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Summit in Alaska: What fears Ukraine and Europe have about the meeting

Today, Friday, Trump and Putin may be negotiating the future of Ukraine – without Ukraine itself at the table. In Kyiv, the bilateral meeting is therefore being awaited with great tension.

By Denis Trubetskoy

Russia's unambitious climate target: More room for oil and gas

Russia's new climate target lacks ambition. Emissions today are already much lower than the target aims for. Experts criticize that it cements the path toward expanding fossil fuel production. The war in Ukraine has destroyed the first positive steps in climate policy.

By Angelina Davydova

EU climate target for 2040: Christian Democrats struggle to position themselves

While Berlin wants to leave no doubt about its support for the 90 percent climate target for 2040, the Christian Democrats in Brussels are not quite so united.

By Lukas Knigge

Capital flight: Why wealthy Chinese are turning their backs on their homeland

Every year, thousands of wealthy Chinese leave their home country, draining the Chinese economy of both investment and skilled labor. Some seek refuge in Germany – in some cases, by illegal means.

By Manuel Changming Liu

Diplomacy ahead of the delicate Alaska summit: Merz hopes the attempt will hit the mark

By Stefan Braun and Sara Sievert

Arms exports: How EU states provide Israel with billions in revenues from air defense systems

Despite international protests against the conduct of the war in Gaza, Israel's arms exports have reached a new record high. The largest single order came from Germany, but deliveries are also being made to dictatorships and authoritarian regimes such as Myanmar and the Philippines.

By Yossi Melman

Ukraine frontline update: Why military superiority alone no longer decides the war

It is no longer drones and tanks that determine the course of a war, but technological adaptability and the development of industrial capacity. In cooperation with Reaktion Group Consulting, Table.Briefings analyzes the situation in Ukraine.

By Redaktion Table

AI race: How the chip bottleneck slows down China's attack on GPT-5

Chinese companies want to catch up with the West's new cutting-edge AI model. But advanced AI chips remain scarce.

By Jörn Petring

Top diplomat 'taken away': What Liu Jianchao's disappearance means for Beijing's foreign policy

It seemed only a matter of months before Liu Jianchao would be appointed as the new foreign minister. With him gone, hopes for a more benign Chinese foreign policy also disappear.

By Andreas Landwehr

Moon diplomacy: How China's space missions become a question of power

China's Chang'e missions brought moon rocks back to Earth for the first time in decades – and shared them strategically with international research institutions. Behind this lies scientific curiosity and strategic calculation.

By Fabian Peltsch