
How to Deal with US Social Media: Mr. Biden, Revoke Section 230
In the aftermath of the attack on the Capitol, incited and planned over platforms like Facebook, Twitter and YouTube, many are calling for changes

Multilateralism is a principle, not an option
By: EBR | Friday, January 15, 2021
China and the EU need to join forces to provide more global public goods and set a good example of global cooperation

Boris Johnson makes EU blush with sanctions against China
By: N. Peter Kramer | Thursday, January 14, 2021
London will punish companies that profit from forced Uyghur labour. This pushes the EU even more into a corner

EU companies in China warned to ‘prepare for the worst’ in digital decoupling
By: EBR | Thursday, January 14, 2021
Digital decoupling between China and the United States could severely impact EU businesses in China and they should “prepare for the worst” and may be forced into a costly separation of their international operations

Merkel’s EU China Policy: Double Crossing Joe Biden
By: EBR | Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Surprisingly, Germany’s veteran Chancellor is replicating Gerhard Schroder’s moves to poison the transatlantic relationship — in her case by eagerly doing China’s bidding inside the EU

Taiwan welcomes easing restrictions by the US
By: N. Peter Kramer | Monday, January 11, 2021
The US eased restrictions governing diplomats’ and other officials’ dealings with Taiwan officials, Secretary of State Pompeo said
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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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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

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

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