The EU autumn forecast expected real GDP growth to reach 0.9% in the EU and 0.8% in the euro area in 2024. Growth in the EU is to accelerate to 1.5% in 2025, as consumption is expected to pick up and investment recovers from the downturn in 2024. In 2026, economic activity is projected to increase by 1.8% as demand...
Tunisia's presidential election held on 6 October 2024 was won by incumbent President Kais Saied with 90.69%. It was the third election since the overthrow of the government of authoritarian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011 during mass protests that marked the beginning of the Arab Spring in the Middle East and North Africa region. Tunisia...
The escalation of conflict in the Middle East is also reflected in the intensity of diplomatic efforts. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has made more foreign trips to Israel than any Secretary of State since Condoleezza Rice. As of now, Antony Blinken ranks alongside Henry Kissinger in 4th place for the number of foreign trips to Israel...
According to a new report by the Kiel Institute, Germany's military spending is insufficient to cope with Russian threats and strategic challenges. The German army's procurement system is slow, and at the current pace, it would take decades to restore the army to 2004 levels. According to the report, at the current pace, Germany would rebuild its...
The data comes from research conducted by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI), which, through its Critical Technology Tracker project, monitors the most cited research studies in 64 areas over the past 21 years.
