Gaza: The Dream and the Nightmare

In her address, Dr Julie Norman will speak about Gaza's story through the voices of ordinary people, confronting the legal, moral and humanitarian realities of occupation and war.

EU Security and Defence: The State of Play in 2026

A presentation on EU Security and Defence

Trade and Geopolitics: trade policy as a driver for EU competitiveness and resilience in a turbulent era

Security, Strategy and Statecraft

A Keynote Address by Christoph Wolfrum

Christoph Wolfrum, Director General for European Affairs at the German Federal Foreign Office, will give a keynote address in his upcoming trip to Dublin at the IIEA.

Reframing the EU’s Approach to the Sahel

The Digital Fairness Act: Keynote Address by Isabelle Pérignon

At the table or on the menu? Europe between Xi’s China and Trump’s America

The Quantum Act: Unlocking Europe’s Quantum Future

Europe’s Economic Security: The State of Play

War in the Middle East: Implications for Ireland and Europe

Ireland’s EU Presidency: Leading Europe’s Public Health Agenda

This panel discussion will bring together healthcare professionals, policymakers, industry representatives, and other experts to explore how Ireland’s forthcoming EU Presidency can help to re-energise Europe’s public health agenda.

Assessing Gender, Diversity, and Power in Food System Organizations: Insights from Global Food 50/50

This webinar explores how gender inequalities shape global food systems, drawing on Global Food 50/50 evidence to examine power, resources, and decision-making, and to highlight gender-responsive leadership and accountability in food governance.

Beyond the Belt and Road: Europe’s Global Gateway Strategy

This event explores what Global Gateway means in practice for Ireland, examining how Irish businesses, including SMEs, can engage with EU-backed financing instruments and international infrastructure projects, while ensuring alignment with sustainable development objectives and the priorities of partners in the Global South.

From Candidate to Member State: Moldova, EU Enlargement, and the Road Ahead

Connecting the Unconnected and Leaving No One Behind: How Digital Technologies and AI Advance Development

A Fireside Chat with Kent Walker: Perspectives on Ireland’s Digital Future

Building Ireland’s Cybersecurity Resilience

Young Professionals Network: Ukraine and the Future of Europe’s Security

A YPN on Ukraine and the Future of Europe’s Security

Strengthening Resilience to Disinformation

A panel discussion on Strengthening resilience to disinformation

From Early Warnings to Lasting Resilience: Strengthening Global Preparedness Through Science and Innovation

IIEA Insights - New Year Economic Outlook

Young Professionals Network: The IIEA Looks to 2026

After the Snap: Germany’s New Political Reality

Strategic Foresight Systems: What Policymakers Can Learn from Finland

A panel discussion on strategic foresight systems as part of our series on Finland's Future’s Ecosystem

Key Outcomes from COP 30

Dr Simon Evans discusses the key outcomes of the COP30 summit and what comes next for global climate action

Palestine and Protection of Human Rights: The Role of the International Community now

A hybrid address by Dr Ammar Dwaik, Secretary General of the Independent Commission for Human Rights in Palestine (ICHR), and Diana Buttu, Commissioner at the IHRC in Palestine

Europe’s Next Phase of Growth: Integration, Innovation, and the Digital Economy

A fire-side chat with Kyriakos Pierrakakis, Minister for Economy and Finance of Greece

If Russia Wins  

A hybrid event with Professor Dr Carlo Masala, Chair for Security and Defence Studies at the University of the Bundeswehr Munich, Germany.

Enlargement and Strategic Autonomy under Cyprus’ EU Presidency

The Future of Transport: Powering Ireland’s e-Mobility Transition

Opportunities in Orbit: The Role of Space as a Source of National Resilience and Prosperity.

A panel discussion on the role of space as a source of national resilience and prosperity

Clean Power by 2030: The UK’s Path to Energy Security and Net Zero

Chris Stark, Head of the UK’s Mission for Clean Power in the UK’s Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, gives a keynote address as part of the 2025 REthink Energy Series in partnership with ESB.

