UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

Regional Solutions for Global and Local Problems

UNU-CRIS focuses on new patterns of regional cooperation and multi-level governance worldwide.

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Research Highlights

Journal Article

The Central American Northern Triangle States' (NTS) Relationship with Israel and Palestine: Understanding Small States' Foreign Policy Decision-Making

UNU-CRIS experts publish article on Northern Triangle States' changing relations with Israel and Palestine.

30 Dec 2025

Journal Article

The Impact of the Second Trump Administration on Latin American Foreign Policy

Alberto Maresca, Doctoral Fellow at UNU-CRIS & Ghent University, writes a paper published by Ghent Institute for International and European Studies.

12 Jan 2026

Book Chapter

Global Connectivity and State Authority: Legal and Policy Perspectives on Information Control

Book chapter on legal and policy perspectives on information control published by Bloomsbury

06 Aug 2025

Edited Volume

The Chinese Belt and Road Initiative: Strategic Responses of Governments and Multinational Companies

Publication of a book about the responses of governments and multinational companies to China's Belt and Road Initiative

17 Oct 2025

Events

Seminar

Framing Feminism in Eurasia: Activists’ Strategies and Dilemmas

This event will explore alternative gender visions from grassroots feminist initiatives in Eurasia, examining their framing strategies to advance feminist agendas in hostile contexts.

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Side Event

COP30 Debrief: One Health as SDG Accelerator

Virtual panel discussion on COP30's One Health governance advances

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Seminar

ECOWAS Beyond the States: Rethinking How Civil Society Is Shaping Regional Governance in West Africa

Dr. Kogbe discusses regional engagements of civil society actors in Africa, drawing from his recently published book.

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Event

Codesigning and Piloting Inclusive Participatory Procedures for Enacting the SDGs – From the Physical CoOPLAGE to the Digital CoOPILOT

CoOPLAGE group developed participatory decision methods for 20 years, focusing on "participatory engineering of participation".

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News

Announcement

Apply Now: School of Modern Diplomacy

Apply now for the School of Modern Diplomacy to be run virtually from 22 August 2022 to 02 September 2022.

25 Jul 2022

News

Flemish Government Signs MoU with UNU, Ghent University, and the Vrije Universiteit Brussel

The new MoU, which will run from 2022 to 2026, signals the partners’ belief in the necessity of international cooperation.

31 May 2022

Announcement

Applications Open: Tenth Doctoral School on Latin American, European, and Comparative Regionalism

The Doctoral School seeks to establish a network of researchers dealing with regionalism, based at universities across Latin America and beyond.

10 May 2022

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UNU-CRIS Explains

Journal Article

The Central American Northern Triangle States' (NTS) Relationship with Israel and Palestine: Understanding Small States' Foreign Policy Decision-Making

UNU-CRIS experts publish article on Northern Triangle States' changing relations with Israel and Palestine.

30 Dec 2025

Journal Article

The Impact of the Second Trump Administration on Latin American Foreign Policy

Alberto Maresca, Doctoral Fellow at UNU-CRIS & Ghent University, writes a paper published by Ghent Institute for International and European Studies.

12 Jan 2026

Expert

Sien Daeninck

Sien is an administrative assistant at UNU-CRIS.

Administrative Assistant

Expert

Miquela Kallenberger

Miquela is a Communications Intern at UNU-CRIS.

Communications Intern