Celestial Battlefields: Private Actors in the U.S.-China Competition for Space Supremacy
“To control space means to control the land, seas, and skies.” The Space Race of the 21st century has intensified awareness about the strategic...
Flipping the Switch – Europe’s Green Energy Gamble
Europe's energy system is under pressure. The Ukraine crisis has exposed Europe’s reliance on Russian energy. Leaders are pushing for renewables, improved infrastructure, and...
Justice by Algorithm: Fairness or Flaw?
In one city, the police scan hours of surveillance footage and identify a criminal within minutes. In another, prosecutors use software to predict whether...
False Promises from the Deep Sea
When you think about the deep sea, what images come to mind? Darkness, a sense of the unknown, perhaps fear of the creatures looming...
Trade, War and Stability: Mapping Global Influence in the 21st Century
In a world of globalisation, power relations are no longer dictated by military strength or economic power but by a subtle balance of international...
Renewable Energy Tech and Grid Integration – How Crucial is the Connection?
One of the most evident cooperation areas in the energy sector is the electrical grid integration. Countries in different regions of the world are...
Why We Need to Think About Gender in Climate Security: A Conversation with Maryruth...
What do climate and conflicts have to do with gender? Quite a lot actually, if we ask Maryruth Belsey-Priebe. Maryruth is a Harvard International...
Women: The key to food security – between sensational headline and effective solution
With the domain of agriculture being traditionally male dominated, early efforts of food security strategies have been developed on the basis of structures that...
Cementing it Green
Over the past few years, cement production has seen a significant increase. Due to this, the cement sector has emerged as the third-largest source...
Anton Wein-Wislocki, Referatsleiter für Klima-, Umwelt- und Energiediplomatie im Außenministerium im Interview
Anfang November fand in der Wiener Hofburg das International Vienna Energy & Climate Forum 2023 (IVECF) statt. Das 2008 ins Leben gerufene Forum wird...
