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Associate Professor in International Relations at @univgroningen, Chair of Cost Action @CA_GLITSS

Groningen
Joined August 2009
The EU’s handling of 210 billion euros in frozen Russian assets has become a test of its ability to balance legal restraint, financial stability and strategic support for Ukraine amid war. By choosing joint borrowing over confiscation in December 2025, member states avoided immediate legal and financial risks but left unresolved divisions over burden-sharing, sanctions durability and future reconstruction funding needs. As Ukraine’s costs rise and geopolitical bargaining intensifies, frozen assets will remain central to EU policymaking, shaping the Union’s credibility, cohesion and long-term role as a global actor. New #IAIBrief by @FraGiumelli➡️ iai.it/en/node/22002
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📢 Join our Webinar on enhancing wildlife trade monitoring:  The use of the European Trade Control and Expert System TRACES to collect data on the imports of wildlife to the EU - 🎟 Register here: lnkd.in/eT5zJ7P6🐠#GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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🚨 Call for Proposals 🚨 Workshop on Civil Society’s Responses to Illicit Trade 🌍 Join us in Palermo, Italy (Feb 6-7, 2025). Submit your 200-word abstract by Nov 30, 2024! 📩 stefano.caneppele@unil.ch, lucas.tosirodriguez@unil.ch #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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I am very proud to Chair this fantastic group of colleagues and friends working on illicit trade and its consequences for security and sustainability. More will come in the next two years!
📢 Thrilled to share highlights from our recent Gore Group meeting in Rome, hosted by Centro Alti Studi Difesa! 🇮🇹 Engaging discussions, innovative presentations, and exciting ideas were at the heart of it all. 🌍💡 #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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#BookLaunch #InternationalSanctions in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective 📅25th October, 12:30, Auditorium A2 & online 👇graduateinstitute.ch/communi… With @DrEricaMoret Francesco Giumelli @FraGiumelli of @univgroningen @DrClaraPortela of @UV_EG, @EU_ISS @mir_sos @UnivRoma3
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📢 Join us for our next book launch "International #sanctions in Practice" with @DrEricaMoret, @FraGiumelli, @mir_sos, Antonio Bultrini and Clara Portela. With @minosugent. 📅 25 Oct. | 12:30-14:00 📍@GVAGrad | Auditorium A2 and online 🗓️bit.ly/3NsuRDt
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#BookLaunch #InternationalSanctions in Practice: An Interdisciplinary Perspective 📅25th October, 12:30, Auditorium A2 & online 👇graduateinstitute.ch/communi… With @DrEricaMoret Francesco Giumelli @FraGiumelli of @univgroningen @DrClaraPortela of @UV_EG, @EU_ISS @mir_sos @UnivRoma3
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🎓📷 We are pleasant that Dr. Sandra Kobajica Mišanović from the Uni Sarajevo presented her research on environmental governance at the @EurocrimEvents Romania. #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU @FraGiumelli @marafclemente @Daniela_1975 @azzopardi_g @SteCaneppele
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🎉 We’re excited to announce that our Working Group 3 under Cost Action GLITSS successfully hosted a workshop on Sept 25-26 at ESC UNIL – École des sciences criminelles. 🌐🗺️ #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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🎉 We are pleased to share that our WG 1 within the COST Action GLITSS held a workshop on "Human Trafficking and Counter-Trafficking: New Directions for Research and Policy" on 25-26 September at Complutense University of Madrid.🎈#GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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📢Alert: Open Access Publication Funding Available! 🗓️ Deadline: Mid-October 2024 Eligibility: Articles must involve researchers from 3+ countries and be tied to our COST Action. 📧 Email: glitss@rug.nl to apply!
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🎉 Call for Papers: Workshop on Combating Illicit Trade with Data Science, AI, and Blockchain Solutions 🎉 📅 Event Dates: 23-25 February 2025 📍 Venue: Porto, Portugal #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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🌏📣 Excited to share that this week (July 22-23), COST Action GLITSS Working Group 2, held a workshop in Istanbul at Yıldız Technopark University. Focus: migrant workers, legality, and more. 🏢🌍 #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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Bravi!!!! @CA_GLITSS is growing and doing great things, more will come! #illicittrade
🌏📣 Excited to share that this week (July 22-23), COST Action GLITSS Working Group 2, held a workshop in Istanbul at Yıldız Technopark University. Focus: migrant workers, legality, and more. 🏢🌍 #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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🌞🎯Highlights from Our Workshop: The Role of Technology in Combatting Illicit Trade. 📌We successfully wrapped up our workshop in Belgrade, Serbia, on July 10-11, 2024. 🌟 #GLITSS #COSTAction #illicittrade #research #EU
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I wrote an editorial on the #success of #Russia #sanctions. More research will come on this subject, but in the meantime, I am grateful to the European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research for hosting a Special Issue on this topic. Read it here: link.springer.com/article/10…
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Looking back at a successful Summer School last week, we want to thank our participants for making this such an incredible experience, our presenters and panelist for sharing their valuable insights with our students and our organisers for bringing it all together!✨
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After a successful day we ended the week with a certificate ceremony and dinner!✨
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In the afternoon students presented their policy recommendations in the form of elevator speeches and presented their red team assignments.
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After their presentations, the panelists of the day answered an array of questions on drug policy in Latin America, drug testing facilities, and drug seizures.
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