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With the adoption of the Kunming-Montreal Global Biodiversity Framework (GBF) in 2022, the world committed to dedicated targets to reverse nature loss by 2030.

What to expect from this week’s biodiversity COP

By: EBR | Monday, October 21, 2024

At the UN Biodiversity Conference, which starts today (21 October) in Colombia, countries seek to reach the necessary agreement to deliver on their nature protection pledges

An Amazon spokesperson said the company has “proactive measures in place to prevent unsafe or non-compliant products from being listed” on its site. “The products in question have been removed while we investigate".

‘Danger’ to children: Amazon among online marketplaces selling unsafe toys in Europe

By: EBR | Friday, October 18, 2024

Some toymakers are “flooding” Europe with dangerous toys via online marketplaces, including magnets capable of puncturing a child’s intestines if swallowed and products containing toxic chemicals

The report points to censorship technology introduced in May that blocked most virtual private networks, or VPNs, “cutting residents off from tools they had relied on to safely and securely bypass internet controls.”

This country’s internet freedom is now as bad as China’s, report finds

By: EBR | Friday, October 18, 2024

For the past decade, China has consistently ranked last in the world for internet freedom due to its all-pervading online surveillance and content control system dubbed the “Great Firewall”

The research confirms that Russia has chosen Germany as the prime target of disinformation campaigns with the intention of detaching it from the Western alliance and turning it into Moscow’s advocate.

How Russia Invades Germany

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 15, 2024

The extent and systematic nature of the disinformation with which Putin’s Russia is flooding Western public opinion in order to destabilize liberal democracies and undermine their willingness to support Ukraine is becoming increasingly clear

Food contact materials in their widest sense are anything from the obvious plastic containers and packaging to kitchen utensils, cutlery and dishes to equipment like coffee makers (my beloved plastic AeroPress?) and the plastic bowls and jugs of kitchen processors and blenders, as well as the commercial machinery used to process food. Included, too, are food transport containers.

What We Are Made of: Blood, Guts — and Plastics

By: EBR | Monday, October 14, 2024

The packaging of the food that we consume is poisoning us with chemicals

Now, the U.S. Supreme Court has swept away that objection with its immunity ruling. And Trump has learned that next time he should only employ people in the White House and the Justice Department who will be eager to implement his wishes, however outrageous they may be.

Trump Means To Weaponize the Justice Department

By: EBR | Friday, October 11, 2024

Trump means what he says. If elected, he will weaponize Justice to jail his enemies and will empower the police to use violence

Trudeau’s apparent belief that only he can carry on building the Liberal legacy seems disingenuous, given that there is clearly no new, enhanced Liberal agenda for a next electoral mandate.

Canada: What Explains Justin Trudeau’s Long Goodbye?

By: EBR | Wednesday, October 9, 2024

Is the Canadian Prime Minister’s refusal to leave office a symptom of hubris?

The very different climatic and political conditions in Africa’s 54 nations inevitably fragment technical assistance programs, but there’s nevertheless a strong case for a determined new EU drive to streamline African agriculture.

Is the EU doing enough for a hungry world?

By: EBR | Tuesday, October 8, 2024

Two statistical bombshells highlight the widening gap between Europe and the world’s poor and hungry

Israel’s Zionist ideology emphasizes the need for a secure Jewish homeland, leading to a forceful military response to perceived existential threats.

The Four Roots of the Israel-Hamas Conflict

By: EBR | Monday, October 7, 2024

Hamas’ attack and Israel’s retaliatory war are the dire by-products of decades-long psychological impediments — historical, ideological, religious and humanitarian

In short, by using diplomacy and their military weight in the United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) they could make a significant and necessary contribution to establishing the conditions for a sequenced de-escalation, at least on the Lebanese side.

Now Is Europe’s Time to Act on Lebanon

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2024

Europe’s financial, diplomatic, and military power could help create the conditions for a sequenced de-escalation in Lebanon

He told an audience in Brussels that he saw the ongoing conflict with China as a “fight for democracy” and that he believed there was “growing support” among the international community for Taiwan. The diplomat also raised concerns about alleged “political interference” in Taiwanese elections and a “growing threat” to the island.

