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“It took over 200 years for levels to increase by 25%, but now just over 30 years later we are approaching a 50% increase.”

CO2 levels to breach 50% rise from pre-industrial era in 2021

By: EBR | Friday, January 8, 2021

Human activity will push concentrations of planet-warming carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to levels 50% higher than before the industrial revolution this year, breaching a symbolic climate change threshold

"In the future, the EU should aim for a more consistent China policy across the areas where it considers China as a partner, as a competitor, or as a systemic rival."

Judy Asks: Is the EU-China Deal a Mistake?

By: EBR | Friday, January 8, 2021

The EU’s new investment deal with China robs the bloc of leverage, contradicts its policy of working closely with the United States on Beijing, and makes a mockery of Europe’s commitment to values

"Historical, the Democrats certainly have reason to cheer, but with the slightest difference imaginable in the Senate (50 to 50, with a casting vote for new Vice resident Kamala Harris), they have to compromise with the Republican opposition on some points."

Democratic Senate will not give Biden wings

By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, January 7, 2021

The Democrats took control of the US Senate last night, winning two seats in the southern state of Georgia

"Kazakhstan will soon need a national resilience strategy, which articulates together with a national soft power strategy, both of which will act as the transmission belts between internal stability and prosperity and the dynamics of world affairs."

Read between the lines Kazakhstan’s messages in 2021

By: EBR | Thursday, January 7, 2021

In a recent bold article on the long history and presence of the Kazakhs in Central Asia since millennia, president Tokayev seems to be saying that Kazakhstan will show up any regional states that may be tempted to gluttonously look at Kazakhstan’s territory

"If we are lucky, the post-pandemic will bring us all closer together — because those of us who were fortunate enough to survive will look at our fellow-human beings, first and foremost as such, joint survivors of a long and dark struggle."

2021: The Year of the Great Appreciation

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 5, 2021

Not a New Year’s prediction, but looking at the rays of hope that could re-energize us all

Raina MacIntyre, head of the Kirby Institute’s Biosecurity Research Program in Australia, said the investigation needed to draw “a comprehensive global picture of the epidemiological clues”, including any evidence COVID-19 was present outside of China before December 2019.

China doubles down on COVID narrative as WHO investigation looms

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 5, 2021

As a team from the World Health Organization (WHO) prepares to visit China to investigate the origins of COVID-19, Beijing has stepped up efforts not only to prevent new outbreaks, but also shape the narrative about when and where the pandemic began

“We have to be careful, but as long as China is in agreement, there could be an official announcement from Brussels and Beijing by the end of the week.”

EU clears way for China investment pact

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 29, 2020

EU member states gave political backing to Brussels’ planned investment pact with China on Monday (28 December), clearing the way for a deal between the world’s biggest economic blocs

"International politics saw a surge in new words and a return of old expressions—going through some of them can give us a flavor of the year few will look back to with nostalgia."

2020 in Words: Decolonisation, Mask Diplomacy, and Kung Flu

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 23, 2020

International politics saw a surge in new words and a return of old expressions. Going through some of them gives us a flavor of the year of 2020, which few of us will look back to with nostalgia

"Various forecasts predict that by 2024, when Biden’s mandate comes to an end, China will become the largest economy in the world, followed by the United States and India."

A Different World for Joe Biden

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 23, 2020

Four years after Joe Biden concluded his tenure as Vice President of the United States, as U.S. President he encounters a very different world

According to the UN, around 70 countries worldwide have been identified as aid-dependent.

A funding gap is hurting developing countries’ efforts to contain COVID-19

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 22, 2020

For most low and middle-income countries, global aid is a major source of funding for health security systems

"In the coming years, dozens of new coal mines will be opened in South Africa, Russia, Mozambique and in Australia."

IEA: ‘Decline of global coal consumption is halting’

By: N. Peter Kramer | Tuesday, December 22, 2020

The decline in global coal consumption is coming to a halt, the International Energy Agency (IEA) predicts in its just published ‘Annual Coal Report’

"The virus knows no borders and has no interest in the nationality of its victims".

The Coronavirus Vaccine Is a Chance for Europe’s Soft Power in Africa

By: EBR | Friday, December 18, 2020

The rollout of coronavirus vaccines across Europe is imminent. But the EU should seize the opportunity to also share the vaccines with Africa, which would boost mutual trust and the EU’s soft power

"Mr. Biden will turn to his European allies to address pressing global issues, including the coronavirus pandemic, climate change and dealing with China and Russia, respectively. And he will look to Germany — and Europe — for more international engagement."

Joe Biden and the US’s Pivot to Europe

By: EBR | Thursday, December 17, 2020

Faced with the Biden administration, Germany must finally come to terms with its geostrategic obligations and commitments

"Demonstrations have been outlawed, elections postponed, and activists subject to even greater repression in a health emergency the political impact of which will still be felt when the pandemic is over."

Freedom: another casualty of COVID-19 pandemic

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 16, 2020

Measures imposed by governments to fight the COVID-19 pandemic have squeezed civil liberties worldwide, with authoritarian regimes seeking to exploit the restrictions as a way to shore up their sometimes shaky control on fast-changing societies, rights groups say

"The mass vaccination programmes launching around the world face a host of challenges that businesses can help to overcome."

Business has a big role to play in vaccinating the world

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 15, 2020

With the COVID-19 pandemic still raging and the prospect of a cold, socially distanced winter looming ahead, all of us are hoping that our jobs, businesses, schools and social lives will soon return to some semblance of normalcy

If we take Erdogan by his words, it is doubtful that he will stick to a moratorium: “We will not accept plans that aim to confine our country,” he said, before turning on to Greece and Cyprus which he accused of “imperialist expansionism.”

EU: Forever Timid on Erdogan’s Turkey?

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 15, 2020

The EU searches for a solid strategy for dealing with Turkey. The new U.S. administration may induce it to toughen its course

"The move towards value-based healthcare could facilitate universal health coverage and aid post-pandemic recovery."

Shift to digital during the pandemic could enable universal health coverage

By: EBR | Monday, December 14, 2020

The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic which started as an outbreak in one country, and very quickly travelled around the world, makes a strong case for investment in global public health and has resurrected the debate of universal health coverage (UHC)

"Taiwan established a National Human Rights Commission in August, a milestone described by Taiwan’s President Tsai Ing-wen as part of government actions to promote and protect human rights and fulfil its commitments to meeting the Paris Principles."

Taiwan rated the only free country in Asia

By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, December 14, 2020

Taiwan is the only ‘free’ country in Asia according to the People Power Under Attack 2020 report released last week by Johannesburg headquartered Civicus

"The Trump administration made the EU cautious and focused on its own strategic autonomy idea. Now, the EU-U.S. cooperation on China will depend on America’s response to the Europe’s proposal."

Is Europe Ready to Work With the United States on China?

By: EBR | Friday, December 11, 2020

Incoming U.S. president Joe Biden offers a chance to renew transatlantic ties and forge a common EU-U.S. policy toward China. But for that to happen, the Europeans must agree on how to deal with Beijing

"At the heart of the world’s ecology lies the Amazon, the largest tropical rainforest on earth. Its billion trees evaporate water that form rivers in the sky providing rainfall in South America and contributing to the water cycles around the world."

It is the Amazon, stupid

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 8, 2020

The economy of the world ultimately depends on the global climate, the availability of water and the abundance of plants and animals

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