The EU is increasingly becoming a bastion of stability in a geopolitically tense environment. It should move to actively shape this role within a coalition of middle powers, according to the two KAS experts in the new Panorama feature.
By Johanna Hohaus and Tim Peter
Artificial intelligence is seen as a major opportunity for developing and emerging economies. But that will only hold true if investments in computing capacity are made now. Daniel Schönwitz proposes how the European Union could support Africa in this respect.
By Daniel Schönwitz
Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine, the term has been on everyone’s lips: geopolitics. But behind this neutral-sounding label, the political scientist argues, lies imperialist thinking.
By Klaus Schlichte
Is China’s industrial policy really to blame for the country’s massive trade surplus? Economist Shang-Jin Wei challenges the conventional explanation and points instead to deeper causes: an extremely high savings rate, demographic trends and structural weaknesses in the financial system.
By Shang-Jin Wei
The summit between Trump and Xi comes at a time when the world is in crisis mode. While both sides project strength to the outside world, Beijing and Washington are locked in a struggle over economic interdependence, technology and geopolitical influence.
By Redaktion Table
Anyone who wants to build the strongest conventional army in Europe must not leave the industrial backbone of the land forces without effective German control, writes the director of the Edina think tank.
By Christian Mölling
Europe must become more resilient to fluctuations in the global oil and gas market, according to two researchers from the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and Uppsala University. They argue that the ETS 2 is an effective tool for achieving this, as it would save the EU billions of euros.
By Matthias Kalkuhl and Daniel Spiro
On both sides of the Taiwan Strait, there are actors who pursue rapprochement or even unification. The military threat narrative is insufficient to fully capture Taiwan’s vulnerabilities. Among the informal actors that can be leveraged are, in particular, segments of Hongmen associations.
By Henning Glaser and Morten Strantzen
There is a significant gap between demand and production capacity in the defense industry. Cooperation between startups and established companies could help close it, writes the head of Deutz Defense.
By Marco Herre
Europe Day 2026 could mark a historic turning point – the kind that happens only once in a generation. But given the current mood in European capitals, we can only hope that history does not turn against Europe, says the political scientist.
By Marc De Vos
