Abu Dhabi Is No Longer Saudi Arabia’s Junior Partner

Since the Arab Spring of 2011, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) have been pursuing an increasingly active foreign and security policy and have emerged as a leading regional power.

The UAE sees the Muslim Brotherhood as a serious threat to regime… more

The EU Commission Proposal for a New Financial Framework and a Reconstruction Fund

In response to the socio-economic consequences of the corona pandemic, the Euro­pean Commission presented a comprehensive package of measures on 27 May 2020. It consists of two components. Firstly, the Commission’s original proposal of May 2018 for the… more

The President, the People, and Democracy under Pressure

During his election campaign, Jair Bolsonaro promised economic recovery, the fight against corruption, and an iron hand against violent crime – today, these tasks rep­resent the weak spots of the President: Brazil has become an epicentre of the Covid‑19… more

With the Covid-19 pandemic, the fragility and vulnerability of the liberal international order became globally visible in an instant. Aspects of everyday life and especially our taken-for-granted views of connectedness have been disrupted in Asia, Europe,… more

Significance, Implementation and Challenges

More and more states and regional organisations employ the term “Indo-Pacific”. It is increasingly supplanting the previously common term, “Asia-Pacific”. In Europe, only France has so far presented its own “Indo-Pacific” concept.

The term… more