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Higher Environmental Taxes as Solution to the Economic and Financial Crisis

- December 11, 2012 - The EU countries affected by the crisis find themselves in a dilemma. They have to ensure economic growth and employment while, at the same time, they need to reduce costs and save money through higher taxes. A new survey indicates: environmental taxes are the most effective tool in this context – and simultaneously conserve resources.
Kai Schlegelmilch more»

Climate & Energy

The Impact of the Fukushima disaster in the UK

April 19, 2011 - Major nuclear events and policy announcements have never led to mass protests in the UK. Nevertheless, it is clear that the Fukushima disaster is likely to have a profound effect on the scale and timing of the new British nuclear programme. Steve Thomas more»

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Biological Consequences of Chernobyl Catastrophe

- 14. April 2011 - The effects of radioactive contamination on biological objects are manifested on all levels of organization – from viruses to ecosystems. The most brightly such effects can be seen within the Chornobyl exclusion zone, where biological objects were critically affected by the radiation. Yaroslav Movchan mehr»

Is there a Nuclear Revival in the United States?

- March 14, 2011 -

The U.S. currently has 104 nuclear reactors. Many of them that have received extensions would never be approved for construction today, experts argue. The U.S Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) has not turned down a single renewal application thus far. How safe is nuclear power in the United States?

  Michele Boyd more»

European Union

Media Democracy, Hungarian Style

January 17, 2011 - In other countries, the political control of the media is mainly effected through economic pressure. It seems that in Hungary this mechanism worked insufficiently, thus necessitating direct political control through legal means and a monopoly on the organs controlling the media. An article by Wolfgang Klotz more»
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What is happening to Hungary?

- January 13, 2011 - Hungary was long considered a model for democracy in the former Eastern Bloc countries. It currently hits the headlines because of the controversial media laws and other moves by the national conservative Fidesz party, which endanger essential elements of the constitutional framework. By Peter Rauschenberger more»

Militarization of the Arctic continues

- October 27, 2009 - While global warming unlocks a host of new treasures and trade routes in the Arctic, the region is facing steady militarization. The article gives a comprehensive update about  policies and strategies of the circumpolar nations Russia, Denmark, Canada and Norway today and in the future. By Roderick Kefferpütz more»

Democracy & Human Rights

Khodorkovsky: Dangling between Conviction and Release: Is there a Solution?

July 29, 2010 - Jens Siegert, head of the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung in Moscow, states in a commentary article that a verdict of "not guilty" in the Khodorkovsky-Lebedev trial may show a sign of political weakness on behalf of Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, while a "guilty" verdict could end all hope for a thorough modernization of Russia. By Jens Siegert more»

Transatlantic Relations

What Role for the US Government?

Much of the public is deaf to the claims of President Obama that poverty and unemployment levels would be worse without the injection of stimulus money by his administration which provided tax relief and income support for millions of Americans. By Nancy Alexander more»
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How to stop Bosnia and Herzegovina from further deteriorating? Time for a new transatlantic initiative

- September 17, 2010 - In May 2010, the Heinrich-Böll-Foundation and the Democratization Policy Council organized a policy roundtable in Berlin: “How to stop Bosnia and Herzegovina from further deteriorating? Time for a new transatlantic initiative”. The expert meeting brought together policy makers and analysts from Europe and America, including representatives from international organizations in Bosnia, with their counterparts from Germany. By Kurt Bassuener and Bodo Weber more»

Foreign Politics & Conflict Transformation

Medvedev and Erdoğan at diplomatic talks in front of their country flags

Examining the Turkish-Russian rapprochement

February 1, 2011 - According to official announcements in Turkey, Turkish-Russian relations are at an all-time high. However, the validity of these claims is not easy to verify given the lack of transparency on both sides. As part of a series of events on Turkish foreign policy, the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Turkey in co-operation with the Heinrich-Böll-Stiftung Russia and Carnegie Centre Moscow try to review the situation.  Christian Eichenmüller more»
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Report

Foreign Policy of Turkey in the Middle East: Values, Interests, Goals

- February 10, 2010 - The Heinrich Böll Foundation Turkey office decided to launch a foreign policy program with an initial series of meetings in Istanbul, Berlin and Brussels. The goal was to shape guiding questions and frame the foundations interests in its analysis and policy interventions in foreign policy debates between Turkey, the European Union, and the Middle East. A report from the first expert roundtable in Istanbul, on October 19 2009. By Ulrike Dufner and Marc Berthold more»

Turkish-Armenian Normalisation and “Great Power Politics”

- May 20, 2009 - Turkey’s engagement of Armenia represents only one element of a more ambitious Turkish agenda. Turkey is now pursuing a new policy of deepening its ties to not only the countries of the Caucasus, but also of including the countries of Central Asia. By Richard Giragosian more»

Publications

Publication Series Ecology, Volume 15

Baltic Sea: Developing a Regional Cooperation for Renewables in the Electricity Sector

June 24, 2011 - In this paper we take a closer look at a region that could be a pioneer for regional cooperation in the EU: the Baltic Sea Region. As the first region with a European Union regional cooperation initiative and with a long-lasting tradition of cooperation, this region could play an essential role in showing the EU the way forward by sharing their large potential of diverse renewable energy sources. Mats Abrahamsson more»
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Publication Series Democracy

Beyond Guantánamo

- May 29, 2009 - How to restore the credibility of a country whose foundations and self-understanding are based on the universality of freedom and human rights, but that has violated precisely those rights by practicing torture in Guantánamo and other prisons around the world? By Thomas C. Hilde more»
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Publication Series Democracy, Volume 11

What Can Europe Do in Iraq?

- February 12, 2009 - This publication describes a new start of cooperation between Europe, the United States, and regional partners in the Middle East to tackle the challenges in Iraq and to help bring peace, stability, and sustainable development to the wider region. more»
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