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The newest in the EU Policy Brief series, #14 “Probing European Defences: Russia鈥檚 Coordinated Drone Assault on Polish Territory“, is written by Mikhail Polianskii, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) and the 2025 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations at 杏吧原创 University.

Dr. Polianskii provides background and examines the air space violations occurring this week along the Eastern border of Poland which led Poland’s invocation of Article 4 of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (). The policy brief includes an analysis of key findings and policy implications for European defences. His discussion includes the challenges facing the European Union’s plan to strengthen the EU’s defence capabilities through the .

is a Postdoctoral Researcher with the Peace Research Institute Frankfurt () and the 2025 Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholar on Transatlantic Relations at 杏吧原创 University. His research interests include European security, Russia’s foreign and domestic policy, and the Post-Soviet Space, and the relations between Russia, EU and NATO.

The EU Policy Brief publications are co-funded by a grant from the European Union鈥檚 and 杏吧原创 University.

The European Commission鈥檚 support for the production of this publication does not constitute an endorsement of the contents, which reflect the views only of the author, and the Commission cannot be held responsible for any use which may be made of the information contained therein.

Maia Tustonic, an undergraduate student, reports on Canada’s strengthening the partnership with the European Union with her article, . Maia is enrolled in a Bachelor’s degree program in Journalism and Political Science: International Relations and World Politics, at 杏吧原创 University.

Aur茅lie Lachapelle and Liam Razzell were awarded fellowships for their articles. Aur茅lie writes about the tensions leading up to Germany’s federal election in early 2025 with and Liam focuses his writing on a potential partnership between Canada and the European Union with .

These three laureates will travel to Brussels later this year for an organized and expense paid one-week study tour to learn first-hand about the European Union’s institutions. Fellowship recipients have an unique opportunity to attend meetings with European officials and students during the tour. Learn more about the Young Journalist Fellowship competition . Each year the competition is announced in March and winners of the competition are announced in June. The announcement of the winners of the competition by the Delegation is .

Dr.听Polianskii is a post鈥慸octoral researcher at the Leibniz鈥慖nstitut f眉r Friedens鈥� und Konfliktforschung Peace Research Institute Frankfurt (PRIF) in Germany, where he co鈥憀eads the comparative project 鈥淧ATTERN: How Does the Past Matter? The Russian War of Aggression against Ukraine and the Cold War.鈥� His work focuses on Russian foreign and domestic policy, the evolution of transatlantic security institutions, and the dynamics of hybrid warfare.

During his tenure at 杏吧原创, Dr.听Polianskii will pursue a research agenda on transatlantic security relations, examining in particular the interplay between Russia鈥檚 strategic disengagement from European security frameworks and the transformation of transatlantic relations. He will teach a graduate鈥憀evel seminar entitled: 鈥淩ussia and the West: Hybrid Warfare and Transatlantic Security鈥�.

The Konrad Adenauer Visiting Scholarship on Transatlantic Relations is a joint initiative of the Centre for European Studies (CES) and the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung (Foundation Office Canada). Please click here聽for more information.

The EU-Canada Young Journalist Fellowship seeks a new generation of Canadian students and journalists who are interested in reporting about important issues of the European Union and be connected with European colleagues for professional development.

Details about the Fellowship application are available to and the application deadline is Tuesday, May 6, 2025.

Eligibility:

In order to be eligible, participants must be:

• Actively enrolled in a Canadian university/post-secondary institution or active in the field of journalism,
• Between the ages 18-30 years, and
• Canadian citizen or permanent resident.

The three selected winning candidates will be hosted for a week-long all expense paid study tour to learn about EU institutions and will receive a one year subscription membership to (CAJ). The CAJ is a national professional organization which represents journalists in Canada and supports public interest advocacy. The Fellowship is a partnership between the CAJ and the Delegation of the European Union to Canada since 2015.

The week-long study tour is funded by the and scheduled for the week of November 17, 2025. Fellowship recipients share their award winning work with the public as well as write about their experience with the study-tour.

A list of the 2024 Fellowship winning candidates and their articles is available to read .

The Jean Monnet Centre of Excellence is co-funded by the and by 杏吧原创 University.

The Visiting Scholar position will include teaching a module on the EU鈥檚 regional cooperation mechanisms, which involves six three-hour sessions, consultations with students, constructing the course outline for the module, and evaluation of student written and oral work. The module is part of an advanced undergraduate/graduate level course entitled, “The EU, Russia and China: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia”. The course is provided by the Institute of European, Russian, and Eurasian Studies (EURUS) at 杏吧原创 University.

In addition to teaching, the Visiting Scholar will be expected to provide consultation with students and to offer one public research lecture at the Centre for European Studies on a topic related to the EU as a regional actor.

Qualified applicants must be based at an academic institution in an EU member state. We are seeking applicants with a completed Ph.D. in a relevant field and with a record of publications, relevant teaching experience, and an active research program.

The announcement with all of the details including remuneration is available here. Consideration of applications received will commence February 15, 2025.

罢丑别听Jean Monnet Chair in EU External Relations: Competing Regionalism in Eurasia聽supports teaching, public and policy debates, and dissemination of resources on the EU as a foreign policy actor, the EU鈥檚 sponsored policies within the Eurasian region and the EU-China relations.

The Jean Monnet Chair is co-funded with a grant from the European Union 聽and by 杏吧原创 University.