Olaf Scholz’s visit to Central Asia from September 15 to 17 was long overdue. Oil, Green Hydrogen, and Critical Raw Materials This prioritization came as no surprise: Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan are the region’s demographic and economic powerhouses – and Germany’s most important trade partners in Central Asia. Germany’s main development agency, GIZ, for example, cooperates with four Central Asian governments …
PARIS — French President Emmanuel Macron warned Thursday that Europe could “die” if it fails to build its own robust defense as Russia’s war in Ukraine rages on, or if it fails to undertake major trade and economic reforms to compete with China and the U.S. Macron urged Europeans to become more ambitious in a fast-changing world to face the …
