Centre for European Policy Studies

13 Views The Strait of Hormuz’s closure has made a critical choke point for international trade painfully apparent. Despite active war and the ongoing economic impact of the closure, it is already clear that action is needed: too much of the trade and energy supply between Europe and Asia depends on too few routes. Since the start of the conflict, interest in the India-Middle East-Europe Economic Corridor (IMEC) has grown accordingly.

Roundtable : : : Energy, climate change and the environment When Monday 07 Sep 2026 / 11:00 - 14:00 (CET) Where Copenhagen exact location will be communicated to participants after registration This event is accessible by invitation only. If you are interested in joining please contact: [email protected] 4 Views Please note that this invitation-only roundtable will be held in Copenhagen and the exact location will be communicated to participants after registration.

19 Views As the United States retreats from traditional ODA and China consolidates its infrastructure-led alternative, the EU is recasting development cooperation as investment-led geopolitical statecraft under Global Gateway, with digital transformation as the paradigm’s central sector.

8 Views CEPS is pleased to announce a call for interest for a new three-day executive course designed for mid- to senior level health policy experts and practitioners from low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) across the globe. The course offers fresh insights into addressing global health challenges, advancing pandemic preparedness, and contributing to resilient health systems as well as into the EU as a global health actor.

8 Views Modern encryption protects almost everything online. A powerful quantum computer could one day break it, which means the world must switch to quantum-safe encryption, a systemic transition where the last one lagging becomes the weakest link. And that’s where the new QSC Atlas comes in, which aims to inform migrating organisations on how to navigate the quantum-safe transition across many fragmented governance regimes.

46 Views Nuclear energy has returned to the centre of European energy debates. Politically, this broader openness to nuclear reflects growing concerns over energy security, strategic autonomy, industrial competitiveness and the increasing need for ‘homegrown’ low-carbon energy. This CEPS In-Depth Analysis report takes stock of the current state of nuclear energy in the EU and assesses the key challenges and conditions required for its future deployment.

34 Views Global governance is increasingly fragmented, with a widening gap between transnational challenges and institutional capacity.

51 Views There isn’t one China, but two, and both are now very different countries, with some common cultural traits from a shared distant past. Alas, the current One China policy, followed by the EU and the US, prevents the two – the People’s Republic of China and the Republic of China (commonly known as Taiwan) – from being officially distinguished from each other. Yet Taiwan has become the world’s 21st largest economy, thus almost a G20 country.

204 Views Financial markets price all kinds of risks. But there’s one they ignore: how nature loss affects governments’ ability to pay their debts. Sovereign debt is the world’s largest asset class, yet economies suffer from the loss of forests, fisheries, pollinators and fresh water. However, credit ratings barely take this into account. That blind spot skews how creditworthiness is assessed and disregards a growing risk to financial stability.

In-person event : : : Foreign and security policy When Tuesday 15 Sep 2026 / 09:30 - 16:15 (CET) Where CEPS conference room Place du Congrès 1, Bruxelles, Belgique This in-person event is free and open to the public but registration is mandatory. 25 Views Previous crises of multilateralism were generally understood as periods of turbulence within a fundamentally stable system, where reforms or renewed commitments could restore order.