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In July 2023, the European Commission is expected to present a revised directive on genetically modified plants. The new breeding techniques have so far been classified as genetically modified organisms (GMOs) by the ECJ ruling from 2018 and regulated accordingly. Why should the new breeding techniques be removed from the strict GMO definition? Can these techniques make an important contribution to sustainable agriculture?
До старту Європейських Днів сталої енергії, що триватимуть в Україні до кінця червня, ФКА підтримав друк Порадника «Як місцевим громадам готуватись до опалювального сезону під час війни», у якому Асоціація «Енергоефективні міста України» зібрала практичні поради для забезпечення стійкості громад в умовах повномасштабної війни і обмеженого постачання енергоресурсів.
Mali has asked the U.N. Peacekeeping mission in the West African country to leave. The military government is focusing on its partnership with Russia to battle jihadists. While the army has regained some territory with the help of Russian mercenaries and Russian-made helicopters central Mali, a hotspot of violence, but is unable to keep territory.
The fourth article of the publication series deals with the interconnectedness of terrorism and transnational organised crime in West Africa.
The third article of the publication series deals with the linkage of regional terrorist groups (JNIM, ISWAP and ISGS) with terrorist networks outside the region (North Africa, Central Africa and East Africa).
The second article of the publication series deals with the current state of terrorist threats. It focuses on the development of the Islamic State (IS) in the region and the current operational capabilities of ISWAP and ISGS.
The first article of the publication series deals with the current state of terrorist threats. It focuses on the Jamaat Nusrat Al-Islam wal-Muslimin (JNIM), the most important association of Al-Qaida offshoots in the region.
Following the White Paper of the Federal Ministry of Defense from 2016, the German Federal Government has now published a comprehensive national security strategy – for the first time ever. The Federal Foreign Office was in charge, other ministries as well as the Federal Chancellery were closely involved in the development process. The National Security Strategy published on June 14, 2023 comes at a time of multiple crises and conflicts: Russia is not only attacking Ukraine, but is directing its aggression against the entire free democratic world. Does the national security strategy reach all aims?
Karin Johnston is a lecturer at the School of International Service at American University and the University of Maryland, College Park. We asked her to analyze how the United States is approaching China in 2023 across the different branches of government and party lines. She observes: “Attitudes have hardened against China, forming around them a different consensus – that China must be countered at all costs, and at all levels of engagement – economically, technically, militarily, and diplomatically.”
Discussion on the new National Security Strategy on 8 June 2023 at the University of Potsdam
