The geopolitical environment is becoming more difficult, and multilateralism and the rules-based international order can no longer be taken for granted. It is precisely now that Germany should seize the opportunity to prove itself as a reliable partner in climate policy and thus take on a leading role in climate diplomacy.
By Alexandra Endres
China is a global leader in solar and wind energy. However, its environmental record remains clouded by thick plumes of smoke from fossil fuels – and foreign companies are partly to blame.
By Redaktion Table
Ursula von der Leyen and António Costa received Aleksandar Vučić for dinner on Tuesday. This is although hundreds of thousands of citizens and students in Serbia have been taking to the streets for months against the authoritarian president and demanding his resignation. In today’s Opinion, Dušan Reljić wonders whether the EU leadership will at least speak plainly to Vučić behind closed doors.
By Stephan Israel
To counter the US tariffs, prominent voices in the EU and Germany call for a renewed rapprochement with China. Instead, the EU should focus on protecting its own markets and investing in future technologies.
By Angela Köckritz
Since taking office as leader of the Communist Party, Xi Jinping has had schoolchildren cramming Marxist teachings. Some observers consider the communist fuss to be a facade. However, renowned sinologist and former Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd warns that Xi's ideology must be taken seriously.
By Manuel Liu
The concept of China competence should finally be buried. This technocratic discourse ignores questions of power. It can also be misused to secure a privileged spokesperson position in Germany and at the same time avoid analyzing the real power relations in the People's Republic of China.
By Marcel Grzanna
Hydrogen plays a decisive role in the transformation of the economy and autonomous energy generation. Kerstin Andreae (BDEW) and Bernd Weber (Epico) expect the new German government to show maximum commitment to a European alliance.
By Experts Table.Briefings
Many existing skills have so far remained invisible to the labor market. This also has consequences for our democracies, argues Martin Noack from the Bertelsmann Stiftung.
By Experts Table.Briefings
If an authoritarian party gains power, they may come to a scientific organization the next morning for an answer: "Are you with or against us?" The media may also knock on the door: "Why do you support researchers who speak against German interests?" Institutional neutrality can provide a response that helps to buffer the pressure.
By Marcel Grzanna
Europe is investing too little in research and innovation – and risking its technological sovereignty. Nathanael Liminski (CDU) warns that there is a particular risk of falling behind in future technologies. The NRW Minister for Europe is calling for determined investment, for example in the Einstein Telescope.
By Experts Table.Briefings
