The US currently has the most successful AI companies, but early leadership is no guarantee of victory, writes Stephen Roach. He argues that the Trump administration is decimating its lead in basic research while China is catching up.
By Stephen Roach
French MP Natalia Pouzyreff from President Macron’s Renaissance party is calling for more joint European procurement. According to Pouzyreff, Germany missed the opportunity to promote a European alternative to the highly sought-after and scarce Patriot systems.
By Natalia Pouzyreff
Fifty years after the signing of the Helsinki Final Act, the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) is searching for a new role more than ever. Nadja Douglas of the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (SWP) sees the upcoming Helsinki+50 conference as a promising starting point for the OSCE to refocus on its regional strengths, despite all the challenges.
By Nadja Douglas
Relations between South Korea and the European Union are currently tense. Whether this remains the case will, according to South Korean journalist and Munich Young Leader 2025 Jeongmin Kim, depend in part on how inclusive Europe’s approach to strategic autonomy turns out to be.
By Jeongmin Kim
In the new MFF, funds for development work, humanitarian aid and for EU candidate countries are to come from a single financing instrument. However, the concept resembles a game of Jenga in which contradictory motivations are to be reconciled.
By Julian Bergmann and Niels Keijzer
China-led multilateral institutions such as BRICS or the SCO are often compared to their Western counterparts, with their achievements dismissed as minimal. Yet they offer revealing insights into the international order Beijing seeks to build.
By Redaktion Table
The market for power-to-X fuels lacks investment security and stable demand. Governments should take a more active role in supporting market ramp-up, Agora Verkehrswende argues. Without such support, PtX will remain a niche phenomenon.
By Wiebke Zimmer and Leon Berks
Estonia demonstrates how a small country can build an efficient start-up ecosystem – while Europe falls far short of its potential. Europe needs clear rules, a common flow of capital and the will to integrate, writes Agur Jõgi.
By Agur Jõgi
Last year, SPD chair Lars Klingbeil introduced his idea for reviving a North-South Commission. Andy Sumner, Stephan Klingebiel, and Arief Anshory Yusuf propose what such a commission could look like.
By Stephan Klingebiel, Andy Sumner and Arief Anshory Yusuf
Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic who wish to remain anonymous. A university has expelled a Chinese student after an alleged sexual encounter with a Ukrainian. The decision has been met with huge outcry.
By Redaktion Table
