Category: 3. Europe

In the first half of the twentieth century, Europe was the most militarized and violent region on the planet. By the early twenty-first, it had become the least militarized and least violent, a model of peace, cooperation, and transnational…

Die USA greifen Irans Atomanlagen an – und Europa? Wird weder gefragt noch gehört. In dieser sicherheitspolitischen Analyse vor dem NATO-Gipfel erklärt Gordon Repinski, warum Deutschland und die EU im Nahen Osten nur noch Zaungäste sind – und was das für die…

Faced with an unpredictable Donald Trump and an aggressive Russia, Europeans favour increased spending on defence and, in some countries, compulsory military service.

A survey of 12 countries for the European Council on Foreign Relations showed…

Yes, indeed, financing would be a challenge, but we have number of options and alternatives on the table.

We can rely on currently available sources of financing for the energy transition, such as the Modernisation Fund, Recovery and Resilience Facility, and resources provided under the…

Amazon announced a new governance structure for its so-called “sovereign offer” in Europe to ensure “independent and continuous operations” and alleviate concerns. The company reportedly prepared staff to address questions from…

Belt and Road beneficiary Turkey, received a $150 million loan from AIIB last year to support a major highway, while Kazakhstan — where Xi first launched BRI in 2013 — received a $47 million loan for a major wind farm in 2019.

The French government is working on plans to find €40 billion in savings for next year’s budget to rein in a deficit projected to hit 5.6 percent of gross domestic product this year. Most agencies have already slapped France’s credit rating with a negative outlook due to its public finances…

No disinterested observer, after all, can avoid the impression that the administration’s preferred policy is — well — to do nothing. “I’m very disappointed in Russia,” Trump said at a press conference earlier this month, before adding that he was also “disappointed in…