Three of four European parliamentarians want closer cooperation with Israel – not least in the security and armaments sector. Carsten Ovens explains why Europe's defense can benefit from Israel's experience with drones and air defense systems.
By Experts Table.Briefings
China is not fully exploiting its growth potential. With the right measures, it could develop even better. The government is acting overcautiously, especially in fiscal policy. More growth would require carefully planned and prudently financed infrastructure investments. China still has a need for this.
By Experts Table.Briefings
The focus of our economy on constant growth has had devastating consequences. In the run-up to the Beyond Growth conference in 2023, members of the European Parliament from all political groups are calling for human well-being and environmental sustainability to be given top priority in the future.
By Experts Table.Briefings
France's Economy Minister Bruno Le Maire's new book was met with derision and astonishment because of an erotic passage. But there is much more political strategy behind the literary ambitions than meets the eye.
By Claire Stam
Our China Perspective column is written by authors from the People's Republic who wish to remain anonymous. Today's article looks at the kung fu skills of China's international film stars and what is really behind the kung fu myth.
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International shipping is one of the biggest polluters. In order for the industry to get on the 1.5-degree path, concrete emission reduction targets are needed – as early as 2030 and 2040, as Anaïs Rios writes in this Opinion. Germany must lobby for this in the EU.
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The Russian war of aggression in Ukraine puts Europe's openness, diversity, freedom, solidarity and ownership to the test. In the debate on how to deal with Russian citizens and Russian culture, the EU should not fall into black-and-white rhetoric. Instead, it must emphasize its pluralistic culture, write André Wilkens and Paweł Zerka in their position paper.
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The battle over access to industrial raw materials such as lithium, cobalt, nickel and graphite has started. They are particularly vital for the expansion of renewable energy sources. But the major economic blocs are controlling their trade ever more tightly.
By Experts Table.Briefings
SPD MEP Maria Noichl is outraged by the EPP's blockade of EU nature conservation policy. In today's Opinion, she accuses Manfred Weber and his party friends of putting the brakes on numerous progress issues.
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The debate about looted art places art collections from other countries under suspicion. But the effort it takes to track down a propagated moral injustice that is inaccurately associated with the colonial exploitation of China is absurd and unproductive.
By Experts Table.Briefings
