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All items tagged EU policyOpen Think Tank ArticlesMarch 16, 2012 | From Energy Security Towards Climate ProtectionStephan Vormann: Due to the finiteness of fossil fuels, the development of a low-carbon industry has become an economic necessity. A new approach to energy security that goes beyond NATO’s current “safeguard foreign energy supply” is in dire need. A focus on secure energy after “the age of oil” is therefore in. ... MoreJune 9, 2010 | Climate Policy Post-Copenhagen: A Three-Level Strategy for SuccessDirk Messner et al.: Germany needs to revitalise the multilateral climate process. Policy makers and civil society in Europe must take on a self-confident leading role in global alliances with selected ‘climate pioneer’ countries. Civil society initatives deserve greater support. ... MoreGlobal Must Read ArticlesApril 27, 2012 | The EU Path to ProsperityInternational trade is not a zero-sum game; it is a mutually beneficial good. ++ Any steps to stop international trade through protectionist measures will only hinder economic growth in Europe. ++ Innovation is a major driver of economic progress. ++ Innovation comes largely from strong domestic and international competition. ++ This means that the EU should provide support for rules that ... MoreApril 10, 2012 | A Compass for the CSDPThe European Union’s Common Security and Defense Policy (CSDP) is intended to enable Europe to actively pursue peace in its neighborhood. From the beginning, it has been a key concern of the Social Democrats’ policy on Europe. Emerging from EU impotence in the face of the violent break-up of the former Yugoslavia this policy instrument is supposed to enable effective European crisis management. ... MoreApril 2, 2012 | Climate Change Policy: Pretext for Protectionism?The EU proposal to require all flights to and from Europe to obtain emission permits might spark a new trade war. ++ The US and China are enraged over the new proposal and doubt the sincerity of it. ++ Europe’s trade partners believe this is only the beginning of the EU exploiting climate change in order to enact protectionist policies. ++ However, China and the US should take Europe’s arguments ... MoreFebruary 24, 2012 | Only Russia Can Save SyriaThe West has declared ‘good’ and ‘bad’ guys in Syria without fully understanding the situation. ++ Western governments should first determine who exactly the opposition is. ++ Russia and China’s veto of the Security Council resolution did not necessarily inflame the conflict. ++ In fact, a UN observer mission probably would have increased violence, with each side ... More |
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