European Student Think Tank

📣 We’re thrilled to announce the release of the 2024 edition of the European Policy Review 💡 Don’t miss out on the latest research and discussions shaping Europe’s future. Dive into the EPR: esthinktank.com/epr-volume-7/

💶 As cash use declines across the globe, is Europe ready for a digital future? This policy brief explores the potential risks of a cashless society and presents the #DigitalEuro as a potential solution to ensure no one is left behind. 🪙 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/10/15/the…

🛡️ As the EU pushes forward with the €150B SAFE initiative, questions remain about democratic legitimacy, member state divisions, and the future of collective defence. Can enhanced cooperation offer a sustainable path forward? 🔗 Link: esthinktank.com/2025/10/06/saf…

This policy paper argues that military IA would impact not only the foreign policy of a single EU state, but also the collective security and defense of the region, with the risk of fueling existing conflicts and creating new tensions. 🌍❌ 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/10/01/bli…

This article provides a critical perspective on the EU’s 2024 Migration & Asylum Pact implications for the EU’s moral authority and its capacity to deliver common solutions to migration challenges. 🌍 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/10/02/one…

📕 This policy brief examines how the EU's response to the Ukrainian refugee crisis enabled rapid & de-securized integration, contrary to the treatment of non-European migrants, revealing a model of selective solidarity based on identity & geopolitics. 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/09/29/sel…

This article examines the rise of the Russian “shadow fleet” — a covert network of unregulated oil tankers that bypasses Western sanctions and sustains Russia’s vital revenues.  🚢🛢 🔗 Link: esthinktank.com/2025/09/26/cir…

📝 This article uncovers how the nexus of organised crime, restrictive migration policies, global dynamics of violence, & agrifood market pressures traps migrants in cycles of forced labour & abuse, proposing an integrated policy framework as solution. 🔗 lnkd.in/eNrbg7kt

📚 This policy brief seeks new and human rights-compliant solutions and proposals for the Act on Infertility Treatment and Biomedically Assisted Reproductive Procedures, while also exploring existing European & global reproductive rights requirements. 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/09/22/the…

📢 The 2nd Special Issue of the EST’s Observatory on EU-MENA Relations is finally out! 30 years after the Barcelona Declaration, the volume explores issues like #Democracy, #HumanRights & good governance on both sides of the Mediterranean. 📖 Read more: esthinktank.com/observatory-eu…

📢 Our new publication on the EU Pact on #Migration and #Asylum is out! 🌍⚖️ Taking a country-by-country approach, we examine its impacts, challenges, and policy options across Europe. 🔗 Find out more here: esthinktank.com/international-…

🌎 The climate crisis demands more than words. #TreeAndHumanKnot (TAHK) invites people to plant a tree, tie a symbolic knot & join a growing movement of care. With a goal of 100,000 knots by 2030, TAHK proves that small acts can spark global change. 🌳 🔗esthinktank.com/2025/08/21/tah…

Drawing on interviews with two former students, this article examines the influence of migration policies and citizenship regulations on the post-graduation decisions of young international graduates. 🎓📚 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/08/18/att…

In this article, I explore how Serbia's student-led protests have reignited a fight for democracy and exposed the EU’s willingness to prioritise geopolitical stability over its fundamental values. ✍️Anastasia Stanković 🔗esthinktank.com/2025/07/30/eu-…

👉 Focusing on the Morocco-Algeria rivalry, this article examines how divergent foreign policy visions, the arms race, and global alliances contribute to a frozen conflict that impacts the entire region. 🌐 🔗 Link: esthinktank.com/2025/07/31/mor…

🇺🇸➡️🇪🇺 This infographic analyses the impact of U.S. military disengagement on European security. It highlights key trends in American troop withdrawals, their implications for NATO’s defence posture and risks for European strategic autonomy. ✍️Manal Mouaid

This article examines the long-term economic implications of EU enlargement, marking how trade, investment & labor market integration can deliver mutual prosperity, as well as the need for deep reforms & credible political will to secure this aim.📊🌍 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/07/27/eco…

Coming This Monday: The European Policy Review – Volume 8. This year’s theme: 'The Future of the EU Enlargement Process'. Featuring contributions from nine young researchers from across the EU 📅 Launches Monday - stay tuned! #EuropeanPolicyReview #EUEnlargement #EPRVolume8

📌 How do EU externalisation policies affect migrant women & other minorities? This policy brief urges the EU to adopt an integrative approach to consider externalisation policies & their options, not just as a theory but as a tool for real change. 🔗 esthinktank.com/2025/07/25/eu-…

This research reveals that while many centre parties adopt tough policies quietly, others engage in explicit rhetoric that can boost radical-right support by up to 8 percentage points. ✍️Hannah Staudenherz; WG Migration 🔗esthinktank.com/2025/07/23/acc…

This article analyses how interventions of Great Powers shaped regional security governance in Mali and highlights the limitations of external strategies in producing sustainable peace. ✍️Andrea Campo 🔗esthinktank.com/2025/07/14/the…