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📢 𝗖𝗮𝗹𝗹 𝗳𝗼𝗿 𝗮𝗽𝗽𝗹𝗶𝗰𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝘀 | We are looking for an intern with an interest in 𝗰𝗹𝗶𝗺𝗮𝘁𝗲 𝗮𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝗴𝗿𝗲𝗲𝗻 𝘁𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗶𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗲𝗻𝗲𝗿𝗴𝘆 𝗽𝗮𝗿𝘁𝗻𝗲𝗿𝘀𝗵𝗶𝗽𝘀 to work with our African Economies and Climate Action team.

For information and applications 👉 bit.ly/4b84ZYY

Military AI and the limits of multilateralism - PubAffairs Bruxelles Sasha Pearson examines how the use of military AI, operating with limited human oversight, is challenging the rules-based international order and the credibility of multilateralism. Military AI, now a...

#GlobalEurope & #Tech: Military #AI and the limits of multilateralism. The use of military AI, operating with limited human oversight, is challenging the rules-based international order and the credibility of multilateralism, by Sasha Pearson | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

Military AI and the limits of multilateralism Sasha Pearson examines how the use of military AI, operating with limited human oversight, is challenging the rules-based international order and the credibility of multilateralism.

📣 Military AI is moving faster than the multilateral institutions meant to govern it. Multilateral forums talk about 'responsible' AI in warfare, but the systems being developed and deployed today are already testing the limits of existing law and diplomacy.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4rd3yyq

📣 𝗜𝗻𝘁𝗲𝗿𝗻𝗮𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻𝗮𝗹 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗲𝗻'𝘀 𝗗𝗮𝘆 | Women account for 47% of STEM graduates in Africa – the highest in the world – yet only a quarter of the tech workforce.

AI growth cannot afford to leave half the population out of the picture.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4bsayTv

📣 The EU's hyperfocus on kinetic defense risks sidelining the women, peace and security agenda. But evidence from current conflicts, particularly in Ukraine, shows it remains vital even during active warfare.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/4cpLFc4

📣 Europe's weak response to the Iran crisis risks accelerating the end of multilateralism. A stronger response is required: not just for fair reform, but to maintain its own influence.

Read the article 👉 bit.ly/4cpuDeb

🎬 Are 'food sovereignty' and 'self-sufficiency' actually making it harder to achieve food security?

Scaling investments in key African food corridors 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T
Watch the full panel 👉 lnkd.in/eX7ZVZhr

Delivering on the promise of the EU-Mercosur agreement: Implications for the next MFF The signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement marks a major milestone, creating one of the world’s largest free trade areas, even if significant hurdles remain. Gustavo Cadenas Delascio and Karim Karaki ar...

📝 The EU-Mercosur deal is a milestone, but there's more work to be done. The EU must ensure that its next long-term budget #MFF provides the necessary resources in Latin America.

Read the full brief 👉 bit.ly/4baOrAP

🎉 ECDPM turns 40 this year! We were set up to make international cooperation between Europe, Africa and the wider world more honest and more effective – a task that has only become harder, and more necessary.

Read more about our 40th anniversary 👉 bit.ly/4tTs0aI

Delivering on the promise of the EU-Mercosur agreement: implications for the next MFF - PubAffairs Bruxelles The signing of the EU-Mercosur agreement marks a major milestone, creating one of the world’s largest free trade areas, even if significant hurdles remain. Gustavo Cadenas Delascio and Karim Karaki ar...

[Brief] #Trade: Delivering on the promise of the #EU-#Mercosur agreement: Implications for the next MFF, by Gustavo Cadenas Delascio | @ecdpm.org

www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

📝 Multilateral institutions like the UN Security Council are struggling with legitimacy and paralysis – at the exact moment when global crises are multiplying.

Read the brief 👉 bit.ly/4qPFBNu

🔴 𝗥𝗲𝗰𝗼𝗿𝗱𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗻𝗼𝘄 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 | How can Africa and Europe can work together to make global peace and security governance both more representative and effective?

Read the policy brief 👉 bit.ly/4qPFBNu
Watch the full recording 👉 www.youtube.com/watch?v=PqWD...

Aligning AU-EU interests to reshape global governance on peace and security - PubAffairs Bruxelles Sara Gianesello and Sophie Desmidt, together with Gustavo de Carvalho and Steven Gruzd, examine how the AU and the EU can move beyond rhetorical alignment toward tangible collaboration on multilateral...

[Policy Brief] #GlobalEurope: Aligning #AU-#EU interests to reshape global governance on peace and security, by @gustavobcarvalho.bsky.social, Sara Gianesello, Sophie Desmidt & Steven Gruzdis| @ecdpm.org

www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

📸 Why should powers like the EU and India work together on AI? MEP Brando Benifei, architect of the EU's AI act, speaks at our event at the India AI Impact Summit.

