All eyes are set on U.S. President Donald Trump’s escalating war against Iran, but on the home front, things are not going well. Americans are paying, reindustrialization isn’t happening, and China profits. Read the latest piece by @agathedemarais.com on Foreign Policy.
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Chinas Monopol bedroht Europas Wirtschaft in den Bereichen saubere Technologien und Industrie. Die EU sollte eine wirksame „Eskalation zu Verhandlung“-Doktrin der wirtschaftlichen Abschreckung entwickeln, so @tobiasgehrke.bsky.social & Nina Schmelzer @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social ecfr.eu/publication/...
📰“LA UE NECESITA UNA NUEVA RESERVA ESTRATÉGICA DE MINERALES CRÍTICOS"
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⛏️La UE debe reforzar su autonomía estratégica mediante la creación de reservas que garanticen el acceso a recursos esenciales.
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Putin's data are wildly off the mark - BRICS economies represent 25% of global GDP (in nominal terms, as using PPP doesn't make much sense here), while the G7 still accounts for 45% of global GDP
Source: IMF data - www.imf.org/external/dat...
As of now, Russia poses the gravest threat to peace and democratic governance in Europe and its neighbourhood. Europe should go on the offensive in the informational, cyber, financial and kinetic domains. @ecfr.eu @ecfrgeotech.bsky.social @ecfreuropeansec.bsky.social
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A Kremlin-backed fintech company is linked to massive trade in dual-use goods.
The Evian G7 summit will take place in just a few days - some thoughts about what's at stake, what to expect and what's next for G7 economies (yes, BRICS are rising, but the G7 is far from irrelevant) 👇 [🧵 A thread with graphs - 1/9]
The war in Iran could trigger a global food shock
• More than 1.1mn tonnes of fertiliser and fertiliser inputs is currently stuck in the Gulf
• Shortages are starting during northern hemisphere’s planting season, raising the risk of lower harvests for staples like rice
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With oil prices surging, Moscow looks like the main winner from the Iran war - Yet this is only part of the story: for @ecfr.eu I outline how higher oil prices won't bridge Russia's fiscal gap and why Hormuz's closure vindicate China's electrification and clean tech bets
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Speakers: Axel Berger, Deputy Director (interim), German Institute of Development and Sustainability (IDOS) Agathe Demarais, Senior Policy Fellow, European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR) Barnaby…
Key takeaways from Putin's SPIEF address today:
BRICS accounts for 49% of global GDP vs G7's 18%, Putin claims. The West is "eroding" its own trade institutions. Russia "leads" in nuclear energy with over 80% of global atomic projects, he claims.
Europe’s defensive measures to shield its democracies from hybrid attacks are no longer enough. If Europeans want to protect their peace and prosperity, the tim
Las medidas que las economías occidentales están adoptando para responder al control de China sobre el suministro de minerales críticos difícilmente funcionarán como se espera. Existe una alternativa ...
Europe has a China problem and pretending otherwise is making it worse. Chinese cheap exports and a monopoly on rare earths are not just economic irritants, but