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.
Transatlantic Cooperation on Ukraine
Germany Needs to Finish the Job – and Think Bigger
Will Deadlock over Ukraine Kill the EU Enlargement Momentum?
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orbán wants to postpone Ukraine’s accession talks and accelerate those of the Balkan candidates. In fact, he might slow down EU enlargement in general, which was only recently revived and which Hungary strongly supports.
Time to Deliver
Germany’s “Plumbers of Power” Lack Far-Sightedness
Just before passing its halfway mark, the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been hitting the financial buffers. Sadly, a general fiscal rethink is unlikely.
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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?
