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“Training Grounds”: Trump's Attack on Democratic Cities

The federal takeover of DC was just the beginning. National Guard troops are mobilizing to more Democratic cities while immigration raids create widespread terror. As protests become pretext for more troops, democracy continues to erode.

Katharina Obser

Canada and Europe Need to Build a Firewall Against US Tech Coercion

Commentary

Europe and Canada can only protect their digital ecosystems against US interference if they start investing in tech sovereignty now.

Drew Mitnick, Teresa Eder

The Trump Administration's Brazil Tariff Offensive Targets Sovereign Responses to Big Tech

Analysis

Trump’s tariff hike on Brazil targets its digital sovereignty, pressuring it to ease Big Tech regulations. Backed by tech giants and Bolsonaro allies, the move drew backlash from Brazil’s government and civil society defending democratic control over tech platforms.

Alexandre Arns Gonzales, Jonas Valente

Dossiers

A Guide to the US Democratic Primaries

Article

The world is watching as the United States prepares for its next election marathon. Many Europeans want to know where the Democratic presidential hopefuls stand on issues from climate change or migration to regulating Big Tech. But where to start with more than 20 candidates? We try to cut a path through the US Democratic primary jungle.

Hannah Winnick, Sabine Muscat

Europe’s East - Ideas for the EU’s Policy vis-à-vis its Eastern Neighbors

Prior to the 11. Annual Foreign Policy Conference, we offer suggestions in this matter for a green policy towards the Eastern neighbors of the EU, different views and possible strategies.

Publications

Energy Atlas 2018

Atlas

The European Energy Atlas shows a clear alternative: It not only provides a compass on the different energy discussions in different Member States but also reveals how a Europeanization of the energy transition will be the more efficient and cost-effective option for all Europeans.

Budgeting for Security?

Discussion Paper

As Europe rethinks its security strategy in light of global shifts, a new initiative aims to ramp up defense efforts. This paper warns the plan lacks real coordination incentives and calls for deeper reforms that tie funding to shared priorities like democratic resilience and climate security.

Georg McCutcheon, Anton Möller

Photo: Several wind turbines stand in a field next to an oil pump. Overlaid is a text box with the title Trump 2.0, green transition, and transatlantic climate action by Rachel Tausendfreund, Mareike Moraal, and Loyle Campbell.

Trump 2.0, Green Transition, and Transatlantic Climate Action

Policy Paper

This paper explores how the EU and its member states could adjust their climate policies based on expected Trump administration positions regarding two key elements of global climate action, and possible European responses along the variables of unity and decisiveness.

Rachel Tausendfreund , Mareike Moraal, Loyle Campbell

Trump 2.0 and European cohesion

E-paper

Over the last three years, the transatlantic alliance has demonstrated a largely remarkable unity in its support for Ukraine. But the future of US policy under President Trump is particularly uncertain. Given this context, this paper explores how the European Union and its Member States could adjust their Ukraine and NATO policies.

Rachel Tausendfreund , Roderick Kefferpütz

Rebuilding Credibility in EU Enlargement Policy

Policy Paper

The European Union has many candidates for membership. It is currently conducting negotiations with Albania, North Macedonia, Ukraine, Moldova and Bosnia and Herzegovina. However, the accession processes are complicated. The current policy paper on the reform debate analyses the arguments for and against a rapid enlargement of the EU and provides recommendations for policy-makers.

Marina Vulović