ESGA’s first project “The role of Russian civil society in foreign policy decision making. A comparative analysis with Republic of Moldova and Ukraine (November 2014 – October 2015)” was implemented with the financial support of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation, a project of German Marshall Fund. In 2017 we have continued our effort to study the Former Soviet Space and to present the realities and challenges faced by state actors in another project titled “Dialogue with Russia for a new generation of experts” (also implemented with the support of the Black Sea Trust for Regional Cooperation). The debates that we have organized were attended by more than 100 Romanian experts in Bucharest; other European experts have had the opportunity to attend the event via online. A special attention was paid to the young generation of Romanian experts from different Romanian Universities within ESGA Young Leaders Program.
Nordic Soft Power and Eastern European Absence: Analysing the Strategic Role of Scandinavia and Romania’s Exclusion from the 2025 Gaza Peace Summit
Policy Paper The 2025 Gaza Peace Summit, held in Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt, represented a renewed international attempt to stabilise the Middle East after a prolonged period of violence and humanitarian crisis in Gaza. Convened under the joint auspices of the United States and Egypt, the summit brought together global and regional leaders to consolidate a fragile ceasefire, coordinate humanitarian assistance, and develop a framework for post-conflict reconstruction. Although direct representatives from Israel and Hamas were notably absent, the gathering sought