
Defining The New Global South Superclans
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 16, 2021
The fight or flight response is one of our most basic. Occurring primarily in the amygdala, it is well below the threshold of conscious rationalisation

Taiwan President Tsai: ‘Strengthening EU-Taiwan connectivity spurs investment and create jobs’
By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, March 16, 2021
President Tsai addressed by video the ‘Taiwan – EU Supply Chains Forum’, March 10 in Brussels. ‘Taiwan and the EU are key trading partners

China approves five-year plan, underpinned by fossil fuels
By: EBR | Friday, March 12, 2021
China approved its five-year goals on Thursday (11 March), but the world’s biggest polluter shows little ambition of moving away from fossil fuels, leaving much to be decided

Rich countries block push by developing nations to waive COVID vaccine patents rights
By: EBR | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Richer members of the World Trade Organization (WTO) blocked a push by over 80 developing countries on Wednesday (10 March) to waive patent rights in an effort to boost production of COVID-19 vaccines for poor nations

These 3 World Heritage marine sites store billions of tonnes of CO2
By: EBR | Thursday, March 11, 2021
Protected marine sites around Australia are crucial for capturing and storing of greenhouse gases, according to a new UNESCO report

Indonesian Super Clans: Asia’s Swing Families
By: EBR | Monday, March 8, 2021
Naturally, if not evenly, the global tug of war between China and the United States is taking shape all around us – at summits, in technology, in vaccine purchases

Why we need to bridge the digital divide for greater equality
By: EBR | Monday, March 8, 2021
COVID-19 is deepening inequity both within and beyond borders. And as the world shifts increasingly online, uneven access to technology is leaving much of the global population behind

Putin and Erdogan: Two Men Race to the Bottom
By: EBR | Thursday, March 4, 2021
Russia’s and Turkey’s lack of a solid economic performance is what motivates their two leaders’ steady resorting to domestic oppression

The Price of a Positive EU-Turkey Agenda
By: EBR | Thursday, March 4, 2021
Ankara’s goal in dealing with Europe is to limit the future agenda to trade, economic matters, and refugee arrangements. In a diminishing space for civil society, academic freedom, and human rights, EU leaders are divided over what strategy to pursue with Turkey

Tech regulation: waiting for Biden?
By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, March 3, 2021
Germany, Denmark, Estonia and Finland “want to be more self-determined with democratic partners around the world” and to build “on a strong transatlantic relationship,” the country’s leaders said in their letter to the Commission

CO2 pollution bounces back, climate goals at risk: IEA
By: EBR | Tuesday, March 2, 2021
Global CO2 emissions have returned to pre-pandemic levels and then some, threatening to put climate treaty targets for capping global warming out of reach

A model for Pakistan’s elites and superfamilies
By: EBR | Monday, March 1, 2021
In the early 1950s, development economists were left wondering as to whether there is any hope for an Asian country receiving generous foreign aid

The world has lost one-third of its forests, but an end to deforestation is possible
By: EBR | Monday, March 1, 2021
Shortly after the end of the last great ice age – 10,000 years ago – 57% of the world’s habitable land was covered by forest

In Georgia, a New Crisis That No One Needs
By: EBR | Friday, February 26, 2021
When it should be dealing with issues of global importance, Georgia’s government seems intent on shredding the country’s democratic credentials and waging an acrimonious political civil war on its domestic opponents

Protect innovation, not greed
By: EBR | Friday, February 26, 2021
Emmanuel Macron was the first EU leader to pledge to offer surplus COVID vaccine supplies ahead of last week’s G7 summit and the French president got plenty of laudatory media coverage

Immunizing the World: Can We Do It?
By: EBR | Thursday, February 25, 2021
Global governance on immunization against COVID 19 has failed quite badly so far. The West will experience a blowback

Why the Europeans Don’t Have a Russia Policy
By: EBR | Wednesday, February 24, 2021
The leaders of the EU’s institutions and member governments need Germany to shape a strategic policy toward Russia. But Chancellor Angela Merkel is not prepared to take on this task

China’s Superclans: The Third Generation
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
Wealth never survives three generations, unless you’re in China. The Chinese Economic Miracle over the past 70 years has in effect been the world’s largest continuous endogenous wealth creation event in history
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Here’s what you need to know about the new AI ’arms race’
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
In the current geopolitical theater, a global race towards leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) should come as no surprise

US sees progress against Nord Stream 2 amid calls for more action
By: EBR | Tuesday, February 23, 2021
The United States said Monday (22 February) it had seen progress from European companies moving out of the Nord Stream 2 pipeline from Russia to Germany, but critics urged stronger action