The next Conference on Biological Diversity (COP16) starts in Colombia on Oct. 21. At the start of the conference, researcher and IPCC author Hans-Otto Pörtner calls for climate and biodiversity protection to be given constitutional status.
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After the 2024 European elections, Table.Briefings publishes the second projection by political scientist Manuel Müller on the composition of the next EU Parliament. The far-right parties in the European Parliament are experiencing a new all-time high.
By Redaktion Table
The world eagerly awaits the US election, but regardless of the election result, the challenges for the relationship between Washington and Beijing remain. However, the worst-case scenario of a conflict can still be avoided.
By Amelie Richter
In order for the European steel industry to survive the transformation, the EU Commission should become more active. A European steel pact would have to combine countervailing duties, green energy supply and public procurement.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The USA's most important foreign policy challenge is hardly discussed in the election campaign. Instead, China is being made the scapegoat for problems that US politicians are responsible for. Instead of preparing for conflict, the USA should seek dialogue.
By Amelie Richter
Despite much progress in the energy transition, more and more people are critical of it. Claudia Kemfert argues that communication on the climate and energy transition is failing because fossil fuel players are actively disrupting the debate.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Our "China Perspective" column is written by authors from the People's Republic. As in many cultures, real cannibalism has existed in the long history of Chinese civilization. It is also an expression of cruelty in government-controlled campaigns of "class struggle."
By Experts Table.Briefings
Investment agreements protect fossil fuel companies and their emissions of up to two gigatons of CO₂ equivalent per year. G7 countries bear a special responsibility. They are thwarting their own climate pledges.
By Experts Table.Briefings
On the 75th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China, the Communist Party is celebrating the supposed fulfillment of the Chinese dream of unity and economic prosperity for all. But for Uyghurs and Tibetans, this anniversary is above all a reminder of 75 years of oppression and repression. The Chinese dream is a nightmare for them.
By Marcel Grzanna
Beijing's Luban Institutes are considered to be extended versions of the Confucius Institutes. Beijing wants to use these educational institutions to score soft power points and establish its own technologies, particularly in emerging markets.
By Fabian Peltsch