Central Banking, Policy Implementation, and Balance Sheets

An Address by President Mary C. Daly, President and Chief Executive Officer of the Federal Reserve Bank of San Francisco

The Effectiveness of EU Military Missions and Operations

A webinar presentation by Lt. Gen. Michiel van der Laan, Director-General of the EU Military Staff

The UK in a Changing World

The UK is confronting interlinked domestic, international, political and economic challenges. Anand Menon’s lecture explains what these challenges are and how they interact.

A YPN with Tony Connelly, Europe Editor at RTE

Power to the People: Engaging Communities in Energy Projects

Beyond Borders: The European Green Deal and Implications for the Global South

A webinar presentation by Dr Joana Portugal Pereira, Assistant Professor at Instituto Superior Técnico, ULisboa and Research Fellow at the Center for Innovation, Technology and Policy Research

Reimagining Democracy: Participatory Democracy and the Future of Democratic Innovation

In this event an expert panel discusses alternative approaches to democracy, including direct democracy, deliberative democracy, and other forms of democratic experimentation.

Pete Shirlow and Lee Reynolds: Promoting the Union

This talk explored the future of unionism in Northern Ireland, highlighting challenges, opportunities, shifting identities, and the need for a positive, forward-looking vision of the Union.

Finland’s Futures Ecosystem

An online panel event on Finland’s Futures Ecosystem

Denmark’s Green Tripartite Agreement: A New Model for Ireland’s Agriculture and Climate Policy?

Join the IIEA to discuss Denmark’s Green Tripartite Agreement and its potential as a model for Ireland’s agriculture, climate policy, and rural development.

Reclaiming Europe’s Promise: The Quality Jobs Agenda and the Next Social Contract

An address by Esther Lynch, General Secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation.

Full Circle: from Partition to a Re-Imagined Ireland?

In his address to the IIEA and following the release of his new book These Divided Isles: Britain and Ireland, Past and Future, Mr Stephens discusses how he thinks the British assumed they could wash their hands of Ireland, North as well as South, and how Ireland judged that all that was required for reunification was British withdrawal.

Data and AI: How to Govern for Results in the Information Age

A presentation by Martin O’Malley, Former Commissioner of the US Social Security Administration; and Former Governor of Maryland

What Role for Regions in the EU’s Growth Model?

President Tüttő will speak about how regional and local leaders can mobilise to promote Europe’s growth model by ensuring that local and regional authorities play a full and inclusive role.

The Authoritarian Resurgence in World Politics

An in-person and online presentation on the authoritarian resurgence in world politics.

Peacemaking and the Future of the United Nations

A presentation by Thant Myint-U, Author, Historian and Honorary Fellow of Trinity College at the University of Cambridge

Addressing the Mental Health Implications of Digital Life

Dr Ravi Iyer will discuss how to address the negative mental health consequences of digital technologies.

The Role of the Private Sector in Warfare

A webinar presentation on the role of the private sector in warfare

The Geopolitics of the Middle East: A Region Under Reconfiguration

A presentation by Dr H.A. Hellyer on the ‘Geopolitics of the Middle East: A Region Under Reconfiguration

Challenging Climate Myths: Science, Media, and Public Trust

This webinar features a keynote address by Professor Emily Shuckburgh, Director of Cambridge Zero, followed by a fireside chat with Dr Eileen Culloty, Deputy Director at the DCU Institute for Media, Democracy, and Society, where they will discuss the persistence of climate change myths.

Finland’s Futures Ecosystem in a European Context

In his address to the IIEA on Finland's Futures Ecosystem, Minister Joakim Strand draws on tools of strategic foresight to elicit Finland's vision for future-proofing Europe and increasing its presence in the EU Institutions.

Hot Wars, Hot Planet: Climate Change and Security in a Competitive World

A webinar on climate change and security in a competitive world

The Role of Sustainable Hydropower within the Energy Transition

In his address to the IIEA, Eddie Rich, CEO of the International Hydropower Association (IHA) discusses the future of hydropower and its role within the race to net-zero.

