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Category: Panel Discussion

Event Report: Together in Transition: Lessons from the Ruhr Region and the Rust Belt

At the panel discussion held in Dortmund, experts explored the parallels between two of the world’s most emblematic post-industrial regions: Germany’s Ruhr region and the U.S. Rust Belt. Despite geographic distance, both have faced similar challenges—declining industry, community disruption, and a widespread loss of future prospects. John Austin (AIA NRW Fellow), Emily Adams (Chancellor Fellow …

MSC 2025: Side event on the future of the Middle East

As part of the Munich Security Conference, our Director Mayssoun Zein Al Din chaired a side event with a high-level panel on the topic of ‘Beyond Conflict. Evaluating Paths and Obstacles to Sustainable Peace in the Middle East’. Albanian Prime Minister Edi Rama, Lebanese Prime Minister Najib Miqati (2021 – 2025), Armin Laschet, Vice President …

Event Report: Infrastructure, AI and Europe’s Road to Digital Sovereignty

Keeping up with and responding to technological developments in an increasingly digitalised world has become a challenge for national governments as well as bodies such as the EU, not least with the new US administration taking office in early January 2025. While EU member states have benefited from technological advancements made by American, Chinese, and …