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[…] If grades were given for government performance on how well core liberal democratic processes and institutions have been strengthened and consolidated in recent years, we would see a continuous [...]

[…] How can the U.S. and the E.U. find common ground on data governance, tech standards and clean technologies? How can further alignment on addressing the growing rivalry with China be fostered and [...]

[…] It is our pleasure to invite you to our online discussion event Protecting European Sovereignty in Key Technologies and Critical Infrastructure - Effective Investment Screening at EU and National [...]

[…] In a recent study, we together with the Vienna Institute for International Economic Studies

[…] In May 2021, Swiss leaders formally ended talks with the European Commission to create a trade framework encapsulating a raft of separate free trade agreements between Switzerland and the European [...]

[…] The Arab world is firmly in the spotlight with the COP 27 in Egypt and the FIFA World Cup in Qatar. Most governments in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) have a poor track record when it comes [...]

[…] Controversial until the final whistle! The 22nd World Cup will take place from the 20th of November to the 18th of December in the desert emirate of Qatar. The Qataris have invested over 200 billion [...]

[…] Indonesia’s domestic priorities and major infrastructure projects loom large over the organisation of the G20 summit in Bali. But does it have the regulatory framework and political will to pull off [...]

[…] Rishi Sunak's November budget will reveal the priorities of a leader whose deeper beliefs and long-term strategic vision are relatively unknown even at home. Yet while a rapprochement with the EU [...]

[…] These questions were the topic of the second-round table discussion in the series ‘Demokratie im Stresstest’, held onNovember 10, a collaboration between the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s project ‘Democracy [...]