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Transport accounts for 23% of global energy-related greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions today and for 34% of the 2050 urban GHG abatement potential.

Here’s why e-mobility must be at the heart of the green recovery

By: EBR | Thursday, June 25, 2020

E-mobility remains one of the best solutions for combatting the twin challenges of the economic and climate crises

"Over the past year, Canberra has chosen to strengthen its political and diplomatic ties with Washington in an unannounced but obvious belief that its vital strategic relationship with the United States obliges it to take the U.S. side in the increasingly troubled relationship with China."

Australia’s Strategic Shift to the United States Infuriates China

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 24, 2020

While Australia wants Europe to take a tougher line on China, joining a liberal-democratic front to counter Beijing’s increasing assertiveness and bullying comes with great risks

"Depending on its depth and duration, the crisis could lead to a more cooperative or a more divided world. Or it could lead to ongoing tension between these two alternatives for an indefinite period."

Geopolitics After COVID 19: Conflict or Cooperation?

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 24, 2020

In absolute terms, all states or groups of states around the globe are going to emerge weakened from the 2020 coronavirus crisis

"No doubt Russia will be pleased with such news since Trump’s announcement could fuel anti-American and anti-NATO sentiment in Germany. The opposition Left party has repeatedly called for all American troops to leave Germany."

Why Pulling U.S. Troops Out of Germany Damages America

By: EBR | Friday, June 19, 2020

U.S. President Donald Trump uses troops as leverage against Germany, a move that will undermine America’s strategic and global interests and further sour the transatlantic relationship

"If you think corruption is bad today, then get ready for far more challenging times ahead, thanks to the impact of the COVID 19 pandemic — and the responses to it from governments."

COVID 19: Assessing the Global Corruption Fallout

By: EBR | Thursday, June 18, 2020

Corruption is bad today, but bound to get worse. Governments’ response to the COVID 19 pandemic amplifies the opportunities for abuse

Trump seems convinced that the key to winning in November is to rev up and mobilise the base and that whichever party does the best job turning out its voters will win. During a recent lunch meeting with Senate Republicans he touted polling showing that Republican voters are more enthusiastic about voting for him than Democrats are voting for Biden.

Trump’s reelection campaign starts in Tulsa, Oklahoma

By: EBR | Thursday, June 18, 2020

More than one million people have applied for tickets to President Trump’s first scheduled rally since states began efforts to resume activities following weeks after the lockdown measures of the coronavirus pandemic

"Society as a whole needs to rethink how we will travel tomorrow to boost not only economic recovery but also trust in human cooperation, resilience, and the continued nourishment of cultural bridges that tourism brings about."

How will we travel tomorrow? Discover the world after COVID-19

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 17, 2020

The COVID-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down. Not only tourism sector but the economy as a whole has come to a standstill

Greek leaders credit preparedness and a disciplined population. Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis asked officials for a virus response plan in January. He praised widespread compliance with lockdown measures in an address to the nation this week, saying the “slightest letup can lead to a painful regression.”

Humbled Greeks Show the World How to Handle the Virus Outbreak

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 17, 2020

Derided by European partners as a problem child during its decade-long financial crisis, Greece is setting an example for the world with a swift response to the coronavirus epidemic

"I for one hope that the “people over cars movement” spreads to as many densely populated areas so that we can mingle, hang out and celebrate life hopefully soon, without masks and closeup."

A Different Post-Corona US?

By: EBR | Monday, June 15, 2020

When public life in small U.S. towns suddenly feels liberating, with almost a Mediterranean feel

When Germany took over the chair of the UNSC in April 2019, it emphasised the WPS agenda as one of its “core concerns,” in particular highlighting “more women’s political participation and better protection against sexual violence.”

‘Women, Peace and Security’ agenda must be at heart of government policy, German NGOs demand

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2020

As Germany prepares its latest plans to promote the objectives of UN Resolution 1325 on Women, Peace and Security, a group of 17 German NGOs, including UN Women Germany and the International Rescue Committee, have weighed in on changes they want to see

What can they do to help foster a more inclusive community capable of achieving a “great reset”?

