Global governance

Although the EU regards China as “an economic competitor and a systemic rival”, it remains an attractive economic partner, investment source, and development model for Turkey. However, China’s distinct cultural, political, geographical and economic conditions, along with its sheer size, prevent it from being a complete model.

China is pleased with the AKP’s recent efforts to keep the Uyghur issue low profile compared to before, it still does not see Turkey as a reliable partner.

An increasing number of states, including Turkey, are positioned “in-between” the great power rivalries. The present article focuses on the political economy of China-Turkey relations over the last decade.

Where does Turkey stand today in the "New Cold War" between China and the US?

Russia's ongoing war against Ukraine is a tragedy of an unprecedented scale. The struggle for independence of the Ukrainian society will go down in history, and the heroism and determination of the resistance movement will be remembered by successive generations of Europeans. These values ​are also dear to our Foundation. We are convinced that people who support our activities also want to help Ukraine. There is more than one way to do it.

A different policy mix of climate protection in the U.S. and EU creates tensions that make a close alliance very difficult. The deep political divide in the U.S. also raises doubts about the durability of climate policy cooperation.

With a new governing coalition, Germany looks to dare more progress in Europe

A conversation with Noa Barak about disinformation and the role of fact-checkers in Israel. 

This analysis aims to capture and cluster different post-GDPR enforcement styles by DPAs across the EU to better understand why enforcement over data protection issues vary across borders.

For an investor, human rights issues have become a real operational risk—a reputational risk notably, because European companies are under the scrutiny of active shareholders, while ethical rules of conduct are increasingly integrated into management.