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Scholz’s €100 billion surprise: A paradigm shift in Germany’s security policy?
Scholz’s €100 billion surprise: A paradigm shift in Germany’s security policy?

Written by Christiane Heidbrink

Due to the complexity of weapon systems and personnel requirements, a financial injection alone is not enough to solve the Bundeswehr’s structural challenges. Consequently, the one-time sum of €100 billion does not represent a militarisation trend but a necessary investment to plug serious holes in its equipment.

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Agriculture 4.0 aid: The key to domestic and foreign policy fusion for Taiwan
Agriculture 4.0 aid: The key to domestic and foreign policy fusion for Taiwan

Written by Maxwell S. Wappel

By training a generation of farmers that is highly literate in data collection and sharing, as well as transitioning from purely agricultural production to a model that creates competitive value-added products, Taiwan can be a first mover in reforming a pattern of aid dependency — and gain invaluable diplomatic goodwill in doing so

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