The Great Reset needs great leaders to help the most vulnerable

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2020

The World Economic Forum has recently launched the Great Reset. It will be the theme of its 2021 Annual Meeting in Davos

She served in President George W. Bush’s Cabinet, both as US top diplomat and before that as national security adviser. But she also served (as an intern) in the Carter administration’s State Department as well as in President George H.W. Bush’s administration.

Will Condoleezza Rice become Joe Biden’s VP candidate?

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2020

A politician must have a fine sense of timing. A crisis can be the perfect time for a public performance or new policy

"The Trump administration’s decision to withdraw about one quarter of the U.S. troops in Germany is “astrategic”—that is, it is completely unmoored from any discernable strategy vis-a-vis Russia or other national security threats."

Will U.S. Troop Pullouts Accelerate European Defense Integration?

By: EBR | Friday, June 12, 2020

The U.S. decision to withdraw 9,500 troops from Germany exacerbates tensions in the transatlantic relationship. Could it also focus the EU’s attention on the need for a serious defense policy?

In the US, COVID-19 has taken a disproportionate toll on African-American communities, low-income people and vulnerable populations such as the homeless. In Los Angeles, the death rate for black citizens is nearly three times that of its wealthiest residents.

Responding to the anger

By: EBR | Thursday, June 11, 2020

The anger generated by the murder of George Floyd has brought forth once more demands for real civil rights and an end to the racism that scars societies, not just in the United States but also around the world

Two decades ago the issue was the potential sale to China of Israeli Phalcon airborne warning and control systems (AWACS). Israel backed out of the deal after the United States threatened withdrawal of American support for the Jewish state.

Israel-China Relations: Staring Into the Abyss of US-Chinese Decoupling

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 10, 2020

Israel will have to walk a fine line between accommodating the U.S. and maintaining freedom of relations with China

COVID-19 has made visible the deep vulnerabilities and inequities that pervade so many of our cities and our urban ways of life. In the post-pandemic era, we must rethink urban design, planning and management and our relationships to urban systems.

The COVID-19 recovery can be the vaccine for climate change

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 10, 2020

COVID-19 was not just a predictable crisis — it was predicted. An array of official guidelines for pandemic preparedness and response, from the World Health Organization and others, highlights just how seriously the threat was perceived

The WTO and its rulebook play a vital role in the global economy, but the organisation is under threat. The problems confronting the WTO – US-China trade tensions, the unilateral raising of trade barriers, the fact that the WTO’s Appellate Body can no longer function – were formidable even before COVID-19.

5 reasons why the role of WTO Director-General matters

By: EBR | Friday, June 5, 2020

The Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Roberto Azevedo, announced on 14 May that he would step down a year earlier than planned

«All of the major global players, the United States, China and the European Union, got their initial response to the crisis partly wrong.»

COVID 19: Assessing the Global Political Fallout

By: EBR | Friday, June 5, 2020

The COVID 19 pandemic and the ensuing mega-recession may shape political debates and choices for a long time

There are many reasons to pursue a Great Reset, but the most urgent is COVID-19. Having already led to hundreds of thousands of deaths, the pandemic represents one of the worst public-health crises in recent history. And, with casualties still mounting in many parts of the world, it is far from over.

Now is the time for a ’great reset’

By: EBR | Friday, June 5, 2020

COVID-19 lockdowns may be gradually easing, but anxiety about the world’s social and economic prospects is only intensifying

EU budget chief Johannes Hahn has even had to go out of his way to insist that the €750bn recovery fund plan is not an act of altruism but an investment strategy, pure and simple. Nearly 175,000 people have died in Europe alone, yet the discourse’s real focus is the bottom line, not lives.

The Brief – Ad astra et altruism

By: EBR | Wednesday, June 3, 2020

Elon Musk’s success in blasting two astronauts into orbit provided a welcome – albeit brief – distraction from the grim situation plaguing most of the world. Humanity’s space exploits can tell us something about where society is going and, more importantly, failing

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