YPN: Blue Heart: War, Climate and the Battle for the Ocean That Keeps Us Alive
In his book Blue Heart, Vice Admiral Mark Mellett (Rtd.), former Chief of Staff of the Irish Defence Forces and former Chief of the Irish Na...
Woman Farmers as Agents of the Change we Need in Farming
To mark the UN International Year of the Woman Farmer 2026, Mary Robinson will deliver a keynote address entitled “Women Farmers as Agents o...
Nature as Critical Infrastructure for a Climate Resilient EU
In this webinar, Tim Christophersen, Vice President of Climate Action at Salesforce and author of Generation Restoration, will deliver an ad...
From Reform to Membership: Moldova’s European Transformation
In this event, Thomas Byrne, Minister of State for European Affairs and Cristina Gherasimov, Deputy Prime Minister for European Integration...
A Keynote Address by Kirsty McNeill, UK Minister of State for International Development
Kirsty McNeill is the Scottish Labour and Co-operative MP for Midlothian and was appointed Minister of State for International Development i...
The Undersea War
Elisabeth Braw's new book, The Undersea War, explores the underwater infrastructure that supports everyday life – and takes the reader benea...
Stuck: The Price of Latin America's Democratic Plateau
For much of the past two decades, discussions of Latin American democracy have centred on decline — elected autocrats, weakened institutions...
The Protection of Undersea Cables: Government, Industry, and Academic Perspectives
In recent years, there has been a growing focus by governments on the criticality of offshore data cables, and the risks which they face. Fr...
Lithuania’s EU Presidency Priorities
In his remarks to the IIEA, Minister Valys presents Lithuania’s priorities for its upcoming Presidency of the Council of the EU, with a focu...
Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Keynote Address
Keynote Address by Jennifer Carroll MacNeill, Minister for Health followed by a fireside chat with Audrey Carville.
Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Panel 2
"Driving Innovation for Patients" This panel examines how sustained commitment to research, innovation and health system modernisation can a...
Europe in Good Health: Securing EU Leadership in Life Sciences: Panel 1
"Sharpening Europe’s Competitive Edge" This panel explores the policies and conditions needed to strengthen Europe’s position as a global le...
Accountability Shock: Why Transitional Justice Prevents Criminal Wars in New Democracies
Why do some new democracies develop peacefully while others descend into criminal wars? Accountability Shock (coauthored by Guillermo Trejo,...
Trafficking in Human Beings – A Reality in the European Union, including in Ireland
Often compared to modern slavery, trafficking in human beings destroys individuals’ lives by depriving people of their dignity, their freedo...
A Conversation with Benjamin Haddad, France’s Minister Delegate for Europe
Benjamin Haddad is a graduate of the Paris Institute of Political Studies (Sciences Po) and HEC School of Management. He was first National...
Latvia’s EU priorities
Baiba Braže currently serves as Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Latvia. From 2020 to 2023, Minister Braže held the post of As...
A conversation with Radmila Shekerinska, Deputy Secretary General of NATO
Radmila Shekerinska took office as NATO Deputy Secretary General on 2 December 2024. As a former Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Defen...
Robert C. O’Brien - 29th of July 2026
'America’s World: Views of a Former National Security Advisor' In this edition of IIEA Insights, the successor to Henry Kissinger, Condoleez...
Secure Connections: Ireland’s Digital Infrastructure and the Resilience of European Connectivity
This symposium includes a keynote address by, and fireside chat with, Feargal Ó Coigligh, Secretary General of the Department of Culture, Co...