Read our paper 'Beyond the Brussels effect' 👉 bit.ly/4rsOq1g

📣 While major powers discuss the multi-billion dollar potential of the Lobito Corridor in summit rooms, the reality is a 25km queue of industrial trucks facing off against a massive fleet of bikes that circumvent the bottlenecks for $2.5 million of daily goods.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MFUjZn

📆 Join us 𝗼𝗻𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗼𝗻 𝗙𝗲𝗯𝗿𝘂𝗮𝗿𝘆 𝟮𝟰 for a webinar on how Africa and Europe can work together to make global peace and security governance both more representative and effective.

Register here 👉 bit.ly/4c43Y6A

📸 With more participants in the room than initially planned, we open our Nairobi event with HE Ali Mohammed, Kenya’s Special Envoy on Climate Change and one of Africa’s most influential voices on climate.

This continues ECDPM’s work on key African infrastructure corridors 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T

Notes from Kasumbalesa: Where 25km of trucks meet bikes on the Lobito corridor Bruce Byiers went to the Kasumbalesa border between Zambia and the DRC to find out what trading at the crossroads of the Lobito and North-South corridors looks like. Drawing on field observations, he ...

Amid these big #tariffs announcements and headlines on #trade corridors, it is easy to miss what is actually happening on the ground – as well as the realities of trading within Africa itself. Great commentary by @ecdpm.org Bruce Byiers.

🪄 bit.ly/3MFUjZn

📣 De-risking from China may require joint ventures with Chinese firms.

The EU has set ambitious targets on critical raw materials, but the gap with reality won’t be bridged easily. It must decide what risks to accept, where to invest and with whom.

Read the full commentary 👉 bit.ly/3ZxJg7u

📣 The Global Gateway has a branding problem. Despite massive investments, it struggles with low visibility. Is it time for a makeover?

Branding is no longer a 'soft' skill, but an indispensable tool for achieving global standing and economic objectives.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3ZupNVp

📆 𝗠𝗼𝗿𝗲 𝘀𝗽𝗲𝗮𝗸𝗲𝗿𝘀 𝗮𝗻𝗻𝗼𝘂𝗻𝗰𝗲𝗱 | At a crucial juncture for digital diplomacy, we are hosting an India AI Impact Summit side event with MEP Brando Benifei, architect of the EU's AI Act.

Register 👉 bit.ly/46FrHX0

📣 The EU's critical raw materials ambitions are clearly heading for failure. Small technical fixes will not be enough: the path forward requires pragmatic trade offs.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3ZxJg7u

The EU’s critical raw materials maze: why methodology won’t save the Green Deal - PubAffairs Bruxelles In the context of the EU seeking more strategic autonomy for its green and digital transition, Poorva Karkare explores the recently released special report on critical raw materials by the European Co...

#CRM - The #EU’s critical raw materials maze: why methodology won’t save the Green Deal, by @poorvak.bsky.social | @ecdpm.org
www.pubaffairsbruxelles.eu/opinion-anal...

📆 Next week, we are in Delhi to host a side event at the India AI Impact Summit, the largest of its kind in the Global South, with MEP Brando Benifei, architect of the EU's AI Act.

More information 👉 bit.ly/3OyUMNu

📆 In one of the world's most rapidly urbanising regions, developing the cassava trade is vital for meeting food needs. We are running consultations across the corridor this week to turn intentions into bankable projects.

Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T

🎙️ With global tech dominated by the US and China, middle powers will have to cooperate on AI and other tech to maintain their digital sovereignty. Who they choose to work with becomes and important issue.

Listen 👉 bit.ly/4awi3Iu
Watch 👉 youtu.be/5Ky1hKC2z4A

📆 The Abidjan-Lagos corridor connects one of the world's most rapidly urbanising regions. With demand for staple foods like cassava rising in turn, but trade significantly underdeveloped, the corridor is the key to food security in the region.

Read about the project 👉 bit.ly/4rDs38T

📸 Representatives for the EU, OECD, partner countries and civil society convened in our Brussels office for frank discussions on the Global Gateway, organised under the @ettg.bsky.social with @concord-europe.bsky.social

Our work on the Global Gateway 👉 bit.ly/4rizjqZ

📣 The EU needs a fundamental rethink of its partnerships to reduce dependency on any single global power. A 'principled but pragmatic' stance would foster alliances that are both strategically aligned and mutually beneficial.

Read the commentary 👉 bit.ly/3MeX4kd

📸 ECDPM director San Bilal and Karim Karaki were in Madrid to discuss the future of development finance with our partners in the European Think Tanks Group (ETTG).

Read our work on financing for development 👉 bit.ly/4iB5Q6J