Ao entrarmos em 2024, entraremos também num momento de avaliação intermédio das transformações que nos trazem os anos 20 do século XXI. A conclusão preliminar é a de que estes poderão bem ser de verdadeira transformação da sociedade global – uma nova versão dos “loucos anos 20”, marcados não só pelas muitas transformações rápidas na...
The most striking global macroeconomic trend between the end of the Second World War and the financial crisis was the acceleration of international relations, in particular trade and foreign investment. The main drivers for this trend were the development and enlargement of the European Union and the integration of China into global value chains and...
Preparing Europe for the digital age is among the six key priorities of the European Commission (EC) established by President Ursula von der Leyen in 2019. The digital transition is key to the growth of the European Union (EU) in the next decade, to the green transition and to strengthen competitiveness vis-à-vis other regions, in...
The new European Commission headed by President Ursula Von Der Leyen, which took office in 2019, identified environmental sustainability in the European Union as one of its priorities, leading to the announcement of a European Green Deal. The pandemic has not changed this objective, as a significant part of the recovery and resilience package to...
Between the first and second issue of The Spotlight, the global pandemic has changed our plans quite a bit, but it has not diminished our resolve. We have moved our events online and to podcasts. You can now hear the International Affairs Network podcasts on Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, Spotify and our web site. We held...
In a rapidly changing world, our think tank aims to develop research, policy papers and education on the rules-based global order founded on the three main pillars of liberal democracies: the rule of law, checks and balances and free speech. Those have been the foundations for the achievements that we prize in the Western world,...
