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.
Reverse Dependency: Making Europe’s Digital Technological Strengths Indispensable to China
The G7’s Geoeconomic Future
Macron’s Battle for his European Legacy
Emmanuel Macron’s second Sorbonne speech showed that the French leader wants to shape a European legacy that will outlast his presidency. In doing so, he also highlighted the major fault lines in the Franco-German relationship.
From Beijing to Kyiv
With his second visit to Beijing to see Chinese President Xi Jinping, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz set himself up for a failure. In contrast, Vice Chancellor Robert Habeck, when visiting Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky three days later, had a firmer grasp of realities.
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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?
