The role of permanent carbon dioxide removal (CDR) from the atmosphere is currently the subject of intensive discussion within the context of developing a new EU emis­sions reduction target for 2040 and a German long-term strategy on negative emissions. At the same time, a short-term strategy...

Zwischen den USA und der Europäischen Union (EU) könnte sich ein vollumfassender Handelskrieg entwickeln. Vor drei Monaten erhob US-Präsident Donald Trump am "Liberation Day" hohe Einfuhrzölle gegen fast alle Länder, auch die EU. Dann setzte er sie kurzfristig aus, um mit über 90...

Russia's full-scale invasion of Ukraine marked the start of a prolonged confrontation between Moscow and Europe - one that is fundamentally reshaping the parameters of European security. The return of Donald Trump to the White House and his stated intent to quickly end the war in Ukraine and put...

Germany’s international and European policy environment is changing drastically. This necessitates a reorientation of Germany’s European policy. The European Union (EU) is becoming increasingly important for Germany as a powerful community of action and should be further developed into an...

Die Türkei droht, in die Autokratie abzugleiten - auch wenn der Widerstand der Oppositionspartei CHP infolge der Verhaftung Ekrem İmamoğlus vorerst verhindert hat, dass die Partei einem Treuhänder unterstellt und die Großstadtkommune İstanbul unter Zwangsverwaltung gestellt wird. Eine...

Turkey is at risk of descending into autocracy. That risk persists even though the resistance put up by the opposition Republican People’s Party following the arrest of Mayor of İstanbul Ekrem İmamoğlu has saved the party - at least for now - from being placed under a trustee and the...

The Covid-19 pandemic and Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine have posed major challenges – in different ways – to Latin American and Caribbean (LAC) coun­tries as well as to the European Union (EU). At the same time, these international crises have revealed how little resilience...

The President of the United Nations General Assembly has appointed the German and Namibian permanent representatives as co-facilitators for the Summit of the Future. The summit is scheduled for September 2024. Its aim is to reinforce the UN and global governance structures to better address old...

With the European Sky Shield Initiative (ESSI), Germany has made its claim as the leader in European air defence. Taking a joint approach to defence is a good step forward, but difficult to implement. Important European partners, above all France and Italy, are currently unwilling to follow...

A number of companies from the US and China plan to build networks of several thousand satellites each to enable access to the Internet from any point on Earth. These satellites will be stationed in low Earth orbit. If these plans are put into practice, the global Internet infrastructure will...