Since the new Trump administration took office, the news from the US has been coming thick and fast, causing a stir. In fact, “Liberation Day” marks a turning point in US trade policy that harbors considerable risks for the global economy. With its “America First” doctrine, the USA is pursuing the goal of forcing not […]
Trump’s tariff war against the world this week has sealed nothing less than the end of globalization. China is not only hit by 34 percent additional tariffs on all exports to the USA. Rather, American isolationism is also undermining the global economic order in which China has risen to become a trading power since 2001.China’s […]
Will she greet him at dinner as usual with “Dear Aleksandar” and once again praise his successes with democratic reforms? Or will the EU Commission President at least find words of admonishment for Serbia’s autocrat Aleksandar Vučić behind closed doors? She is due to receive him in Brussels next Tuesday, with the President of the […]
A secure and affordable energy supply sets the pace for prosperity and industrial value creation. After coal, oil and gas, electricity is becoming the new most important fuel for modern industrial society: for mobility, heat, digitalization and industrial production, for economic success and new growth. In an international comparison, electricity prices in Germany are too […]
Without access to the digital infrastructure of modern vehicles, it is no longer possible to replace intelligent components such as headlights, mirrors or towbars, which must be integrated into the software-defined vehicle. In electric vehicles in particular, whose value is largely defined by the battery, the reparability of this component, including by independent workshops, is […]
Prosperity is based on four fundamental pillars: affordable energy, efficient infrastructure for mobility, education, and technological progress. Germany has shown over decades that it has been able to make good use of these factors.But the next decisive step is imminent: AI will be the key driver of productivity, competitiveness and therefore our prosperity. At the […]
Germany’s ability to act is crucial for Europe’s future – and the two are inextricably linked. Our country has lost a great deal of influence because, for a long time, it only managed European policy instead of actively shaping it.At the same time, 80% of Germans consider membership in the EU to be very important. Furthermore, the majority […]
What could the EU do to turn the tide? From Serbia to North Macedonia, Bulgaria and Hungary, Moscow has largely conquered the power of interpretation with the instruments of disinformation and hybrid warfare. There is no single recipe, but a range of measures that could be effective.For example, it would be important to promote media […]
German politics, on the part of the established centrist parties – because it is easier and requires no action to remain in the role of victim – is engaged in detective work for disinformation bots and evil troll factory powers in order to indignantly denounce them. Fringe parties such as the AfD and BSW even […]
The geopolitical tensions at the start of the new EU Commission cannot be overlooked: Russia’s imperialist war against Ukraine, China’s increasingly aggressive stance, and the uncertainties surrounding Donald Trump’s return to the White House are shaping the global agenda. In this field of tension, we must prevent Germany’s economic weakness from becoming a security policy […]