Whatever is decided at the BRICS summit, the club of emerging countries is now a global alliance that the West can no longer afford to ignore. Their new self-confidence, along with their large populations and economic power, will change the world.
By Frank Sieren
A departure from the US dollar as a trade currency is one of the topics being pushed at the BRICS summit, especially by China. Indeed, the yuan has made progress as a trading currency. However, it cannot take over the role as a reserve currency – it lacks the necessary free tradability.
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Product design, repair, reuse – in its current action plan for the circular economy, the EU takes a look at all phases in the life cycle of a product. There will be stricter requirements for almost all products in the future. An overview of the legislative projects.
By Leonie Düngefeld
Azerbaijan has been blocking the only road from Armenia to Nagorno-Karabakh for months. Luis Moreno Ocampo, former chief prosecutor of the International Criminal Court, sees the criteria of genocide fulfilled. The fact that last week EU observers had to save themselves from gunfire in trenches is almost a marginal note.
By Lisa-Martina Klein
German Education Minister Bettina Stark-Watzinger is concerned about an outflow of German research to the Chinese military. She is now urging German universities to scrutinize all current scientific cooperation. However, they say that there is simply not enough money to make cooperation more secure.
By Tim Gabel
Announced in the China strategy – and now at least already a cornerstone paper. The German Economy Ministry plans to expand the approval requirement for investments by foreign actors in Germany. This mainly concerns acquisitions by Chinese companies.
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The BRICS countries see themselves as a counterweight to a Western-dominated world order. China and Russia, in particular, are pushing for an enlargement of the alliance. But other members are holding back.
By Jörn Petring
The German Foreign Minister's aborted trip to Oceania was intended to bind the Pacific states more closely to the EU in climate and security policy. Annalena Baerbock nevertheless wants to stick to her strategy of offering the island states alternatives to China.
By Bernhard Pötter
The Foreign Minister's aborted trip to Oceania was intended to bind the Pacific states more closely to the EU in climate and security policy. Annalena Baerbock nevertheless wants to stick to her strategy, she tells Table.Media: Offer the island states alternatives to Beijing, keep promises, put more countries financially under obligation and limit the use of CCS technology as much as possible at COP28.
By Bernhard Pötter
Niels Peter Thomas, head of China at Springer Nature, one of the world's leading scientific publishing houses, spoke with Frank Sieren about the risks and opportunities of Germany's scientific cooperation with China. Thomas advocates an open, joint research approach.
By Frank Sieren
