Environment & Energy

January 28, 2025

The green agenda for the next decade: Where CEE governments, NGOs, and businesses agree—and disagree

The region will become either a model of balanced sustainability or a battleground of unending disputes between industry, governments, and civil society—depending on where compromise can […]
January 3, 2025

How strategic neutrality catapulted Kazakhstan to ‘Middle Power’ status

Astana has struck a happy medium between neither antagonising nor warming up to an increasingly belligerent Moscow, while simultaneously cultivating stronger commercial and cultural ties with […]
December 23, 2024

Collaboration and reinvention: How Vilnius has become a mobility innovation hub

Innovation in the mobility sector and a commitment to sustainability mean that the competition for a liveable Baltic capital, Vilnius currently enjoys pole position.  Vilnius is […]
December 23, 2024

Investing in climate action would boost Kosovo’s economy and human capital

Kosovo must invest 2.8 billion US dollars in climate resilience over the next decade to safeguard its economy, health, and environment while transitioning to net-zero emissions […]
December 20, 2024

Where agriculture and technology will meet to feed the world

McKinsey estimates that about 500 billion US dollars could be added in value to global agriculture through drone surveillance, automation and crop monitoring. The technology is available. […]
December 13, 2024

Digitalisation in Kazakhstan’s agriculture sector can support global food security efforts

The country’s strategic location, vast arable land, and increasing investment in technology position Kazakhstan as a valuable contributor to supporting the international community’s efforts to ensure […]
December 4, 2024

Moldova’s pivot: How Chișinău cut economic ties with Moscow

Moldova is an example for other small countries tethered economically to Moscow—reorientation of the economy is not just possible, but essential. Tethered for decades to Moscow—either […]