Middle powers cannot simply adapt to a world of power politics. This brief sets out how they can build a “Third Pole” coalition instead.
We examine regulatory frameworks, policy design and implementation, and compare policy innovations across countries, so that policymakers can build responsive and forward-looking solutions.
Research in public policyWe study organisational structures, governance models and service delivery, from performance management to inter-agency coordination, to help public bodies become more effective, accountable and citizen-centred.
Research in public administrationWe analyse and shape public financial instruments for innovation, trade, development and sustainability, from blended finance to development and climate guarantees, and support their design, implementation and evaluation.
Research in public financePolicies, institutions and finance for lasting development.
Lead: Fiona BannertWhat public institutions are for, and how to show it.
Lead: Henning MeyerOpen, rules-based trade in an age of economic security.
Lead: Roseline WanjiruHow governments, agencies and business can work together.
Lead: Andreas KlasenFrom climate ambition to credible public delivery.
Lead: Simone KrummakerFor more than 25 years, our experts have worked with or in governments, public financial institutions and international organisations in more than 30 countries.
Fieldwork with Georgian exporters on trade regulation, market knowledge and trade finance gaps, leading to a comprehensive export promotion strategy built on an ecosystem-based "team" approach.
Andreas Klasen · 2023–2024 · Public PolicyHow selected European export credit agencies finance connectivity, data infrastructure, digital public infrastructure and digital services abroad, and which reforms could make them system-level enablers of partner countries' digital transformation.
Andreas Klasen and Henning Meyer · 2025–2026 · Public FinanceTarget-setting principles and reporting approaches for the UAE's federal export credit company as an affiliate member of the Net-Zero Export Credit Agencies Alliance, covering its own operations and the climate impact of the transactions it enables.
lill Institute · 2025 · Public FinanceAfreximbank · Australian Government · Asian Development Bank · Botswana Development Corporation · Etihad Credit Insurance · CESCE · Finnish Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment · German Federal Ministry of Finance · European Commission · Islamic Development Bank Group · Netherlands Ministry of Finance · NEXI · United Nations · UK Export Finance · World Bank Group
How AI could help audiences test claims against evidence, and why that works only if the guardrails are as visible as the headlines.
How much additional export finance could an EU guarantee unlock for European firms competing for strategic projects in emerging and developing economies?
Why good innovation policy is clear, shared by all key actors and independently evaluated, and why reorganising agencies is rarely the answer.
Public policy, economic competitiveness, management and finance
Political economy, strategy and digital transformation
Trade policy, economic competitiveness and export promotion
Public policy, economic competitiveness, development and climate finance
Insurance demand, ESG in insurance, export credits and political risk
Public policy, comparative political theory and theories of democracy
Public policy, public management, public sector reform and innovation
Industrial policy, trade policy, FDI and development impact
Trade strategy in multipolar contexts
The business of public policy
Financing the energy transition
