Climate Change: Not green, but greenhouse Plastic Atlas Plastics are sometimes seen as environmentally friendlier than other materials - not least because of their light weight. But the plastics boom is pumping huge amounts of greenhouse gases into the atmosphere. By Steven Feit and Carroll Muffett
Backlash in feminism - Out of reverse gear Background Violence against women, gender pay gap, homo hatred - the gender backlash is in full swing worldwide. That is why we need encouraging feminism. By Jana Prosinger
Focused on the Far Right Background In the run-up to the European elections, US President Donald Trump shows where his sympathies lie. By Dominik Tolksdorf
A new Global Biodiversity Framework …for what and for whom? Analysis Nearly a decade after the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) set the Aichi Biodiversity Targets, evidence shows that the actions undertaken to implement them have not been sufficient. What should a new Global Biodiversity Framework look like? By Gadir Lavadenz
European election campaign in Poland: test run for autumn general elections Background The figures speak for themselves: 15 years after joining the European community, 91 percent of Poles support EU membership, with only five percent against. According to 78 percent of those surveyed, the consequences are overwhelmingly positive. Moreover, 56 percent feel they are Europeans, an increase of around 13 percent compared to 2014. By Irene Hahn-Fuhr
Sudan’s Civil Society - Aspirant Revolutionaries Once More Civil society has always played a key role in Sudan’s long ongoing struggle for political reform and the National Congress Party, which has ruthlessly clung to power for nearly 30 years, is cognisant of this.
The situation in Hungary is unchanged Analysis Political Capital’s analysis of the relationship between the European People’s Party (EPP) and Fidesz, Fidesz’s suspension, and its consequences in Hungary. By Attila Juhász
Brexit in Poland. Irrelevant but divisive Given how consequential it may be for hundreds of thousands of Poles living in the United Kingdom, the question of Brexit is strangely absent from the public debate just before European elections. By Łukasz Pawłowski
„Die EU verliert langsam die Geduld mit chinesischen Hinhaltetaktiken“ Interview The next EU-China summit will take place on 9 April. The head of our EU office, Eva van de Rakt, spoke to MEP Reinhard Bütikofer (Greens/EFA) about his expectations for the forthcoming talks and negotiations. By Eva van de Rakt
The Tunisian Truth and Dignity Commission: From a Human Rights to a Political Project Analysis The final report of the Tunisian Truth Commission (IVD) was presented to the public on March 31, 2019. Yasmin Hajer has followed and researched the process over the years. In her contribution, she explains how the coming to terms with the past was appropriated by the various political parties and how they tried to influence it. By Yasmine Jamal Hajar