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Starmer also called on EU to step up in its Ukraine spending

US must provide ‘backstop’ for Ukraine, Starmer says after meeting in Paris

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 18, 2025

Starmer called on the EU to “step up” in its spending and capabilities to provide to Ukraine, while also underscoring the need for a US “backstop” as the only way to “effectively deter Russia from attacking Ukraine again”

The networks also gained strategic importance for Romanian politicians, when the EU-supported anticorruption campaign became an existential threat and they risked lengthy prison sentences and the loss of their fortunes.

Russian interference: Coming soon to an election near you

By: EBR | Friday, February 14, 2025

Russia pursues a systematic strategy of undermining elections and influencing public opinion in the West. EU and NATO countries must recognize that Moscow often acts through agents within their own borders, and build resilience to such interference

The initial investigation into Ayşe Barım and her agency began several weeks ago with accusations of monopolization in the film and TV industry. The charge? That she was “dominating” the sector with her roster of actors — which, in reality, just meant she was doing an exceptional job for her clients.

Erdogan Forever: Behind Turkey’s Latest Crackdown

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 12, 2025

Why is a fresh wave of arrests and investigations now sweeping through Turkey, ensnaring opposition figures, journalists and even actors and their agent?

That culture, developed in the age of when mechanical engineering started its long sweep in the world economy, demands that whatever gearbox you may be creating, you need to make the gearbox perfect before you can build into the car.

German and Chinese Start-ups Compared

By: EBR | Friday, February 7, 2025

Why and how speed and culture matter greatly for business success in the digital economy of the 21st century

Following criticisms from African countries, the EU then tried adopting the ‘Partnership Approach’, where states were to be equal partners rather than just receivers of aid.

Assessing the effectiveness of the EU’s strategy in Africa

By: EBR | Thursday, February 6, 2025

Africa offers huge geostrategic wins, but does Brussels have an effective plan to engage?

Cautious optimists argue that the future of U.S.-China relations is not preordained and their trajectory will largely depend on Trump’s personal decisions. If the U.S. president is in charge of Sino-American relations, the argument goes, a showdown could be avoided and perhaps even a “grand bargain” between the two powers would not be unthinkable.

U.S. and China are still in reconnaissance mode, but for how long?

By: EBR | Thursday, February 6, 2025

Pundits around the globe are scratching their heads, trying to guess which way U.S.-China relations will go over the next four years

China’s commerce ministry said the country would also impose export controls on tungsten, tellurium, ruthenium, molybdenum and ruthenium-related items to "safeguard national security interests.

China hits back minutes after Trump tariffs come into effect

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 4, 2025

The world’s top two economies have exchanged trade war blows this morning.

In the case of the LA fires, they found that the hot, dry conditions that drove them are expected to occur once every 17 years.

Climate change made LA fires worse, scientists say

By: EBR | Thursday, January 30, 2025

Climate change was a major factor behind the hot, dry weather that gave rise to the devastating LA fires, a scientific study has confirmed

The raw materials of artificial intelligence (AI) are microchips, science PhDs and data. On the latter two, China might be ahead already.

UK will not be able to resist China’s tech dominance

By: EBR | Thursday, January 30, 2025

China’s success in technology has not come out of thin air, even given the unlikely origins of the DeepSeek deep shock

But if they must do so while bearing the brunt of a U.S. trade war and reduced security guarantee, it could ultimately mean Europe buying less from—and investing less in—America.

Europeans Don’t Have to Be the “Losers” Trump Thinks They Are

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 29, 2025

Surely enough, barely a week into Donald Trump’s second term as U.S. President, many European officials are alighting at the Panicked and Dazed Station in Trumpland

China remains an investment-led economy. It is the world’s largest source of investment (around 28%) and gross manufacturing output (35%), but it represents only around 13% of global consumption.

How China Loses Economic Steam and Global Appeal

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 28, 2025

China faces economic challenges with a shrinking share of global GDP and waning domestic demand

Divide and rule "makes sense as a tactic, and it makes sense in terms of Trump’s outlook on the world,” said Niclas Poitiers, a research fellow at Bruegel.

Divide and deal: EU braces for Trump’s tariff plan

By: EBR | Monday, January 27, 2025

Donald Trump may be the oldest president in US history, but his political and trade outlook predates the English language: divide et impera

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen announced at the World Economic Forum, in Davos that her first international visit of her new term will be to New Delhi.

EU-India FTA time to act fast

By: EBR | Monday, January 27, 2025

The 26 January 2025 marked India’s 76th Republic Day anniversary when the country formally adopted its constitution

There are many issues that the United States and the West need to address in responding to illiberalism.

Living With Illiberalism?

By: EBR | Monday, January 27, 2025

The fundamental challenge facing the United States and the West today is not how to adapt to an Asian Century

“From the standpoint of America, the EU treats us very, very unfairly, very badly,” said Trump, whose second term at the White House began on Monday.

Trump accuses EU of treating US ‘very, very unfairly’

By: EBR | Friday, January 24, 2025

Donald Trump accused the European Union of treating the United States “very, very unfairly”

With their market capitalization totaling 33.4 trillion euros, U.S. corporations account for 76.7% of the total stock market valuation of the top 100 companies — also a record figure.

How the U.S. Beats the World

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

At the end of 2024, of the 100 largest corporations in the world measured by market capitalization, 63 companies were headquartered in the United States

“Ukraine today may be East Asia tomorrow, and the security of Euro-Atlantic and Indo-Pacific is inseparable,” said Japanese Prime Minister Kishida at the NATO Summit in Washington.

Japan: an emerging security provider in the Indo-Pacific?

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

The security environment has been deteriorating for the past decade and was finally shattered by Russia’s war of aggression against Ukraine

NGO T&E say that a big share of Davos’ transport emissions come from private jets.

Davos man says no to free rail, yes to private jets

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

The World Economic Forum (WEF) is compensating political, business, academic, and celebrity elites who travel to next week’s Davos summit by low-emission rail

Experts say Chinese exporters may now focus on other parts of the world.

Three reasons Trump tariffs aren’t China’s only problem

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

China’s economy rebounded in the last three months of last year, allowing the government to meet its growth target of 5% in 2024

Under the leadership of Lee Kuan Yew, Singapore very successfully pursued open market development, and forge very close relations with the West.

What Happened to the Asian Century?

By: EBR | Friday, January 17, 2025

Back in 2011, the Asian Development Bank set out a vision for an “Asian Century”

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A UK-US deal sounds good but what does it mean

By: N. Peter Kramer

After Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer’s visit to the White House in February, the UK delegation referred to what was being negotiated as an "economic deal"