Tag: geopolitics
The US and China are at odds over Taiwan
China launched fighter jets to welcome powerful US politician Nancy Pelosi to the island of Taiwan. The 82-year-old had declared the “US unconditional support for Taiwan’s vibrant democracy”. In Beijing,…
That’s how hard the sanctions are hitting Putin’s economy
Russian President Vladimir Putin The IMF expects Russia’s gross domestic product to fall by 8.5 percent in the current year. (Photo: Reuters) Riga Sergei Belov, deputy chairman of the Russian…
South Korea withdraws from nuclear phase-out
Yoon Suk Yeol The South Korean President wants to revise the phasing out of nuclear energy. (Photo: Reuters) Tokyo South Korea’s new President Yoon Suk Yeol is reversing the country’s…
Ukraine should be granted candidate country status
European and Ukrainian flags in front of the EU Parliament in Strasbourg If you want to become a member of the EU, you have to meet many, many criteria. (Photo:…
How dangerous is Russia’s CSTO military alliance?
Maneuvers Echelon 2021 of the CSTO countries near the Afghan border in Tajikistan T-72 tanks from the Russian army also took part in the CSTO military exercise. (Photo: imago images/ITAR-TASS)…
Election campaign with the fear of China
Bangkok The most conspicuous poster in Australia’s election campaign shows a foreign head of state rather than a candidate. You can see China’s President Xi Jinping throwing a ballot into…
Europe is at risk of becoming energy dependent on China
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…
How do I invest my money in the new Cold War?
Frankfurt With the Ukraine war, the world is splitting into a western and an eastern sphere of power. In this new era with more crises and high inflation, investors and…
Bruegel boss Wolff supports high tariffs on Russian gas and oil
Berlin The head of the Bruegel think tank in Brussels, Guntram Wolff, is calling for the German government to take much tougher steps against Russia – be it with sanctions…
Bruegel boss Wolff supports high tariffs on Russian gas and oil
Berlin The head of the Bruegel think tank in Brussels, Guntram Wolff, is calling for the German government to take much tougher steps against Russia – be it with sanctions…
“This is the last fossil fuel war”
Jeremy R. Rifkin “This will be the last fossil fuel war.” (Photo: C. LEBEDINSKY/Challenges-REA/laif) new York Jeremy Rifkin advises governments and politicians around the world. He has been campaigning for…
Security deal with Solomon Islands to expand military presence
Manasseh Sogavare (left), Li Keqiang The prime minister of the Solomon Islands and his Chinese counterpart in Beijing in October 2019: China is planning to expand strategic bases. (Photo: AP)…
Turkey wants to advance a waterway – but this creates problems
Warship on Bosphorus Warships from non-riparian countries are only allowed to cross the Bosphorus up to a certain size and stay only briefly in the Black Sea. (Photo: dpa) Istanbul…
Vladimir Putin failed, but is Russia too big to fail?
Russian President Vladimir Putin may still win the war in Ukraine with his tanks, missiles and bombs. So far, however, the warmonger in the Kremlin has failed in his anachronistic…
Ursula von der Leyen has a plan for what’s to come
Many attest to the President of the EU Commission having done a good job so far during the crisis. We also have Ursula von der Leyen and her officials to…
Managers have to position themselves politically
Dusseldorf Her warning could hardly be more topical: companies would be confronted with geopolitical risks in the future, says management consultant Katrin Suder in the current episode of the podcast…
How geography affects world politics
rocket to space The geopolitical showdown is already growing beyond the Earth. (Photo: Colourbox.com) Dusseldorf If you set up a sovereign colony on the moon, are you a colonialist? Well,…
The scarce commodity of the PCR tests – Handelsblatt Morning Briefing
If you read the current agency reports from top German politicians about their Corona policy, you will notice two types. Some reject easing, the second are against tightening. So it…
USA and Japan strengthen industrial policy cooperation
Joe Biden and Fumio Kishida The two heads of state agreed on a virtual summit on Friday. (Photo: imago images/ZUMA Wire) Tokyo The United States and Japan want to work…
Europe’s hesitation is tempting Russia to aggression
Europe column Every week, Moritz Koch, head of the Handelsblatt office in Brussels, analyzes trends and conflicts, regulatory projects and strategic concepts from the inner workings of the EU. Because…