China’s Strategic Self-Reliance: Managing Interdependence Under Vision 2030
China’s economic strategy has long been shaped by Five-Year Plans, first introduced in the 1950s as a roadmap for national…
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Ten Years after the Arbitral Award – Rising Tensions, Grey Zone Tactics and an Uncertain Future for the South China Sea
Conference Report On 25 June 2026, IFAIR e.V. hosted the online panel discussion Dynamics in the South China Sea –…
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After Orbán: The Limits and Promise of Hungary’s Foreign Policy Realignment
While EU member states were scrambling to arm Ukraine and freeze Russian assets, one government was quietly working to obstruct…
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The EU–Mercosur Agreement as a Test of European Coherence in Global Trade Governance
Between momentum and internal division On 17 January 2026, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen signed the Mercosur (Mercado…
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Between Washington and Tehran, Between Hezbollah and Israel: Ceasefire Fragility in Lebanon
Lebanon has long been marked by recurring violent confrontations with Israel, particularly involving Hezbollah as a central non-state actor. In…
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Financing the Green Transition: Aligning EU-India Industrial Policies
On 15 April 2026, IFAIR and The EU-India Watch co-hosted a panel discussion at the Hertie School in Berlin, utilising…
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Wie Eine alte microSD-Karte Leben retten kann – Einblick in die Arbeit der Audiopedia Foundation
Mit einem ebenso einfachen wie eindrücklichen Bild ließ sich der Vortrag von Felicitas Heyne wohl am besten zusammenfassen: Eine alte…
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Small-State Strategy in the Foreign Policy of Singapore
Few states in the contemporary international system have navigated the structural constraints of smallness with as much strategic foresight as…
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IFAIR Talks: Knowledge without Barriers
What if access to knowledge didn’t depend on the ability to read? Around the world, millions of women are excluded…
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The Iran Strikes and the Limits of Self-Defense
The Road to February 28 The coordinated assault by the United States and Israel against Iran on February 28, 2026,…
