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The future of European-Chinese raw material supply chains : three scenarios for 2030 and their implications

Carry, Inga; Godehardt, Nadine; Müller, Melanie - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

dependencies on China. What will European-Chinese raw material supply chains look like in 2030? This paper outlines three possible …

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Public-private alliances for sustainable commodity supply chains : opportunities and risks in the South African mining sector

Müller, Melanie; Saulich, Christina; Schulze, Meike - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

The promotion of public-private cooperation in resource-rich countries of the Global South can serve as a flanking measure that strengthens the impact of supply chain laws. The case of the South African mining sector in its struggle against Covid-19 shows that close cooperation between...

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A new geopolitics of supply chains : the rise of friend-shoring

Maihold, Günther - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

political agenda. The difficulties began with the trade war between the United States and China, deepened with the Covid-19 pan …

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The EU and the negotiations for a binding treaty on business and human rights : multilateral cooperation for strengthening the EU's strategic autonomy in supply chains

Luthango, Sikho; Schulze, Meike - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

The European Union (EU) is seeking out new partnerships and to strengthen existing ones, particularly with Global South states, to enhance its open strategic autonomy. This includes a resilient supply of raw materials for its twin transition to a digital and green economy. Hosting many...

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Exploring new interregional opportunities for pharmaceutical supply chains : the potential of Mercosur countries to advance the EU's Global Health Strategy

Salles, Fernanda Cimini; Bayerlein, Michael; … - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

The European Union’s (EU) Global Health Strategy calls for open and strategic autonomy in the field of pharmaceuticals, which would lead to the redesign of EU global supply and value chains as well as trade relations. As the EU and Germany are seeking to diversify their trade partners, the...

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Due diligence obligations in metal supply chains : traders and exchanges are key sustainability actors

Saulich, Christina - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

The German government intends to establish standards for responsible sourcing of metals, and laid out its objectives in a position paper in January 2023 ("Paths to sustainable and resilient raw material supplies"). German firms source much of the metals they use through traders, exchanges and...

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Security of supply in times of geo-economic fragmentation : enhancing the external dimension of the EU's raw materials policy

Schulze, Meike - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2024

The recent political consensus on the European Critical Raw Materials Act (CRMA) marks a significant step towards a common raw materials policy within the European Union (EU). Against the backdrop of increasing geopolitical tensions, the EU aims to bolster its "strategic autonomy" within its raw...

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Sorgfaltspflichten im Rohstoffhandel : Händler und Börsen als Nadelöhre für Nachhaltigkeit in metallischen Lieferketten

Saulich, Christina - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2023

Die Bundesregierung hat sich im Eckpunktepapier "Wege zu einer nachhaltigen und resilienten Rohstoffversorgung" das Ziel gesetzt, Standards für die verantwortungsvolle Beschaffung von Metallen zu etablieren. Deutsche Firmen beziehen Metalle oftmals über Händler, Börsen und außerbörsliche...

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China's path to geopolitics : case study on China's Iran policy at the intersection of regional interests and global power rivalry

Stanzel, Angela - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

, especially in Iran. China's interests in the Middle East increasingly collide with those of the US, which has brought about a … in the region. Relations with Iran offer China various possibilities for balancing US influence. A decisive factor for … China's Iran policy are its regulatory ideas aiming to establish equality of influence between the major global powers in a …

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Geopolitics of electricity : grids, space and (political) power

Westphal, Kirsten; Pastukhova, Maria; Pepe, Jacopo Maria - Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik - 2022

’s common integrated electricity grid. China is gaining considerable influence in the electricity sector, setting standards and … EU, China, Russia and - across the Black Sea - Iran and Turkey are competing in these zones to influence the …

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