UNU Institute on Comparative Regional Integration Studies

Regional Solutions for Global and Local Problems

Researching and improving cooperation within and between different levels of governance.

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School of Modern Diplomacy

Diplomacy has changed. It's time to catch up. Our School of Modern Diplomacy gives you the tools to understand and shape global affairs.

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Studying Regions: Conceptual and Methodological Approaches to Regionalism

This specialist course aims to equip students with knowledge of foundational concepts, epistemic approaches and theories on regionalism.

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EGR

Essays on Global Regionalism

Essays on Global Regionalism is an open-access, two-volume collection of ~100 essays exploring how regions shape world politics and governance.
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Events

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Workshop

Energy and State Aid: From EU Practice to Ukraine’s Energy Transition

Energy and State Aid Workshop - From EU Practice to Ukraine's Energy Transition

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The Community-of-Communities Across All Levels

IWLA Webinar Series - Exploring the ‘Community-of-Communities’ Within and Beyond Transboundary Waters Through a Normative Lens

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Traditional Medicine at the Nexus of Climate, Biodiversity, and Land Restoration (Rio Conventions)

UNU-CRIS is pleased to contribute to this important dialogue through its ongoing work at the interface of knowledge systems, policy innovation, and multilateral cooperation.

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Seminar

Presidential Diplomacy and Foreign Policy: The Governments of Milei and Lula in Argentina and Brazil

This is an in-person research seminar, taking place at the UNU-CRIS premises in Bruges.

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News

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Amazon disasters cross borders, but risk governance stops at them

A new UNU-CRIS report assesses how eight Amazonian countries manage disaster risk, and why shared hazards demand a coordinated regional response.

06 Oct 2026

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International Day for Disaster Risk Reduction (DRR) 2026: Building Resilience Starts at Home

The International DRR 2026 provides an opportunity to reaffirm that resilience is not created by infrastructure or technology alone.

05 Oct 2026

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Poster: Psychological First Aid via Offline-Capable AI Chatbot for Natural Disasters

Provide insights into the feasibility of offering scalable, infrastructure-resilient, AI-based mental health support in post-disaster settings.

28 Sep 2026

13DS Quito 2

14th Doctoral School on Latin American, European and Comparative Regionalism

Learn from leading academics and develop your research projects at this week-long programme, held in Quito, Ecuador.
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UNU-CRIS Explains

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Policy Brief

80 Years of Structural Crisis in Multilateralism With Deep Contradictions Still Unresolved

This policy brief warns that UN power imbalances and nationalism threaten its legitimacy, and argues for UNSC reform and systemic modernisation.

31 Jan 2026