#CoronaCrisis

[…] Press Release: “Ursula von der Leyen has achieved what other Commission Presidents before her could not: The vast majority of Europeans recognize her name and know what she looks like. This is [...]

[…] Press Release: Social cohesion in Germany has come under considerable pressure since 2020. On the one hand, it is still robust according to the longer-term assessment of the Bertelsmann Stiftung’s [...]

[…] With Indonesia poised to vote on February 14 and its democracy under attack, eyes are on who will succeed the current president. But change may be in short supply, as top candidates look set to extend [...]

[…] Israel’s war in Gaza has left Saudi Arabia hedging its bets on the international stage and has stalled its tentative rapprochement with Iran. How is the ongoing conflict set to shape the nation’s [...]

[…] It’s not enough: if climate-destroying emissions of greenhouse gases fall by an average of 15.5 million tons per year, as was the case from 1990 to 2022, then Germany will not become climate neutral [...]

[…] The winner of next week’s election in Cambodia is clear, but the long-serving leader will face challenges in handing over power to his eldest son while avoiding significant internal conflicts.  [...]

[…] Europe's Democracy - Crisis or Renewal? Democracy does not have it easy in Europe: it has to cope with major challenges of climate change and digitalisation, ensure freedom, sufficient participation [...]

[…] On May 9, 1950, then-French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman presented a plan that became the European Coal and Steel Community in 1952 and, much later, the European Union. The economy was at the [...]

[…] Introduction Our international good-practice research is supported and enriched by regional research engagements, consisting of workshops and bilateral discussions with decision-makers, experts, and [...]

[…] By Karola Klatt Recently we have seen how Chancellor Olaf Scholz used his so-called Richtlinienkompetenz, a constitutionally granted power, to end the bitter dispute between the two ministers Robert [...]