Insbesondere seit der Wahl Donald Trumps zum Präsidenten der USA stellen sich viele politische Beobachter die Frage, wie zuverlässig die USA für ihre Partner noch sind. Frühere gemeinsame Ziele, wie Freihandel, Klimaschutz und verlässliche transatlantische Beziehungen, sind nicht mehr...

The volume and commodity structure of EU trade with the transition countries in central and eastern Europe (CEECs) is estimated on the assumption that it will follow the pattern of trade among market economies. A gravity-type approach at the level of product groups is used, combining geography...

Recent years have witnessed an increasing focus on water as a source of conflict. So far, much of the focus has been on the risk for transboundary water conflicts. Our current knowledge on local water conflicts is however more limited, and trends to be based on sporadic accounts of local water...