Top diplomat voices concern at rising tensions in Taiwan Strait

By: EBR | Friday, October 4, 2024

Taiwan’s ambassador to the EU and Belgium has hit out at what he calls “distorted claims” about the island by China

The point, of course, is that Trump’s past policies did little to nothing for most Americans, and his new proposals could well harm them. Harris is at least suggesting initiatives that might benefit many voters.

Is This 2016 All Over Again?

By: EBR | Thursday, October 3, 2024

I have the sinking feeling that we could see a repeat of the 2016 election this year

It is the first time the EU has challenged a trade investigation at the initial stage and comes after months of trade tensions over the EU’s investigation into imports of battery electric vehicles (BEVs) from China, launched last October. A final decision in that case is expected within days.

EU Commission challenges China dairy probe at WTO

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 24, 2024

The European Commission has launched consultations at the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against an ongoing investigation by the Beijing authorities

The question remains whether Armenia and Azerbaijan can normalize relations after so much bitterness.

Armenia and Azerbaijan: A Fragile Peace Process

By: EBR | Thursday, September 19, 2024

Azerbaijan is in a dominant position as negotiations drag on with Armenia on normalizing relations

But Putin has never given a clear explanation as to how NATO’s expansion and Ukraine’s possible membership might be a threat to Russia.

Deciphering Putin’s NATO Blame Game

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 18, 2024

Russian President Vladimir Putin continues to argue that Russia’s invasion of Ukraine was justified

While Ankara had so far managed to contain the negative impact of its deteriorating relations with NATO allies and to benefit from its ambiguous positioning toward Russia, it may now find it has become more dependent on Moscow.

Turkey’s Foreign Policy Ambitions Meet Reality

By: EBR | Friday, September 13, 2024

With its foreign policy maneuvering space increasingly constrained, Turkey’s hedging between its NATO allies and Russia will be harder to maintain

The EU’s interest will be to sidestep the US-led drift towards confrontation with China while rebalancing Europe’s dependence on transatlantic trade and investment in favour of emerging giants in Asia, Latin America and Africa.

The EU needs a ’carrot and stick’ policy for handling Russia

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 10, 2024

When Ursula von der Leyen steps down from her second term at the European Commission, it’s far from certain that Vladimir Putin or Xi Jinping will still be in power

This is quite a strange situation for Israelis, who have been traditionally accustomed to short campaigns: In six days only in 1967, Israel had defeated the armed forces of Egypt, Syria and Jordan, and now it doesn’t seem to be able to defeat a relatively small terror organization using tactics of guerrilla warfare.

Israel’s longest war

By: EBR | Monday, September 9, 2024

The war in Gaza has been raging for almost a year now – longer than any previous Israeli-Arab war since 1948

“This is not the strategy, by Ankara, to replace the West, but it’s a strategy to strengthen relations with non-Western powers at a time when the US hegemony is waning,” said Sinan Ulgen, head of the Istanbul-based think tank EDAM.

NATO member Turkey to request membership of Russia-led BRICS

By: EBR | Wednesday, September 4, 2024

Turkey will be the first NATO member to request membership of the BRICS economic bloc spearheaded by the leaders of Russia and China, Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping

Iran is the 17th-biggest state in the world and the second-largest nation in the Middle East with an area of 1,648,195 km2.

Iran in Context

By: EBR | Tuesday, September 3, 2024

Modern Iran’s roots go back to one of the world’s most ancient civilizations. How does it compare to the contemporary Middle East?

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EU Actually

The EU struggles to find a united voice

By: N. Peter Kramer

EU leaders knew this may coming. For weeks, they watched the US military build-up in the Middle East. But since the US-Israeli attack started on Iran, the EU looked fractured and decidedly without leverage, caught up in the maelstrom of what happens.

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