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Martijn Vlaskamp
@martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social
Assistant Professor in International Security at Institut Barcelona d'Estudis Internacionals (IBEI), specialized in natural resource governance, political violence, and EU foreign policy.
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🌐 Recerca a l'IBEI 
De l'or negre a la incertesa? Com els països petroliers reaccionen a la transició energètica.
@martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social, professor lector Ramon y Cajal, explora la possible caiguda de demanda de combustias fòssils.

Link 👉 t.ly/Bh4po
#IBEIresearch #ibei20years
November 6, 2025 at 12:02 PM
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"If oil revenues decline structurally, some regimes may struggle to fund public services and maintain legitimacy", @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social examines the impact of the renewable energy transition in the MENA region
The renewable energy transition and political stability in the MENA region
The International Energy Agency (IEA) expects global oil demand to start a slow decline over the next decade, driven by rising renewable energy use and the
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July 16, 2025 at 11:42 AM
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Last days📢 #CallForPapers 'Middle East and North Africa: Facing the Energy Transition Challenge', coordinated by @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social and Adrià Rivera, welcomes contributions on the impact of the energy transition in the MENA region.
🗓️Deadline: 21 July
🔗 bit.ly/Call_Afers143
July 15, 2025 at 11:05 AM
I shared some thoughts in this @agendapublica.es article on how climate change can affect Spain’s national security - through extreme weather, damage to its economic model, and rising instability in the southern neighborhood. agendapublica.es/noticia/2001...
Entre danas y olas de calor: España redefine su seguridad nacional
El cambio climático, con sus eventos extremos y estrés hídrico, se ha convertido en una amenaza para la seguridad nacional en España.
agendapublica.es
July 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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📢 #CallForPapers 'Middle East and North Africa: Facing the Energy Transition Challenge', coordinated by @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social and Adrià Rivera Escartin, welcomes contributions on the impact of the energy transition in the MENA region.
🗓️Deadline: 21 July
🔗 bit.ly/Call_Afers143
June 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
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A group of researchers met at IBEI for a one-day workshop on the impact of the #RenewableEnergy transition on national and #InternationalPolitics in the #MENAregion. This event marks the final event of the OILDOWN research project.

Many thanks to all the participants 🙌

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June 3, 2025 at 11:13 AM
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19 de maig | 18:00 | Conferència
📌De l'or negre a la incertesa? Com els països petroliers reaccionen a la transició energètica
🗣️ Prof. Martijn Vlaskamp @ibei.org

📍 Presencial (C/ Hospital, 64) + Youtube
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#DillunsdeCiència #Descarbonització
De l'or negre a la incertesa? Com els països petroliers reaccionen a la transició energètica
19 de maig | 18:00 | Conferència Cicle: Dilluns de Ciència. DESCARBONITZACIÓ Martijn Vlaskamp (IBEI) Mentre la transició energètica cap a fonts renovables és una bona notícia per al clima, els països...
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May 14, 2025 at 11:52 AM
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🎙️ ¿Energía limpia, políticas sucias?

Daniel Scholten, @clingendael.bsky.social; y @martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social, IBEI; exploran la #geopolítica de la #TransiciónEnergética. Modera @inesbsomoano.bsky.social, IBEI.

🤝Coorganizado con la Fundación "la Caixa" en #PalauMacaya
🔎 Agenda: t.ly/PnaS6
May 8, 2025 at 5:02 PM
If you understand Catalan and want to learn more about our OILDOWN project on how the energy transition affects fossil fuel-rich countries, check out this podcast with Adrià Rivera and me!
🌍🔋 És possible una transició energètica renovable sense conseqüències geopolítiques negatives?

@martijnvlaskamp.bsky.social (IBEI) i Adrià Rivera (UOC-IBEI) analitzen desafiaments i implicacions d'un món menys dependent de combustibles fòssils.

#Podcast El Món IBEI open.spotify.com/episode/2DFL...
És la fi dels petrodòlars?
El Món IBEI | The IBEI World | El Mundo IBEI · Episode
open.spotify.com
March 27, 2025 at 8:51 AM
Just got quoted on natural resource politics in an interesting piece in @elmondiari.bsky.social about the Trump Administration's interest in Greenland - available in Catalan and Spanish.
March 24, 2025 at 12:26 PM
Adrià Rivera and I presented some of our research at #ISA2025, exploring why some MENA countries are moving faster than others in expanding renewable energy capacity.
March 4, 2025 at 5:08 PM
I've been quoted in an article on the US-Ukraine minerals deal in El Món, available in Catalan and Spanish: elmon.cat/mon/ucraina-...
Xina, Rússia i EUA: la guerra silenciosa pels recursos minerals d’Ucraïna
La lluita pels minerals crítics redefineix aliances i deixa Ucraïna atrapada entre Washington i Moscou
elmon.cat
March 3, 2025 at 7:36 PM
CfP: We are seeking proposals for the 2nd #EcologicalHumanities Congress in Barcelona #CIHE2025!

At IBEI, we are coordinating the pathway on “Commons, Geopolitics, and Environmental Justice.”

📅 Deadline for proposals: 15/01/2025
🌐 In English or Spanish
🔗 More information: bit.ly/48GmnCv
December 19, 2024 at 9:43 AM
¡Buscamos propuestas para el 2º Congreso de #HumanidadesEcológicas en Barcelona. #CIHE2025
Con el IBEI coordinamos el sendero sobre “Bienes comunes, geopolítica y justicia ambiental”.
📅 Fecha tope para propuestas: 15/01/2025
🌐 En castellano o inglés
🔗 Más información: bit.ly/48GmnCv
December 19, 2024 at 9:37 AM
In this Open Access chapter, I examine how the EU addresses critical raw material challenges. It traces EU policy evolution from 2008 to the 2024 Critical Raw Materials Act, highlighting a shift from economic to security-focused concerns. link.springer.com/chapter/10.1...
Looking for Resource Sovereignty in a Fragmenting Global Order: The EU’s Response to Critical Raw Materials Challenges
This chapter examines the European Union's (EU) evolving concerns and strategies regarding critical raw materials (CRMs), which are essential for the renewable energy and digital transitions. The ...
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November 21, 2024 at 10:15 AM
📢 Our Open Access book "EU Foreign Policy in a Fragmenting International Order" is out! Edited by Oriol Costa, Eduard Soler i Lecha and @martijnvlaskamp, it examines how EU actors respond to the fragmentation of the liberal international order. Read it here: tinyurl.com/2pn3p4k5
November 14, 2024 at 6:03 PM