A generation is growing up in China whose childhood is becoming a high-tech project. In Beijing, eight hours of AI lessons per school year are already compulsory, and other provinces want to follow suit. Parents have fewer reservations about the technology than elsewhere.
By Lina Falk
The Iris² satellite constellation is the EU’s project, supported by Esa, to establish its own secure communication system in orbit. The SpaceRISE consortium, which was commissioned to build and operate Iris2, will present its progress at Rendezvous One.
By Corinna Visser
Ukraine wants to introduce a new law to provide material compensation to victims of conflict-related sexual violence during the war. A pilot project shows the need, but the implementation of the support is still a long way off.
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The problematic “Digitalization of Land-Based Operations” (D-LBO) project is “decisive in a war” in the view of army inspector Christian Freuding. A test currently underway allows an interim conclusion to be drawn – and it's being received differently in the Bundestag than in the Bundeswehr.
By Wilhelmine Stenglin
Shortly before COP30 in Brazil, EU member states became entangled in disputes over climate targets, climate protection measures and international cooperation. There was no sign of this in Belém — partly because the EU had its back to the wall.
By Lukas Knigge
The ICJ and other courts have compelled countries to protect the climate. However, the issue of how they interpret the law was practically absent at COP30. Oil countries put up a blockade and the EU held back, while developing countries were powerless. Now, the latter are banking on a UNGA resolution.
By Alexandra Endres
The EU Commission has announced a comprehensive automotive package and the Industrial Accelerator Act for Dec. 10. The proposals are intended to safeguard Europe’s automotive industry with requirments for locally-sourced content.
By Markus Grabitz, Till Hoppe and János Allenbach-Ammann
The conference in Belém showed that COPs bring little return for maximum effort. This is because the dynamics of the climate crisis are now being driven by the economy, the courts and disasters. To remain relevant, climate policy must become more political again.
By Bernhard Pötter
Europeans and Ukrainians have managed to get the US-Russian peace plan revised. It remains to be seen whether Donald Trump will agree. Moscow has criticized the “unconstructive” compromise.
By Stephan Israel, Sara Sievert and Viktor Funk
In February, a referendum is set to create new democratic and economic prospects in Bangladesh. The race between China and the West for the country as a location for strategic investments has long since begun.
By Marcel Grzanna
