Australia’s Border Security Dilemma

While Operation Sovereign Borders reduced unauthorised maritime arrivals, critics argue that it did so at the expense of human rights and international law. Can its effectiveness justify this moral cost? Will the policy remain sustainable as climate change drives displacement and migration?

Antonio ValencicHonours International Business Communication student at Radboud University, c…

Published 17 August 2026 · 11:42 CET · 6 min read

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

Which EU critical infrastructure sectors face the greatest cyber risk, and which threat modalities are most active? The EU threat…

Sean Thiltgen10 min read · 17 August 2026 · 11:40 CET

A New Challenge for the DRC

Geographic vulnerabilities, a fragile healthcare infrastructure, community resistance, and a rapidly spreading viral strain with no…

Luis Weinert8 min read · 14 August 2026 · 21:58 CET

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Since 2022, the European Union has imposed twenty packages of sanctions against Russia, which depicts the largest number of restrictive…

Sienna Leesberg4 min read · 14 August 2026 · 20:34 CET

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

In early January 2026, a video of Kenyan Francis Ndung’ Ndarua went viral on social media. In the video, Ndarua is seen with an anti-tank…

Marlene Heine9 min read · 13 August 2026 · 22:18 CET

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Cyber Defence & Hybrid Warfare

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

Which EU critical infrastructure sectors face the greatest cyber risk, and which threat modalities are most active? The EU threat environment is bifurcated: high-volume DDoS/hacktivism pressures availability, while lower-volume intrusions cause high-consequence outcomes like ransomware and data t…

Sean Thiltgen · 10 min read · 17 August 2026

The 2026 DRC Ebola crisis and global response

A New Challenge for the DRC

Geographic vulnerabilities, a fragile healthcare infrastructure, community resistance, and a rapidly spreading viral strain with no previously approved countermeasures mean the crisis threatens to eclipse the devastation of past epidemics.

Luis Weinert · 8 min read · 14 August 2026

International Relations & Geopolitics

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Since 2022, the European Union has imposed twenty packages of sanctions against Russia, which depicts the largest number of restrictive measures in EU history that have ever been made. More than 2,700 individuals and entities have been listed, and over €28 billion in private assets have been froz…

Sienna Leesberg · 4 min read · 14 August 2026

Russian Recruitment

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

In early January 2026, a video of Kenyan Francis Ndung’ Ndarua went viral on social media. In the video, Ndarua is seen with an anti-tank mine strapped to his chest. Russian soldiers had ordered him to storm the Ukrainian front line as a human “can-opener” under humiliation with racist slurs (CNN…

Marlene Heine · 9 min read · 13 August 2026

Critical Raw Materials

Securing Europe’s Supply of Raw Materials

China’s April 2025 rare-earth export controls exposed the EU’s dependency, and vulnerability. This article asks whether a single market for waste and recycling, championed by Draghi, could turn Europe’s own end-of-life products into a genuine strategic asset securing critical raw material supply.

Eva Lan Montford · 11 min read · 10 August 2026

Trade Policy

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The USMCA strengthens trade by protecting businesses, innovators, and workers while promoting economic growth and closer cooperation among its member countries.

Devin Nguyen · 2 min read · 24 July 2026

International Economic Relations

The AI Infrastructure Leverage Framework

Governments can shape AI by using infrastructure, energy, and regulation as bargaining tools to secure compute-sharing, data residency, and public benefits without nationalizing private firms.

Youssef Eldershabi · 13 min read · 13 July 2026

Energy Policy

US sanctions and Venezuela’s energy security?

The origins of Venezuela’s lasting energy security crisis and its effects on the country’s public order and broader economy are often explained in light of the United States’ increasingly interventionist foreign policy in the region. The United States administration’s promotion of great power dip…

Paul Lundwall · 14 min read · 28 June 2026

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Australia’s Border Security Dilemma

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

A New Challenge for the DRC

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

Guest Contributions

From the desks of the EPIS Fellows

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

A New Challenge for the DRC

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

Securing Europe’s Supply of Raw Materials

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The AI Infrastructure Leverage Framework

US sanctions and Venezuela’s energy security?

A network of students & young graduates shaping the future of international law & comparative jurisprudence.foreign & security policy.business strategy & corporate affairs.international law & comparative jurisprudence.

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Australia’s Border Security Dilemma

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

A New Challenge for the DRC

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

Guest Contributions

From the desks of the EPIS Fellows

Cyberattacks on EU Critical Infrastructure

A New Challenge for the DRC

How effective have the EU’s Sanctions against Russia really been

Selling War: Russia’s Strategy of Deathonomics

Securing Europe’s Supply of Raw Materials

The United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA)

The AI Infrastructure Leverage Framework

US sanctions and Venezuela’s energy security?

A network of students & young graduates shaping the future of foreign & security policy.business strategy & corporate affairs.international law & comparative jurisprudence.