NIAS Area Studies: Europe

NIAS Europe Studies examines contemporary developments in Europe in the following verticals: Politics, Society, Conflicts, Regional Developments, and External Relations, especially with the US, China, and India. It also has a special focus on the ongoing Ukraine War and published a Daily War Alert. It also publishes a Monthly Alert.

NIAS Europe Studies has been organizing an Annual Conclave on Europe since 2022 and published two Annuals in 2023 and 2024. 

NIAS Area Studies is also a capacity-building exercise. Through its regular workshops and annual conclave, it aims to build a network of Indian scholars working on Europe.

Regular Publications

December Edition

The EM December Edition consists of commentaries on Russia and BRICS, Marine Le Pen's Trial, Donald Trump wins the US Presidential Elections, Georgian Election 2024: Political chaos to continue. It also consists of a record of key developments from the Ukraine War between Day 1006 to Day 981 and short notes on contemporary Europe.

Germany-Russia Relations: What Next?

NIAS/CSS/CRPR/U/IB/15/2023 NIAS Area Studies Brief No. 61 NIAS Europe Studies 31 July 2023 Russia has emerged as the most divisive issue in the European Union (EU) over the past three decades. In the 1990s, EU members found it relatively easier to settle on a common approach towards Russia...

Events

About the team

Prof D Suba Chandran is the Dean of the School of Conflict and Security Studies at NIAS. He heads the Science, Technology and International Relations. He coordinates the NIAS Europe Studies.

Sourina Bej is a doctoral candidate and KAS-EIZ scholarship holder at the University of Bonn. Her research for the Europe Studies at NIAS includes studying political populism, protest movements, migration and social inclusion, and religious extremism in Western Europe.

Padmashree Anandhan is a Project Associate at NIAS, Bangalore. She is associated with the NIAS Europe Studies. Her research focuses on issues relating to politics, protests, maritime and NATO' operations in the Western Europe and Nordic.

Neha Tresa George is currently a Research Assistant at NIAS, Bangalore. She is a graduate in Political Science from Madras Christian College. Her interests include gender and ethnic issues in Europe.

Samruddhi Pathak is a Research Assistant at NIAS, Bangalore. She is currently pursuing her doctoral studies at Symbiosis International University. Her areas of interest are European politics and West Asian studies.

Advik S Mohan is a Research Intern at the School of Conflict and Security Studies, NIAS, Bangalore. His areas of interest include politics and societal issues in the United Kingdom, foreign relations in the Asia Pacific region, and conflicts and security in the Middle East.