Lisa Tostado Head of Programme - International Climate, Trade and Agricultural Policy, Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung European Union
The East Mediterranean and Regional Security: A Transatlantic Trialogue This publication analyzes the policies of the United States, and the European Union, and Turkey in the region and their impact on the relationship between Ankara, Washington, and Brussels. Cem Bico
Laurent Pech Professor of European Law and Head of the Law and Politics Department, Middlesex University London
"Build Back Greener? "Biden's Plan for America's International Climate Commitment Commentary "Build back better" has been Joe Biden’s campaign promise. Climate policy is central to this, both in domestic and foreign policy. Ultimately, it is also a question of whether the Biden government can succeed in regaining lost credibility on the international stage. Liane Schalatek
Azerbaijan update: From COVID-19 to the New War in Nagorno-Karabakh Aliyev’s popularity reached its peak during the war; the oppositional leaders stopped their criticism, while Aliyev’s actions were perceived as a just and victorious war. The active support of Turkey during the conflict inevitably led to the re-articulation and dynamic perception of Turkey as the “big brother”. Bahruz Samadov
Into the 2020s at full throttle: Finally #NoRoomForGas Blog Climate campaigner Andy Gheorghiu takes stock of a 2020 full of climate activism in Europe and the World, and pencils the main climate policy milestones to look forward to in 2021. Andy Gheorghiu
Hold the malarkey: the world cannot afford more American “leadership” on climate change Commentary The first American presidential candidate to put tackling climate change at the heart of his campaign, Joe Biden has boasted that his victory will return America to a position of global leadership. But first he needs to set an example to follow. L. Michael Buchsbaum
Yes to delaying COP during a pandemic, no to delaying reduction goals Interview MEP Michael Bloss takes stock of the negotiations on the EU Climate Law, and on the performance of the German EU Council Presidency, in the wake of the fifth anniversary of the Paris Agreement. Lisa Tostado
Doing more harm than good? A critical assessment of the European Commission’s first Rule of Law Report Expert commentary The new European Commission's Rule of Law Report cannot be expected to deter those deliberately seeking or already engaged in the systemic dismantlement of national checks and balances. Unless these shortcomings are remedied, the new yearly monitoring exercise will create more problems than it will solve. Laurent Pech