Ahead of the NATO summit in The Hague, nearly all member states have lined up behind the new five-percent defense spending target. Only Spain remains hesitant – mainly because Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez’s government doesn’t know how to pay for it.
Von Stephan Israel
Polemical China debates echo distorted stereotypes from the past. In the Xi-Trump era, irrational fears and mutual accusations continue to open up fronts. It is worthwhile to look at the roots of common assumptions about China.
Von Leonardo Pape
In a new paper, the economic research institutes Bruegel and the Kiel Institute for the World Economy (IfW) call for a European defense innovation agency to catch up with the US.
Von Markus Bickel
The European Parliament on Thursday adopted a resolution and a report on the Clean Industrial Deal and electricity grids. However, there was no majority for a key proposal aimed at relieving industry.
Von Manuel Berkel
Um mehr E-Autos auf die Straße zu bekommen, will der Bundestag eine neue Förderung beschließen. Energieökonomin Claudia Kemfert kritisiert den Plan: Er führe dazu, dass vor allem höherpreisige Fahrzeuge und wohlhabendere Schichten bevorzugt werden.
Von Carsten Hübner
The New Zealand government has frozen budget funds already allocated to the Cook Islands. China rejects New Zealand's accusation that it is trying to dissuade the island state from its traditional partner.
Von Leonardo Pape
In an interview with Table.Briefings, Ruth Narmann, Head of the Leopoldina's International Relations Department, reaffirms the continued cooperation with the Chinese Academy of Sciences – despite geopolitical tensions.
Von Amelie Richter
The Chinese embassy in Israel begins coordinated evacuations. In a telephone conversation with Putin, China's President Xi Jinping condemned the Israeli attacks on Iran.
Von Leonardo Pape
