Gerald Knaus was invited to participate in a panel discussion on threats to liberal democracy organised by the Munich Young Forum Munich Security Conference.
Gerald Knaus was invited to a hearing at the North Rhine-Westphalia state parliament on a terrorist attack in the city of Solingen in August 2024. He also met with Nathanael Liminski, head of the State Council of North Rhine-Westphalia.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a guest lecture on “Migration and other social challenges of the West” organised by the Neue Zürcher Zeitung (NZZ) Academy.
Kristof Bender participated in an informal exchange at the Institute for the Danube Region and Central Europe (IDM), discussing Central and Southeastern Europe and the work of think tanks.
Gerald Knaus spoke at a public event in Munich on Azerbaijan's "caviar diplomacy" and its use of bribery to influence European institutions, warning about the threats corruption poses to the integrity of Western democracies.
ESI senior analyst Adnan Cerimagic participated in a workshop on the Western Balkans hosted by the UK’s Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London.
Gerald Knaus was invited to give a presentation on “Is the right to asylum dying?” organised by the Bundesverfassungsgericht (Association of Judges of the German Federal Constitutional Court).
Gerald Knaus visited Stockholm on 9 and 10 December for discussions on migration policy, the EU enlargement process in the Western Balkans, Ukraine, and Moldova, as well as the ongoing crisis in Georgia.
Adnan Cerimagic participated in the Western Balkans Working Group meeting, hosted by the Aspen Institute Germany in collaboration with the German Federal Foreign Office.
Gerald Knaus spoke at a public event on “Migration and Flight – Between Border Controls, Deportations, Skills Shortages, and Openness to the World” organised by the Social Democratic MP Michael Müller and former governing mayor of Berlin.
Kristof Bender participated in the Europe’s Futures alumni conference, focusing on the incoming Trump presidency, the war in Ukraine, EU enlargement, and the creation of a “Europe’s Futures Institute” in 2025.
Adnan Cerimagic joined a panel discussion titled “EU enlargement as a geopolitical imperative for transatlantic security,” hosted by the European Policy Centre in collaboration with the US Mission to the EU in Brussels, Belgium.
Kristof Bender led two sessions on strategic communication of EU accession process for civil servants from Moldova focusing on audience engagement, strategic goals, and addressing communication challenges.
