Safeguarding International Climate Protection Against the Trump Agenda
International climate protection is in trouble. A second Trump presidency will derail US climate leadership, leading to a withdrawal from the Paris Agreement and reducing international climate finance. Therefore, the EU and Germany must step up, leading by expanding green tech development and strengthening partnerships with key global players. In the US, local and non-state actors could still drive progress, offering a path forward for climate action despite federal setbacks.
On the Wrong Track
The German government has straightjacketed itself by a return to the “debt brake,” pursuing a stringent fiscal policy at a time when the country is trying to fight its way of out a recession. Two of three ruling parties think the approach is wrongheaded.
The Case for an EU-US Economic Security Alliance
Despite much goodwill on both sides, trade and economic relations between the United States and Europe have remained strained. Working together to collectively improve transatlantic geoeconomic security would offer a way forward.
Intergovernmental Partnerships in Climate Change Mitigation
How Feminist Foreign Policy Can Help Overcome Outdated Dichotomies
Germany has a long—and flawed—history of debating whether values or interests should take precedence in foreign policy decision-making. Feminist foreign policy could provide an impetus to leave this behind.
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Deutsche Außenpolitik in der Ära Trump: Worauf kommt es an? (mit Claudia Major)
Was bedeuten Donald Trumps Personalentscheidungen für den außen- und sicherheitspolitischen Kurs der USA? Kann Berlin zwischen Ampel-Aus und Neuwahlen eine europäische Führungsrolle übernehmen – und wenn nicht, wer dann?
