EST Newsletter

MONTHLY NEWSLETTER | January 2025

Welcome to the January edition of the European Student Think Tank monthly newsletter – dedicated to sharing the relevant news and updates, publications, events, positions and opportunities from the EST.

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NEWS & UPDATES

🗣️ Note from our Director of Communications Siobhán Golden: “2024 Achievements and New Year’s Vision: Here’s What We’ve Done and Our 2025 Mission..!”

“Hey ESTers! 👋

Happy New Year! 🎉

We’re thrilled to bring you the first newsletter of 2025, packed with exciting opportunities, updates, and announcements.

2024 was a remarkable year for the European Student Think Tank, and we couldn’t have done it without your support!

🤝 Together, we:

• Published 67 opinion articles 📄 exploring key topics in international politics,

• Released 20 editions of the EU-MENA InsideMENA newsletter,

• Produced 7 podcast episodes🎙️spotlighting critical global issues and developments, and

• Grew our community to over 30,000 followers across platforms – including 2,000+ on Instagram!

If you’re new here, welcome! 🤗

This is where we share monthly updates on our work, upcoming events, and ways you can get involved.

With 2025 ahead, we’re excited to continue building on this momentum with even more achievements and impact.

Let’s make this another great year! 💪”.

From your Director of Communications,
Siobhán Golden.

📢 APPLICATION Now OPEN for the European Policy Prize 2025! 📢

This year’s theme “Europe and Threats to Globalization,” invites you to explore pressing challenges like the rise of far-right movements and the potential risks to European cohesion. 

Submit NOW your policy paper by February 6th, 2025: 🔗CLICK HERE – EUROPEAN POLICY PRIZE EST

Prizes include:
🏆 Publication in the EST’s European Policy Review Journal
🎙️ A podcast episode with a judge of your choice
📚 And other exciting rewards!

🔍 Our EU-MENA OBSERVATORY and SIX KEY COUNTRIES IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND NORTH AFRICA TO WATCH IN 2025

Did you know?

To mark the beginning of 2025, our EU-MENA Observatory released a publication highlighting six key countries in the Middle East and North Africa 🌍 to watch this year.

🔗 CLICK HERE to CHECK IT OUT!

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PUBLICATIONS & ARTICLES

America First 2.0 – The new Trump administration and the next four years 

Our International Office will release a new publication exploring how Trump’s re-election could reshape Europe’s future—impacting NATO security, empowering nationalist populists, and straining EU-U.S. trade relations.

With expert insights, this publication examines the challenges ahead as Europe balances transatlantic ties with strategic autonomy.

🚨 Stay tuned for updates on the release! 

📝 Our ARTICLES on ELECTIONS

In recent months, we have witnessed several significant votes taking place across the globe.

Here are 3 articles we’ve published that spotlight important elections and their global impact!

Click on the 🔗links to read the complete publications📃✍️!

• Moldova
  • “Election Under Siege: The Struggle for Moldova’s European Dream”, written by: Bernat Baena, Ambassador to Belgium
  • 🔗 CLICK HERE TO READ IT!

• USA
  • “Trump’s Second Term: Implications for Europe’s Security, Populism, and Economy”, written by: Martina Canesi
  • 🔗 CLICK HERE TO READ IT!

• AUSTRIA
  • “Breaking with Tradition: Austria’s Controversial Government Formation Amid Political Turmoil”, written by Julia Schurz, Ambassador to Austria
  • 🔗 CLICK HERE TO READ IT!

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EVENTS

💨We’re Heading to the European Youth Event 2025! 

❗️Exciting news: the 🔗 Working Group on Security and Defence has been accepted to run a workshop at the 🇪🇺 European Youth Event (EYE) on 13–14 June 2025!

The session will explore the role of conflict perceptions and diverging narratives in prolonging armed conflicts. By equipping European youth with this often-overlooked soft skill, we will enhance understanding of effective conflict management practices.

🚨 Stay tuned for more updates as we prepare for Strasbourg!

🗓️ Upcoming Online Event – From Awareness to Action: Understanding and Critiquing the role of International Law in Palestine

Join us online on Tuesday, 25th February 2025, as the 🔗Working Group on Human Rights marks the International Day of Commemoration and Dignity of the Victims of Genocide with an online fireside chat.

This online event will discuss violations of international human rights and humanitarian law in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.

🚨Stay tuned – registration open soon!

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See you next month, ESTers! 👋