Human Rights: Healing Our Fractured World

In his keynote address to the Institute, Volker Türk, UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, will address the disregard for human rights and international humanitarian law across the globe.

Securing Ireland’s Competitiveness Through Digital Infrastructure

In this event an expert panel will discuss how to promote Ireland’s digital infrastructure to secure Ireland’s economic competitiveness

Progress on the Road to EU Accession: A Montenegrin Perspective

Keynote Address by Filip Ivanović, Deputy Prime Minister for Foreign and European Affairs of Montenegro

The State of the European Union 2025

Peace in Times of War: Ideas for Supportive Peace Policy

A presentation by Professor Gearoid Millar, Professor of Peace and Conflict Studies at the University of Aberdeen

Türkiye and Europe at a Strategic Crossroads: Towards a Common Future

On Tuesday, 26 August 2025 at 4.30p.m., the IIEA will welcome Hakan Fidan, Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, for a keynote address.

Monetary Policy and Democracy

In her address to the IIEA, Dr Leah Rose Ely Downey will argue against central bank independence, challenging its economic basis, and advocating democratic control over money creation and its terms.

International Trade – The Challenges Ahead

A high-level trade conference featuring Maroš Šefčovič, EU Commissioner for Trade and Economic Security.

Economic Opportunities in the Context of Constitutional Change

Caoimhe Archibald, Minister for the Economy in Northern Ireland, will give a keynote address at the Institute of International and European Affairs.

Protecting Critical Offshore Infrastructure from Hybrid Threats

A hybrid panel discussion on protecting critical offshore infrastructure

Developing a Life Sciences Vision for Ireland: The EU Agenda

Diplomacy by Other Means: Humanitarianism in a Time of Crisis

Filippo Grandi, UN High Commissioner for Refugees, discusses past and current challenges facing refugees, the unprecedented levels of displacement, and the UNHCR’s strategic approach to addressing these issues.

Ireland’s Cybersecurity Challenges

Richard Browne, Director of the National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) will discuss Ireland’s cybersecurity challenges.

European Commission Experts in Conversation with Marie Baker on the Rule of Law Report 2025

In this IIEA webinar, the Head and Deputy Head of the Rule of Law Unit in DG JUST in the European Commission presents the Commission’s most recent findings and recommendations contained in the Rule of Law Report 2025.

YPN: Ireland’s Competitiveness in a Time of Geoeconomic Uncertainty

Young Professionals Network event with Feargal O’Rourke, Chairperson of the IDA

The Meaning of the EU’s Strategic Partnership with Central Asia

On 3-4 April 2025, the first ever EU-Central Asia Summit took place in Samarkand, Uzbekistan. At the summit, political leaders of the EU and Central Asian countries took the landmark step to upgrade relations between the two regions to a strategic partnership.

Transnational Repression: Persecution Across Borders

The Future of the UK-EU Relationship

In his keynote address to the IIEA, Minister Stephen Doughty discusses the future of the EU-UK Strategic Partnership.

Digital Fairness and the Digital Economy: Can Europe strike the right balance?   

This panel will discuss how policies that ensure digital fairness can be balanced with efforts to boost Europe’s digital competitiveness

Internet Shutdowns: Endangered Communities, Silenced Stories

This event will explore Access Now’s latest report on internet shutdowns and their consequences around the world

The Israel-Iran Conflict: Implications and Outcomes

Can the EU’s Affordable Housing Plan Help Tackle Homelessness?

In her address to the IIEA, Ruth Owen, Deputy Director at FEANTSA, will examine the European Union’s efforts to address homelessness through its evolving affordable housing agenda.

A Contested Arena: Balancing Competing Human Rights in the Area of Justice, Home Affairs and Migration

Designing Agricultural Climate Policy in Ireland - From 2030 to Net Zero

Alan Matthews and a panel of expert speakers discuss the launch of a new IIEA paper exploring long-term strategies for reducing Ireland’s agricultural emissions, balancing 2030 targets with climate neutrality goals for 2040 and 2050.

