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New German government makes cautious turn in Balkans

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GERMANY/BALKANS

The Social Democrat (SPD)/Green/Free Democrat (FDP) coalition promises changes in foreign policy. For the six Western Balkan countries (WB6), former Chancellor Angela Merkel’s…

Trump may reshape global corporate citizenship

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INTERNATIONAL

Corporate social responsibility.

Syria reconstruction prospects may deteriorate further

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SYRIA

In fact, ten years after that conflict started, with President Bashar al-Assad still in control of two-thirds of the country, no foreign state shows any sign of making a major…

SolarWinds hack raises risks for cloud services

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INT

The hack likely required over 1,000 software developers, and while it primarily targeted US firms and government agencies, its victims are spread across North and South America…

Russia and China lead on offensive cyber skills

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INT

Although public 'naming and shaming' has become a common practice since the 2017 WannaCry malware attack, damaging cyber campaigns show no signs of decreasing.

Russia shifts backwards on climate after past progress

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RUSSIA

Russian industrial businesses and government figures seized the opportunity to argue that the country cannot meet even self-imposed commitments because of sanctions pressure and…

R&D spending could help global productivity recovery

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INTERNATIONAL

High on the agenda is the need for science to work across disciplines to address complex societal problems. In 2015, research and development (R&D) funding increased by 5.1…

The EU risks international retaliation over CBAM

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EU

The scheme will require non-EU producers to pay a fee on the iron and steel, cement, fertilisers, aluminium and electricity they export to the EU from 2026. This will aim to…

Prospects for manufacturing in the third quarter

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PROSPECTS Q3 2015

Prospects for manufacturing in the third quarter.

German-Russian ties should survive Navalny attack

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GERMANY/RUSSIA

Leading politicians have called for the cancellation for the Nord Stream 2 (NS2) natural gas pipeline from Russia to Germany, while NATO and the EU are considering fresh sanctions…