The EU’s Passive Approach to the Palestinian-Israeli Conflict
By: EBR | Thursday, May 6, 2021
The Europeans have paid lip service to a two-state solution based on an independent Palestine alongside Israel. But without a clear plan to make it happen, such a solution will remain unattainable
Biden had a good start but is also ‘Trumpian’
By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, May 5, 2021
Joe Biden has served 100 days as president, which serves since President Franklin D. Roosevelt as a measure of campaign promises and commitments that have not (yet) been fulfilled and of dreams and actions
US and Britain tell China and Russia: the West is not over yet
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
The Group of Seven western democracies aims to court new allies to counter challenges from China and Russia without holding Beijing down and while pursuing more stable ties with the Kremlin, two of its top diplomats said
Why businesses must drive the next evolution in global connectivity
By: EBR | Tuesday, May 4, 2021
Conventional wisdom tells us that every business is now a technology business. Through the explosion of devices that compute in some form or another – from cars and phones to medical devices and farming equipment – the lines between the ‘technology’ sector and other industries blur into transparency
Global alliance for phasing out coal not fit for purpose, says NGO
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
An attempt by the UK government to encourage countries and businesses around the world to quit coal for power generation is failing to make an impact, and in danger of being used as “greenwash”, an assessment has found
The Wider Context of President Biden’s Armenian Statement
By: EBR | Wednesday, April 28, 2021
Biden’s recognition of the killing and deportation of Armenians as genocide has caused outrage in Turkey. Dealing with a nation’s past is immensely complex. It can only be done by a country’s leaders and citizens
European Parliament to wave through Brexit trade deal
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The European Parliament will vote to ratify the EU trade deal with Britain Tuesday (27 April), turning the page on a difficult Brexit chapter but with little hope of smoothing relations with London
WTO chief targets EU’s farm policy as part of global discussion on subsidies
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 27, 2021
The managing director of the World Trade Organisation, Ngozi Okonjo-Iweala, said she wants to discuss China’s industrial subsidies but also state aid given to farmers, such as Europe’s Common Agricultural Policy, as part of efforts to improve the multilateral trading system
Biden: Appeasing Putin?
By: EBR | Monday, April 26, 2021
Putin’s little PR bluster games shows how much Russia has declined in the global league tables of geopolitical relevance. Why Joe Biden won’t take Putin’s bait
Putin’s Undeclared Red Lines—For Now
By: EBR | Monday, April 26, 2021
Russia is bound to have prepared for different military scenarios in Ukraine. Spreading uncertainty is an essential part of Putin’s policy
Biden doubles US emissions cut target as summit lifts climate hopes
By: EBR | Friday, April 23, 2021
President Joe Biden on Thursday (22 April) doubled US ambitions on slashing greenhouse gas emissions, leading Japan and Canada at a summit in making new commitments that bring the world closer to limiting the worst climate change
Why a green economy is needed to stop Amazon deforestation
By: EBR | Friday, April 23, 2021
The Amazon Basin is on the brink of an irreversible tipping point with planetary implications
We need to replace the world’s most potent greenhouse gas
By: EBR | Thursday, April 22, 2021
On World Earth Day, as our fellow citizens of the world pledge to undertake a brilliant array of earth-restoring actions, from trash hacking to “plogging” (picking up litter while jogging), it’s time to fix our sights once more on a hidden climate threat
The case for an ’economic NATO’ to clip provocative China’s wings
By: EBR | Tuesday, April 20, 2021
What’s to be done about China now that it is becoming a geo-political problem? Its goal of global primacy not only poses a threat to others but eventually to itself
Beijing huddles with autocratic friends, seeks to fracture US-led ‘clique’
By: EBR | Monday, April 19, 2021
China is shoring up ties with autocratic partners like Russia and Iran, as well as economically dependent regional countries, while using sanctions and threats to try to fracture the alliances the United States is building against it
Floating solar farms could cool down lakes threatened by climate change
By: EBR | Monday, April 19, 2021
Solar power is now the cheapest source of electricity in history, according to a 2020 report by the International Energy Agency
Of Borders and Metaphors
By: EBR | Monday, April 19, 2021
How the U.S. handles the U.S.-Mexican border will say much about its character as a nation
Should NATO Admit Ukraine?
By: EBR | Friday, April 16, 2021
There is no consensus in NATO in favor of Ukraine’s membership. What the most determined Western countries can do is provide intelligence and military support to Ukraine, including weaponry and capability building
Sports and Human Rights: Athletes Speak Out
By: EBR | Friday, April 16, 2021
The idea long promoted by international sports federations that sports and politics are unrelated has always been an illusion
After Brexit: London is still Europe’s top financial centre
By: N. Peter Kramer | Wednesday, April 14, 2021
The end of last month the UK and EU agreed a new post-Brexit financial services pact that allow them to co-operate on regulation
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