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The contradiction between the astonishing dynamic of China’s domestic climate policy agenda and its seemingly unwavering and tenacious position in international climate negotiations presents a puzzle that, on closer inspection, reveals much about a nation at the crossroads, undecided which way to…

This is an introduction to a special section in Global Policy (volume two, issue three) that explores policy agendas for the future of global energy. Read From the State to the Market and Back, an article by Andreas Goldthau that is part of the section. Since energy has made it to the top of policy…

This publication is part of a special section in Global Policy (volume 2, issue 3) that explores policy agendas for the future of global energy. Read Policy agendas for the Future of Global Energy, also by Andreas Goldthau in Global Policy, 3 (2). Like almost no other sector, energy reflects…

Libyen, Elfenbeinküste, Südsudan – in diesen Fällen berief sich der UN-Sicherheitsrat 2011 in seinen Resolutionen auf die Schutzverantwortung (R2P). Doch in Syrien und im Sudan geht das Morden bis heute weiter, die internationale Gemeinschaft kann sich nicht auf ein gemeinsames Vorgehen einigen. Was…

After a very busy and politically demanding year, the United States, Europe and their key international partners in Afghanistan are at risk of wasting the modest opportunity that they managed to create. Yes, there is now a plausible political strategy in place where there was none before. But the…

Executive Summary In 2011, the international community had to mount a major relief operation to support millions threatened by hunger and starvation in the Horn of Africa. If nothing is done to increase availability of and access to food on a large scale, the recurring hunger crises felt across many…

Introduction Gas markets are in flux. In most of the OECD world, gas demand has faltered during the past years, a consequence of the ongoing financial and economic crisis. At the same time, soaring unconventional (shale) gas production, mainly in the US, coupled with increasing global capacity in…