Alexandru Balas, International Studies, published a book chapter titled "European Union’s Use of the Outermost Regions (ORs) and the Overseas Countries and Territories (OCTs) to Promote Its Geopolitical Interests in the Atlantic, Caribbean, Indian, and Pacific Regions" in the edited volume of "EU Geopolitical Actorness in a Changing World" (London: Palgrave Macmillan, 2025).