France’s position towards Russia has been ambiva­lent for decades, based in part on myths, projec­tions and unre­al­istic ambitions. Emmanuel Macron’s policies vis-à-vis Moscow seem to embody this. At the beginning...

Since the start of the Russian war in Ukraine, Russian propa­ganda in the West and in Germany has taken on a different dimension. It is aimed at under­mining Western democracy, stirring up fear and weakening support for Ukraine. An article by Khatia Kikalishvili for GEOpolitics.

On 20 March, LibMod organised two expert discus­sions on carbon manage­ment and negative emissions in Brussels. Many decisions that are also crucial for Germany are currently being made there. All the more reason to open our eyes to the EU perspective.

Chan­cellor Olaf Scholz is putting Germans and all Europeans in danger. His current policy seriously risks defeat in Ukraine, which would embolden Moscow and raise the like­li­hood of a wider war with Russia in which the missiles could be falling on Cologne rather than Kyiv – An Open Letter to Germany’s Leaders from Inter­na­tional and German Experts.

Yossi Klein Halevi in an interview about the goals and motives of the far right in Israel’s govern­ment – and why the decision whether to exempt the ultra-Orthodox from military service could lead to the fall of the coalition.

On February 28th LibMod organised a workshop on the Green energy tran­si­tion in Ukrainian commu­ni­ties to discuss current legisla­tive frame­works and practical local expe­ri­ences of small distrib­uted gener­a­tion in munic­i­pal­i­ties with lawmakers and experts from Ukraine and the EU. Decen­tral­ized energy can benefit commu­ni­ties through strength­ening their resilience and security, reducing elec­tricity costs, and increasing invest­ments and local ownership. Since the Russian war of aggres­sion, municipal owned enter­prises and local ownership of renewable energy have become highly important. 

On February 28th, the Zentrum Liberale Moderne hosted its kick-off European Book Club event, featuring a thought-provoking discus­sion on the essay “Post­trau­matic Sover­eignty” by our Program Directors and Senior Fellows Karolina Wigura and Jaroslaw Kuisz. 

Donald Trump’s recent invi­ta­tion to Russia to attack European allies shook NATO countries. How was this received in Asia? Security expert Chen-Yi Tu in an interview from Taiwan about reactions...

In December 2024, the EU made a geopo­lit­ical decision and granted Georgia EU candidate status. In his policy brief, Sergi Kapanadze analyses what leverage the EU has to promote EU inte­gra­tion in Georgia and what signif­i­cance the upcoming parlia­men­tary elections have in this regard.