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...
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Sharing Ideas Shaping Policy. The Institute of International and European Affairs is an independent policy research think-tank based in Dublin.
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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...
Robert Watt - 16th of July 2026
'Mid-Year Economic Outlook' In this edition of IIEA insights, Dan O’Brien will be joined by economist and public servant Robert Watt to disc...
From Protest to Partnership: Rethinking Europe’s Agricultural Transition
Europe's agricultural transition is stalling. While the destination is clear, many farmers feel excluded from decision-making, uncertain abo...
The Quantum Act: Unlocking Europe’s Quantum Future
As quantum technologies continue to rapidly develop, in this event, Oscar Diez, Deputy Head of Unit for Quantum Technologies at the European...
The Horn of Africa: Crisis, Conflict, and Opportunity
The Horn of Africa continues to be profoundly marked by political instability, conflict, and humanitarian crises. As the war in Sudan contin...
Eamonn O’Reilly - 2nd of July 2026
Ireland’s Energy Insecurity Description Security of energy supplies has always been vital for all economies, at least since the industrial r...
Development and EU Presidency
Neale Richmond is Minister of State at the Department of Foreign Affairs with special responsibility for International Development and Diasp...
Ireland’s EU Presidency and the Future of Enlargement
As Ireland prepares to take on its EU Presidency, beginning in July 2026, this panel will discuss the evolving agenda on EU enlargement. Aga...