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Hongkong-born political scientist and historian Steve Tsang is director of the SOAS China Institute at London Univer­sity. His expertise includes gover­nance and security policies in China, Taiwan and Hongkong. In his latest book, he examines the Xi Jinping system. Interview: Till Schmidt.

Following the achieve­ments of the AfD — and the equally xeno­phobic and Russia-friendly BSW — in the state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, commen­ta­tors are outdoing them­selves in alarmism. Writing on the day after the election, Alan Posener takes a critical look at these developments.

The Center for Liberal Modernity cordially invites you to the inter­na­tional confer­ence “What Kind of Peace? Ukraine and Us” on October 16, 2024.

The situation in the Middle East is at the brink of esca­la­tion. While observers are waiting for Iran and its proxies to start their announced attack on Israel, diplo­matic crisis inter­ven­tion is running at full speed in order to prevent a full-blown regional confla­gra­tion. In his interview with Till Schmidt, Ali Vaez analyzes the current situation.

On 9 and 10 July, the Centre for Liberal Modernity organized the inter­na­tional confer­ence “EU Enlarge­ment — a geopo­lit­ical necessity and the next steps for the EU candidate states” with its partner orga­ni­za­tions in Tbilisi, Georgia.

As a result of Russia’s constant attacks on its energy sector, Ukraine suffers an ongoing severe energy shortage. Power outages are a daily occur­rence. This makes life difficult for the popu­la­tion, endangers...

The Ukrainian energy system is at the brink of collapse. Expert Oleksandr Vizir makes concrete proposals and outlines a plan to save the energy infra­struc­ture of the country. Measures include rapid devel­op­ment of new gener­a­tion capac­i­ties as well as control­ling state energy companies.

In Gaza, the Israeli army is currently fighting Hamas, while at the same time the ongoing conflict with Hezbollah in the north is at the brink of esca­la­tion. Is there a two-fronts war ahead for Israel? Till Schmidt talks with political scientist Matthew Levitt.

July 9–10: Center for Liberal Modernity in Tbilisi — inter­na­tional confer­ence with our partner orga­ni­za­tions aims at fostering collab­o­ra­tion among civil society orga­ni­za­tions from the eastern part­ner­ships and the Western Balkans and strenghten them on EU accession issues. Partic­i­pants will share their paths to EU member­ship, exchange best practices and develop joint initiatives.