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• Act Now or Lose Momentum: Delivering on COP30’s Unfinished Climate–Biodiversity Agenda in 2026
  By Noa Lameire
   
  Abstract

  At COP30 in Brazil, Parties committed to advancing discussions on the synergies between the climate and biodiversity crises, but political divisions have stalled meaningful progress. As 2026 approaches, what concrete governance priorities should guide action?

   

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• Anchoring Global AI Governance: How the EU Can Leverage the Council of Europe’s Framework Convention on Artificial Intelligence
  By Wade Hoxtell

   

  Abstract
  As AI evolves faster than regulation, the Council of Europe’s new treaty offers a rare chance to anchor technology in democratic values. How can the EU turn this promise into global leadership on trustworthy, rights-based AI?
   
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• Beyond Rupture: Strategic Choices for the EU in an Era of Global Disorder

  By Steven Blockmans

  Abstract
  Amid renewed great-power rivalry and a fragmenting rules-based order, the EU faces mounting pressure to safeguard and transform multilateral governance. Based on 15 ENSURED case studies across six policy areas, this policy brief examines how the EU can position itself to sustain and reform multilateral institutions in a time of global disorder.
   
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• The WTO Between Two Worlds: Strategic Choices for EU Action

  By Clara Weinhardt, Michal Parízek

  Abstract
  The WTO is navigating parallel worlds: one in which members work to reform the institution, and another in which the very foundations of the multilateral trading system are being dismantled. This policy brief examines the state of WTO reform and what this means for Europe.

   

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