The Iran Conflict and European Energy Security: One Month In
The post-Russia energy architecture was never post-geopolitical. It was just geopolitical in a different direction. Institute for Central Europe —…
When transparency becomes a vulnerability
A new ICE brief by our colleague Miro Sedlák raises a provocative but timely question: has @NATO’s hard‑won predictability become too…
Europe’s Defence Industrial Awakening: The Governance Gap Behind the Spending Surge
The EU has built a rulebook for defence-industrial coordination and the first tranche of money to start funding the factories.…
District Heating Under Hybrid Attack: Europe’s Municipal Gap and Ukraine’s Resilience Model
Europe secured its gas pipelines and hardened its electricity grids. It left the last mile of heat delivery — the…
ACRONYM analysis: How have European attitudes toward migration evolved over the past decade?
This analysis examines public opinion on migration in France, Germany and the Visegrad countries between 2014 and 2024 using Eurobarometer…
What the Iran War Reveals About Europe’s Air Defence Gap
Europe diagnosed the problem correctly — but prescribed a three-year treatment for a condition that can become acute overnight. Institute…
The Iran Conflict and European Energy Security: Short- and Mid-Term Implications
This crisis is the strongest argument yet for accelerating clean-energy deployment as a hard security imperative. Institute for Central Europe…
Why Facts Are Not Enough
From Climate Inaction to Democratic Vulnerability: Psychological Barriers in the Age of Climate Disinformation ICE Perspective At the Institute for…
ACRONYM Policy Paper: Making Cooperation Possible: Narratives, Trust and Moral Frameworks in Europe’s Asylum and Migration Debate
Migration is one of the most polarising issues in Europe - not only because of its scale, but because of…
The first joint ICE and Pleronix analysis explores a realistic air-defense strategy for Europe
The first joint publication resulting from the new cooperation between the Institute for Central Europe (ICE) and Pleronix is the analysis “Affordable Sovereignty: A Realistic…
From Laggards to Leaders: Green Innovation and CEE’s Climate Opportunity
New ICE Policy Brief | October 2025 As Europe accelerates its push toward climate neutrality, Central and Eastern European (CEE)…
EU SAFE
The EU is launching a new mechanism aimed at supporting the European defense industry. Support for joint procurement and new…