Seltene Erden sind unverzichtbarer Bestandteil unseres Alltags geworden: Sie stecken in Katalysatoren, Handys, Plasmabildschirmen, Festplatten, Batterien, MP3-Spielern, Windkraftturbinen, Elektromotoren und Energiesparlampen. Trotzdem haben die Industrieländer die strategische Bedeutung dieser...

The de facto politically independent Taiwan is coming under increasing pressure from the People's Republic of China (PRC) and its claim to reunification. In addition to militarily threatening gestures, Beijing is employing economic and political means as well as cyberattacks and disinformation...

Europe's trade policy is heading for a sea change. But it is not Putin's war of aggression against Ukraine that is the main reason for this development. Rather, there are long-term influencing factors at work here: the WTO-centred multilateral trade order is visibly eroding. Protectionism is on...