The Sudan Conference was a success for Germany, says Niddal Salah-Eldin, a member of UNICEF Germany’s national committee. At the same time, that success creates clear expectations that Germany should act as an impartial mediator. One sore point, however, remains.
By Niddal Salah-Eldin
Further delays in the fighter jet program are unacceptable, writes Green Party lawmaker Jeanne Dillschneider. The lesson to be learned from the problems with this major project must be that European defense cooperation requires close political oversight and binding rules.
By Jeanne Dillschneider
Trade between the United States and China will remain substantial despite increasing restrictions, with trade flows increasingly being routed through third countries. These patterns are already becoming clearly evident in Southeast Asia.
By Robin Hu
Germany wants to strengthen its own industry and is placing increasing emphasis on “Made in Germany.” In doing so, it is wasting taxpayer money and putting the country’s security at risk, writes a partner at the German-Israeli consulting firm Iron-Bridge.
By David Levy
The European Union must not only become less dependent on fossil fuels itself. It must also invest in secure energy supplies from partners and neighboring countries, says Apostolos Thomadakis, head of the Financial Markets and Institutions unit at the Centre for European Policy Studies (CEPS) think tank.
By Apostolos Thomadakis
The planned revision of the European Air Passenger Rights Regulation has been touted for years as a necessary modernization, according to the head of Flightright. But it could actually lower the level of protection. Abandoning the process would be better than settling for a compromise.
By Jan-Frederik Arnold
For the first time, a structured nationwide framework will support peatland rewetting on a meaningful scale, writes one of Germany’s leading peatland researchers. The key for climate action is not setting land aside, but finding productive ways to use it.
By Franziska Tanneberger
If the IAA is truly opened up to EU free-trade partners, there is a risk of competition from Chinese-controlled manufacturers in Vietnam or South Korea. The opening should be limited to close allies, and the IAA should take effect as early as 2027 – not least for security reasons.
By Christoph Podewils
Péter Magyar’s victory in Hungary marks a defeat for anti-EU populism. Legal expert and strategic advisor Marc De Vos asks whether this is a turning point, or merely a temporary interlude ahead of more significant elections in larger member states.
By Marc De Vos
The energy crisis is exposing the diversity of energy strategies within the EU. Instead of honest debates about structural problems, political concessions that offer no sustainable solution are dominating the discourse, writes the head of the think tank Strategic Perspectives.
By Linda Kalcher
