R&D
Working Paper - The Laboratory of The World?

 Territorial vs Headquarter R&D in the  European Union, China and the United States. A IEP Bocconi Working Paper by Daniel Gros, Mauro Molteni, Giorgio Presidente
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Policy Brief - Per Aspera ad Astra: Undersea Cables, Satellites for Telecommunications and the European Strategic Autonomy

Undersea cables and communication satellites are generally treated separately. However, these two infrastructures can support each other for the purpose of strengthening Europe’s resilience, and security. A Policy Brief by Giovanni Cabroni, and Andrea Gilli
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Caught in the Middle: Industrial Power, Strategic Minerals, and Europe’s Hard Geopolitical Choices

 If Europe intends to stay the course by greening and digitalizing in ways that serve its economy, principles, and citizens, it must move beyond stockpiling and resilience building alone. A commentary by Sophia Kalantzakos
Feasible Steps to Finance Innovation in Europe
Feasible Steps to Finance Innovation in Europe: Six Proposals to Strengthen EU Capital Markets
A report by a Reflection Group convened by the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University.
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The EU's Price Undertakings for Chinese EVs Can Bring more Risks than Solutions

The EU Commission's proposals to amend the 2024 tariffs would shift potential gains to foreign producers rather than benefiting the EU, which negates the typical objectives of trade protection measures. A commentary by Daniel Gros, and Alicia García Herrero
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Trump’s Trade Policy is Far More Rational Than it Looks

At an IEP Bocconi event, Lorenzo Bini Smaghi unpacks the political incentives behind the US president’s most controversial choices. A conversation with Stefano Feltri

 
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The 2025 US National Security Strategy and the Strategic Repositioning of Europe

If Europe embraces the opportunity to invest in defence and innovation, it can strengthen its position within the global order. A Policy Brief by Carlo Altomonte and Walter Rauti
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The Crisis of Multilateralism between Hegemony and Multipolarity
Hints from History – and some for the EU. A Working Paper by Andrea Colli 
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Live Long and Prosper

Allianz and the IEP announce the publication of a new work dedicated to one of the central themes of Europe’s future: the longevity revolution and the rise of the Silver Economy, the major demographic and economic transformation that is reshaping societies, consumption patterns, and production systems.

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IEP@BU Commentaries

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Why the Italo-German Competitiveness Paper is Heading in the Wrong Direction

Europe’s recent show of resolve on tariffs and Greenland needs follow-through — not a recipe of deregulation and looser state aid that would deepen fragmentation and inequality. A commentary by Marco Buti, and Marcello Messori
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If Zelensky Is Europe’s Voice Today, Europe Must Decide Whether to Listen

The Ukrainian president’s Davos speech exposes not only American ambiguity, but Europe’s unresolved responsibility for its own security. A commentary by Nathalie Tocci
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This is What the EU’s Trade Bazooka Was Meant For

Having for once been prescient in endowing itself with a policy instrument in line with the times, it would be irresponsible for the EU to give up just because the coercion at hand comes from the most powerful country in the world. A commentary by Sylvie Goulard, and Mario Monti 
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Trump Has No Brakes, but Europe Still Has a Choice

The US president’s threats are not noise but a strategy to subordinate the continent — and Europe’s flattery has only raised the price of inaction. A commentary by Nathalie Tocci
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Europe Should call Trump’s Bluff on Greenland

The tariff threat is coercion by other means — and the EU has both the moral case and the instruments to respond. A commentary by Moreno Bertoldi, and Marco Buti 
External Pressure and the Fate of Iran’s Regime

External Pressure and the Fate of Iran’s Regime

Rising domestic fury and unchecked US–Israeli pressure are pushing the Islamic Republic into uncharted territory.
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The EU Needs a Joint Environmental and Diplomatic Agenda in a World of US Retreat From Multilateralism

The EU Commission's proposals to amend the 2024 tariffs would shift potential gains to foreign producers rather than benefiting the EU, which negates the typical objectives of trade protection measures.
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The Legal and Financial Implications of the New Ukraine Loan Scheme

How the December 2025 European Council decision opens new paths for EU financial integration.
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In Defense of the Idea of Europe

If one takes the findings of the recent US National Security Strategy seriously, Europe is facing its “civilizational erasure.” That strong language demands a response.

IEP@BU Events

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Campus Life Area, mezzanine level, Via Bocconi 12, Milano
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Rare Earths & Geopolitics: Hard Choices for Europe

An event to discuss how the European Union is responding to rapidly evolving dynamics in rare earths supply chains, global trade tensions, and strategic interdependence with China and the United States. 
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Aula Manfredini
Via Sarfatti 25
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A Matter of Choice: People and Possibilities in the Age of AI

This HDR event, hosted by the United Nations Development Programme, Generali Group, and the Institute for European Policymaking @ Bocconi University, will feature a presentation of the key findings of the 2025 HDR, followed by two conversations that bring the reports messages into concrete focus: the implications of AI for gender divides and how to mitigate them. Together, these discussions will explore how choices made today can ensure that AI becomes a force for expanding human freedoms, rather than constraining them.
Padoan
Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, 20122 Milano
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Si può fermare il declino dell’Europa?

Una conversazione con Pier Carlo Padoan, intervistato da Silvia Merler.
Terracciano
Sala Lettura EGEA, v.le Bligny 22, Milano
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La diplomazia può fermare le guerre?

Una conversazione con Pasquale Terracciano, intervistato da Mariangela Pira.

News from IEP@BU

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Financial Times features IEP Bocconi report on Europe’s capital markets and innovation financing

An op-ed by Ignazio Angeloni highlights the key proposals of the IEP Bocconi report Feasible Steps to Finance Innovation in Europe

 
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IEP Bocconi Fellow Marta Cartabia Named Among Fondation Robert Schuman’s “European Women Leading the Way”

A new report profiles 27 leaders to showcase women’s contributions to the EU and inspire the next generation of European role models
live long and prosper
Allianz S.p.A. and IEP Bocconi present a new study on longevity and the Silver Economy

Allianz S.p.A. and the Institute for European Policymaking at Bocconi University announce the publication of a new study devoted to one of the key issues shaping Europe’s future: the longevity revolution and the rise of the Silver Economy, the major demographic and economic transformation that is reshaping societies, consumption patterns and production systems.
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Nathalie Tocci joins IEP as a Senior Policy Fellow and Managing Board Member

A leading European voice on foreign, security, and defence policy joins IEP@BU as the Institute strengthens its strategic focus on geopolitics
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A new website shows the roll-call votes in European Parliament by MEP, MEP, group, and country, going back to 2004. You can also download the data for free. By Simon Hix and Abdul Noury