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Ultimately the only real security guarantee, as Kyiv well knows, is NATO membership, but this is unlikely to be forthcoming under a Trump presidency given the major new military commitment that the US would need to assume.

Getting to the endgame in Ukraine: no self-fulfilling prophecies, please

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

As 2025 begins, and Ukraine soon will enter its fourth year of war against Russia

Meanwhile, our international stability pendulum is seemingly swinging ever more rapidly from peace to insecurity, and here again, the unpopulists’ policies and actions appear to have been inadequate.

Of pendulums and populists; or what the world needs now

By: EBR | Monday, January 20, 2025

Our domestic political pendulums are now swinging the other way

“Blended finance is a strategic tool that reimagines the power of investing, facilitates innovation and pools the resources required to create a multiplier effect and maximize the impact of our efforts.”

Global leaders identify 6 key systems levers for climate and nature

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

The global fight against the climate crisis is no longer just an environmental issue but a defining economic challenge

Africa’s rapidly expanding youth population, projected to double by 2050, will see a cumulative growth in the youth labour force estimated at 72.6 million.

Why the social and solidarity economy is key to South Africa’s G20 Presidency and Africa’s sustainable growth

By: EBR | Thursday, January 16, 2025

Amid growing inequality and an accelerating climate crisis, the social and solidarity economy (SSE) offers a pathway to a more inclusive and sustainable Africa

It is also a moment when Erdogan and his team could attempt to craft a success story for an Islamist entity other than their own.

Erdogan’s Plan to Shape Syria’s Future

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long longed for this moment of vindication

Indeed, for millions of Syrians on the ground, migration is likely to remain one of the few options available to ensure the safety and well-being of their families.

Will Syrian Refugees Return Home? A Close-Up

By: EBR | Monday, January 13, 2025

After the stunning military offensive by Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) that toppled the Assad regime, political stability and the emergence of a democratic state in Syria remain a distant hope

The European Copernicus climate service, one of the main global data providers, said on Friday that 2024 was the first calendar year to pass the symbolic threshold, as well as the world’s hottest on record.

2024 first year to pass 1.5C global warming limit

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

The planet has moved a major step closer to warming more than 1.5C, new data shows, despite world leaders vowing a decade ago they would try to avoid this

Ultimately, the Polish EU Council presidency can enhance its credibility by focusing on effective, coordinated EU security actions rather than symbolic gestures.

Taking the Pulse: Can Poland’s EU Presidency Be Credible Without Deploying Troops to Ukraine?

By: EBR | Friday, January 10, 2025

Europe’s security is Poland’s top priority as it assumes the rotating EU Council presidency

As many as 1 in 8 Americans have tried such drugs for weight loss.

The Global Political Economy of Ozempic: The U.S. Example

By: EBR | Thursday, January 9, 2025

What are the economic and social benefits of weight loss drugs like Ozempic

As Carter asked then, “Why have we not been able to get together as a nation to resolve our serious energy problem?” Is it perhaps that “too many of us now tend to worship self-indulgence and consumption”?

Missed Opportunity, Vital Legacy: Reflecting on Jimmy Carter’s Presidency

By: EBR | Tuesday, January 7, 2025

July 15, 1979, was a historic day for the collective psyche of the United States

There was something quaintly old-fashioned about the Syrian crisis.

Stabilizing Syria: Looking Back at 1945

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 31, 2024

In order to solve the Syria riddle of today, it is useful to look back eight decades to discern old continuing vs. new dynamics

The biggest challenge for Europe in 2025 will certainly be Donald Trump coming to power in the United States.

Taking the Pulse: This Year’s Good and the Coming Bad and Ugly

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 24, 2024

As the year draws to a close, experts reflect on the positives of 2024 and share their concerns for 2025

Equatic is among a wave of companies exploring how the ocean could be harnessed to capture and store carbon in the long term, as an alternative to the more common proposal of injecting it into rocks below the Earth’s surface.

The controversial machine sending CO2 to the ocean and making hydrogen

By: EBR | Tuesday, December 24, 2024

Equatic is among a wave of start-ups exploring how the ocean could be harnessed to capture and store carbon

Trump explicitly stated immediately following the toppling of Assad that “Syria is a mess, but is not our friend. The United States should have nothing to do with it. This is not our fight. Let it play out. Do not get involved.”

A Non-Interventionist Approach in Syria Is Extremely Dangerous

By: EBR | Monday, December 23, 2024

The shockingly sudden fall of Assad in Syria should certainly prompt the United States to intervene to help the new regime stabilize the country

But this year also saw some extraordinary breakthroughs for climate and nature

Seven quiet breakthroughs for climate and nature in 2024 you might have missed

By: EBR | Monday, December 23, 2024

Global temperatures rose and extreme weather ramped up, but there were also some significant breakthroughs for the climate this year

As expected, now is a time of relief and celebration in Damascus and elsewhere. Hopefully, the looting, violence, and executions will be rapidly brought under control.

Hopes and Uncertainties in Syria

By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2024

Many Western leaders have expressed their relief at the collapse of the dictatorship of Syria’s Bashar al-Assad

Mario Draghi has warned of the “slow agony” of economic decline without bold action. Making FP10 part of a truly European green industrial strategy would be just that - and secure the bloc’s place in the technologies of the future.

The EU’s research & innovation programme can power a cleantech revolution

By: EBR | Friday, December 20, 2024

Translating innovation into world-leading industries is critical, and FP10, the EU’s next flagship R&D funding programme after Horizon Europe concludes, offers a chance to bridge this gap

Among the most transformative developments in this field are AI agents – autonomous systems capable of sensing, learning and acting upon their environments.

AI agents can empower human potential while navigating risks

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

Artificial intelligence is now a key part of our daily lives, with AI agents set to transform industries, enhance efficiencies and tackle societal challenges

Hence, any U.S. strategy to deter China should take into account the world’s largest trading bloc—the EU.

Why a Rapid U.S. Withdrawal From Europe Will Reinforce China

By: EBR | Wednesday, December 18, 2024

The incoming Trump administration plans to focus on China while letting Europe fend for itself

This torrent of new investments in wind and solar power, the semiconductors used in clean energy, and especially electric vehicles and their batteries – triggered by the Inflation Reduction Act and other economic development bills signed by Biden – has flowed disproportionately into Republican-held states and congressional districts.

Why green investments have become the last line of defense for Biden’s climate agenda

By: EBR | Monday, December 16, 2024

Can the green shoots of clean energy break through the “brown blockade”?

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EU Actually

Russia and China warn the EU about Euroclear billions

By: N. Peter Kramer

Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin went on a working visit to Cina. After a meeting with his Chinese colleague Li Qiang in the city of Hangzhou, an extensive press release was published yesterday.

Europe

Can the EU Meet the Trump Moment?

The second term of U.S. President Donald Trump is pushing Europeans to strengthen their capacity for collective action. But their biggest challenge comes from within: U.S.-backed radical-right parties that want to weaken the EU.

Business

China to loosen chip export ban to Europe after Netherlands row

Beijing has said it will loosen a chip export ban it imposed after Dutch authorities took over Nexperia, a Chinese-owned chipmaker based in the Netherlands.