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.
Berlin’s Holiday (from History) Mood
Germany is spending the summer trying to temporarily ignore the situation in Ukraine. That’s likely to backfire. Rather, the German government and the rest of Europe should signal stronger, not weaker, support for Ukraine.
Upgrading EU-Central Asia Cooperation
Why Germany Can and Should Increase Defense Spending
The constraints on higher German defense spending are primarily political and legal, not economic or financial.
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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?
