The EU Security Initiative at the EUI

Bridging research, policy, and practice on European security and defence

The project

The EU Security Initiative (EUSI) aims to foster forward-looking, values-based dialogue and research on European security and defence.

Rooted in the EUI’s dual identity as a research university and international organisation, and aligned with its vision for a future EUI, the EUSI aims to construct spaces to productively and critically connect academia and policy. It does so through facilitating a format of structured and recurring exchange between researchers, policymakers, practitioners, private sector and civil society actors across Europe—breaking silos, fostering co-creation, and exploring both urgent and long-term security challenges.

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News

Academy of European Law Distinguished Lectures 2025

On 16-27 June 2025, during the Summer Courses on the Law of the European Union and on Human Rights, the Academy of European Law (AEL) hosted a series of three Distinguished Lectures, addressing topics ranging from the symbolism of global governance to the hidden politics of EU security.

Report finds gaps in gender equality, immigrant inclusion, citizenship security

A new report from the Global Citizenship Observatory (GLOBALCIT) at the European University Institute (EUI) reveals persistent global disparities in access to citizenship and the security of citizenship status.

Making security ‘dirty’ again: Tholens on the hidden costs of interventionism

Does security assistance work? Does it achieve the political change it's packaged to support? The literature is skeptical. And yet, we still do it. Why? In the latest Schuman Seminar Series, Professor Simone Tholens discussed her new paper, which reintroduces the concept of violence into security studies.

Presidents António Costa and Kata Tüttő speak on peace and security at the EUI

On 8 May 2025, the European University Institute (EUI) hosted António Costa, President of the European Council, and Kata Tüttő, President of the European Committee of the Regions, for an event focusing on peace and security in Europe amidst growing geopolitical turmoil.