By Prof. Margarita Šešelgytė, Director of the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University and Emilė Indrašiūtė, PhD student at the Institute of International Relations and Political Science at Vilnius University

This new policy paper emphasise that the notion of critical technologies is often equivalent to critical infrastructure protection in these three countries. The paper highlights not only the convergences but also the differences in the way these three countries approach the subject.

The ARES Podcast Series offers a new and original format to encourage fresh strategic thinking in the field of European defence industrial policies. The « European Military Budgets after the War in Ukraine: More Cohesion of Fragmentation » series of podcasts aims at analysing the increases of post Ukraine defence budgets in several European countries.

IRIS Institute and the DGRIS are pleased to announce the renewal of the Defence and Climate Observatory, initially launched in December 2016, with new features: a dedicated website in French and English, and the creation of the podcast « Sur le front climatique ».The Observatory’s work is organised into three research focuses: risk mapping, analysis, and anticipation.

By the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security (IMCCS), in collaboration with the Center for Climate and Security, Council on Strategic Risks, the Clingendael Institute, the Hague Center for Strategic Studies and IRIS.

This report warns that militaries must accelerate efforts toward net zero to achieve a win-win-win: minimize fossil fuel-related operational vulnerabilities, undermine petro-dictators like Vladimir Putin, and combat climate change. It was released June 7th 2022.

The ENGAGE project, which brings together 13 academic institutions and think tanks from across Europe, including IRIS, examines how the EU can effectively and sustainably meet strategic challenges by harnessing all of its tools to become a more assertive global actor.

This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovative programme.

Until the end of 2022, this two-year project, TES-D, co-funded by the Erasmus + Programme of the European Union involves a consortium of academics andpractitioners from six countries of the EU, and the UK. It aims to develop a set of policy recommendations for the establishment of a common sport diplomacy at the EU-level and to create a network of relevant stakeholders.