At the third Trade and Technology Council (TTC) ministerial on December 5, trade and supply chain challenges will be at the top of the agenda, but not for the right reasons. Previous aspirations for stronger collaboration and joint initiatives are being overshadowed by new transatlantic trade tensions. The US Inflation Reduction Act’s local content requirements for electric …
Ranging from extreme drought to apocalyptic floods and rising sea levels, climate change impacts are wreaking ever more severe destruction globally, causing widespread ‘loss and damage’ with disastrous implications for affected communities and countries. The mobilization of finance to address loss and damage is a core priority for many developing countries, and a key issue …
In recent weeks, the UK has ushered in a new prime minister and a new monarch. The US will hold potentially power-shifting mid-term elections in November after nearly two years of the Biden presidency that promised to bring the US ‘back’ as a global leader in international affairs. These leadership changes come at a time …
The research paper tackles with the issues of democracy putting the emphasis on the development of technology and its possible impacts. Summary of the article is as follows: There is a widespread sense that liberal democracy is in crisis, but little consensus exists on the specific nature and causes of the crisis. In particular, there are three …
“The European Parliament, the Council and the Commission shall be assisted by an Economic and Social Committee (…) acting in an advisory capacity.” – 1957, Rome Treaty. One of the oldest institutions of the EU, EESC, faces challenges in many levels. European Parliament, firstly the Committee on Budgetary Control, then the full Parliament, does not …
A sentence from the article that would best describe the situation in Afghanistan since the power has been seized by Taliban would be as follows: The plight of Afghans is worsening,… the economic situation is dire, malnutrition rates are increasing, women’s rights are being curtailed, there is continuing migration and internal displacement, and the health …
Scholz’s campaign for becoming a chancellor did not include a significant change in security and defence policy, it rather offered a continuation of Merkel’s policy. However, new reality – invasion of Ukraine and pressure of Germany’s allies – forced him for an alteration. He adopted new policy on security and defence in late February and …
The paper examines the possibilities of Russian aggression on former Soviet republic, Moldova. It suggests three possible ways in which Kremlin might begin it with the one being beginning from Transnistria, unrecognized breakaway state supported and protected by Russia, however, internationally recognized as a part of Moldova. Summary of the paper is as follows: Russia …
“Loss and damage can often be an emotive and difficult topic at UN climate talks” – referring to the destructive impacts of climate change. The paper released by Chatham House explains the definition of ‘loss and damage’; its extent so far; the liability of ‘loss and damage’; the compensation for it; ‘loss and damage’ in …
The article published by ECFR examines the foreign policy of Türkiye in the Middle East. Brief summary of the article follows as: Turkey has spent much of the past decade trying to expand its influence and remake the Middle East in its own image This created a major battle line between the country and its …