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While the focus has been on the likelihood of a large-scale invasion into Ukraine, other developments in and around Russia have not attracted as much international attention as they should.

Reading the Political Signs From Moscow

By: EBR | Friday, February 18, 2022

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s visit to Moscow has nurtured hopes that Russia might ultimately choose diplomacy over war with Ukraine

Germany alone cannot influence what happens in Eastern Europe or Russia. But because of its position in the EU and relationship with Russia, it has the economic strength and should have the political compass to take the lead.

Germany’s Russia Complex Enables a Contested Eastern Europe

By: EBR | Wednesday, February 16, 2022

At least Olaf Scholz went to Kyiv first, before traveling to Moscow on February 15

While the U.S. leads in semiconductor R&D and design, the global share of U.S. chip-making capacity has fallen from 37 percent in 1990 to just 12 percent today — given the central role that semiconductors play in everything from high-end computers to autonomous cars, investment in critical industries like this cannot be overlooked.

Balancing the manufacturing ecosystem in a globalized world

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Two years of pandemic-induced disruptions have laid bare the risks inherent to low-cost globalized supply chains. Factory shutdowns and logistical bottlenecks oceans away have disrupted access to essential goods everywhere — and continue to do so

The challenge at the WTO allows 60 days for the parties to confer in order to reach a settlement. If none is reached, the EU may choose to launch a formal dispute that would set up a WTO panel to study its claims against China.

Taiwan joins WTO case against China over Lithuania

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 15, 2022

Taiwan has joined the United States and Australia in backing a European Union trade case against China at the World Trade Organization over Beijing’s alleged trade curbs on Lithuania, its foreign ministry said on Tuesday

"Most European members are still far from meeting their 2% of GDP defence spending commitment".

Time to hit NATO’s reset button

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 15, 2022

The coming months offer NATO a much-needed chance to hit the reset button and decide its future direction. The alliance’s structures and strategic priorities should have been re-assessed years ago, but better late than never

China, has two main goals on the crisis between Russia and Ukraine. The first is to gauge the U.S. reaction to a possible crisis between Beijing and Taiwan. The second is to prevent NATO as such from meddling in the Indo-Pacific.

Why China Weighs in on Ukraine

By: EBR | Monday, February 14, 2022

When Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping were cuddling up to each other during the Olympics, they affirmed their joint opposition to NATO’s reach

Inflation is likely to remain elevated. Price gains this year will average 3.9 percent in advanced economies and 5.9 percent in emerging market and developing economies, before subsiding next year, according to our January World Economic Outlook update.

"Under pressure": This is why global inflation is incredibly high

By: EBR | Friday, February 4, 2022

Surging energy and food costs have boosted inflation

The Russian regime is weaponizing history for political goals. Yet it does not have the monopoly on interpreting the past: grassroots’ demands for alternative memory offer hope for the future.

The Competition for Memory in Putin’s Russia

By: EBR | Friday, February 4, 2022

The Kremlin’s saber-rattling over Ukraine has stolen the spotlight and the West’s attention from what is happening in Russia

‘If the Taiwanese authorities, emboldened by the United States, keep going down the road for independence, it most likely will involve China and the United States in a military conflict’

China warns US on war over Taiwan

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

More troubles for President Biden

"Immigration is usually thought of in national terms, but in so many ways it is a European challenge".

Strict migration limits condemn the EU’s youth to future poverty

By: EBR | Tuesday, February 1, 2022

How can public opinion be opened to more enlightened immigration policies? Few people in the EU think immigration is key to a brighter future, yet by mid-century four in ten Europeans will be over-65

"Not in their wildest dreams did the members of China’s Central Military Commission ever dream of the United States Supreme Court becoming their most potent in-country ally inside the United States in the quest to hollow out the virus preparedness of their foremost adversary".

The U.S. Supreme Court Vs. the United States

By: EBR | Thursday, January 27, 2022

The U.S.’s highest court provides a blueprint for exposing the United States yet more to the COVID 19 virus. Taiwan may well pay the price

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan will probably use the Ukraine-Russia crisis to vaunt its augmented military capabilities, its political relationship with both the West and Russia, and its mediation capabilities.

The Russia-NATO Crisis Tests Turkey’s Balancing Policy

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Turkey’s military industry has made considerable progress in recent years and has started locally producing some of its most critical equipment

"President Macron is understandably angry that the EU (France holds at the moment the rotating EU Presidency) is not involved in the Russia – US talks about the Ukraine issue, and also not in the US - UK approach of the problem".

Is Putin really afraid of EU sanctions?

By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, January 26, 2022

The European Union threatens tough sanctions in the event of Russian military aggression against Ukraine

Modifying the Chinese version of the representation name to refer to "Taiwanese people" rather than to Taiwan, was reportedly proposed by Landsbergis to President Gitanas Nauseda as a way to reduce the tensions with China.

Lithuania considers modifying Taiwan representation name to defuse row with China

By: EBR | Wednesday, January 26, 2022

Lithuanian officials, seeking to defuse a row with China, are discussing whether to ask their Taiwanese counterparts to modify the Chinese translation of the name of Taiwan’s de-facto embassy in Vilnius

"The world will be a better place if regional organisations like the ASEAN and the AU take effective measures to deal with any problems that arise within their member states".

Myanmar and Ethiopia: Drawing Parallels

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 25, 2022

Are regional organizations, ASEAN and the AU, taking adequate responsibility to resolve conflicts?

"For our ocean, the cumulative impacts of climate change, pollution, overfishing and the unsustainable exploitation of natural resources from both land and sea have degraded ecosystems at rates unprecedented in human history".

Time to turn the tide on inaction and bring life back to the ocean

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 25, 2022

2022 is an important year as the EU is set to introduce a new nature restoration law. This is a threshold moment for meaningful climate and biodiversity action

Countries must come together in an effort to transition to clean energy.

How can leaders succeed in the clean energy transition?

By: EBR | Monday, January 24, 2022

Many leaders assume that reducing emissions and growing their countries’ economies aren’t compatible goals, writes a professor of climate change

Leaders from nations, cities, international organizations, NGOs – and notably the private sector – zeroed in on the role of transport as one of three critical sources of carbon emissions as well as the only sector still increasing in its greenhouse gas (GHG) footprint.

How to accelerate the net-zero transition in transport

By: EBR | Friday, January 21, 2022

The role of transport in the carbon emissions conversation emerged front and center at 26th United Nations Climate Change conference (COP26) in Glasgow, Scotland

Digitalisation is sometimes portrayed as an enabler of the green transition because it allows measuring things more accurately.

Campaigner: Digitalisation opens ‘new era of transparency’ for climate policy

By: EBR | Thursday, January 20, 2022

Digital technologies like earth monitoring satellites allow for real-time automatic data collection on things like greenhouse gas emissions, opening up a new world of possibilities for policymakers

"In twenty-first century Europe, the failure of modern Armenia and Turkey to establish relations looks like an unhealthy anomaly".

Third Time Lucky for Armenia and Turkey?

By: EBR | Thursday, January 20, 2022

For the third time in three decades, Ankara and Yerevan are trying to normalize relations. In a region plagued by rivalry, distrust, and historical grievances, this will be no easy feat

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