Transforming Ireland’s Gas Networks for Net-Zero

This panel discussion, organised in conjunction with Gas Networks Ireland, discusses the transformation that might be required in Ireland’s gas network to reach net-zero carbon emissions, as well as the long-term potential benefits for Irish society and the wider economy that this transformation might yield.

The Economic Outlook at Mid-Year

Getting Ireland AI-Ready

In this event an expert panel will discuss how Ireland can get ready for the era of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Developing a Life Sciences Vision for Ireland: Insights from Europe on Health Innovation

Developing a Life Sciences Vision for Ireland: Insights from Europe on Health Innovation is the second event in a series on Developing a Life Sciences Vision for Ireland, organised by the Institute of International and European Affairs (IIEA) in partnership with Johnson & Johnson Innovative Medicine.

Avi Shlaim on Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine

In his online address to the IIEA, Professor Avi Shlaim discusses his new book, Genocide in Gaza: Israel’s Long War on Palestine, a Times Literary Supplement Book of the Year 2024.

European Security and the EU White Paper on Defence

Europe faces an urgent security challenge. This panel explores how EU Member States can strengthen defence capabilities, replenish equipment stocks, and support partners like Ukraine amid growing geopolitical threats.

Constructing a Solidarity Based Migration Framework

In her address to the IIEA, Professor Dr. Jur. Cecilia M. Bailliet discusses how the Revised Draft Declaration on International Solidarity provides a framework to correct misinterpretations of solidarity in the EU Pact on Migration and Asylum.

Preparing for a Cleaner Future: UK-Ireland Cooperation on Energy Challenges

A Keynote Address by Fintan Slye, CEO of NESO

Land use change in New Zealand and its intersection with climate change policy

Farm to Finance: The Processor–Farmer Nexus in Ireland’s Agricultural Climate Transition

Join the IIEA for the launch of its latest Pathways Paper exploring Ireland’s agricultural and climate transition and its impact on the farmer- processor relationship.

Romania at a Crossroads: Assessing the Results and Impact of the 2025 Presidential Elections

This webinar explores Romania’s presidential runoff and its potential consequences for democracy, foreign policy, and EU relations amid growing far-right influence and political uncertainty.

Ireland’s International Development Programme in a Changing World

Neale Richmond TD, Minister of State for International Development and Diaspora, discusses the changes in international development cooperation and Ireland’s key priorities in international development for 2025.

Living and Working in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe’s Social Agenda

Panel event on Living and Working in Europe: Challenges and Opportunities for Europe’s Social Agenda

EU-India Relations: Cooperation, Connectivity, and a Free Trade Future?

In this IIEA panel discussion, Dr Sonali Chowdhry and Dr Amitendu Palit address the prospects of a potential EU-India Free Trade Agreement and consider what an EU-India partnership should or should not prioritise.

Letta, Draghi, and Merz: What’s Next for the EU’s Economic Agenda?

As Europe redefines its economic agenda, Johannes Lindner will discuss the EU’s ability to deliver economic reforms, from industrial policy to transatlantic trade, amid shifting German leadership and changing global dynamics.

A Revived Leadership? The Foreign, Security and EU Policy Ambitions of the New German Government

Peacebuilding and Addressing Gender Based Violence in Conflict Settings

In their address to the IIEA, this expert panel explores how the Women, Peace and Security (WPS) agenda can more effectively address conflict-related sexual violence and ensure justice and support for survivors.

Future-Proofing EU Democracy: An Address by Commissioner Michael McGrath

In his address to the IIEA, Commissioner Michael McGrath will speak about the European Commission's plans to protect European democracy through the European Democracy Shield.

The Digital Services Act: An Initial Review

An expert panel will discuss the implementation of the Digital Services Act (DSA) to date and will assess the opportunities and challenges that lie ahead

Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider’s View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead

In his address to the IIEA, Professor Kenneth Rogoff will discuss his new book Our Dollar, Your Problem: An Insider’s View of Seven Turbulent Decades of Global Finance, and the Road Ahead.