International Strategic Analysis
Re-designing materials, reducing carbon: How the EU can build a carbon-neutral future.
The role of carbon removal is crucial for climate neutrality, requiring greater mitigation efforts to achieve net-zero emissions. Solutions such as carbon storage in buildings through materials like wood, bio-based products and concrete cured with CO2 are highlighted, although their real contribution to net carbon removal is uncertain. Natural and technological approaches to carbon removal are highlighted.
Riding the Storm
The US National Security Strategy of December 2025 criticizes the EU for weakening political freedoms and sovereignty in Europe, supporting far-right parties. Cooperation between conservatives and extremists affects the stability of the European Parliament. The Von der Leyen coalition faces crisis due to lack of a centrist majority. A center coalition is needed to face challenges. Collaboration with the far-right puts the European Parliament’s ability to act at risk.
Rosa Parks: Mother of the Movement and Icon of the Black Community
Rosa Parks, known as the ‘mother of the Civil Rights Movement’, challenged segregation in 1955 by refusing to give up her seat on a bus in Montgomery. Without her own children, she functioned as a “mother” to the African American community, supporting and guiding the youth. She founded a personal development institute and her legacy highlights the importance of “othermothers” within the black community.
**Well-being Monitoring as an Early Warning System**
The study of well-being as an indicator of alert for public policies faces deaths by despair in the US, evidencing a significant relationship between despair and increased mortality in new racial and age cohorts. A methodological approach based on subjective well-being trends allows identifying vulnerable populations, while econometric analysis reveals a double causality relationship between mental health and deaths by suicide, drugs and alcohol, highlighting the importance of early interventions in vulnerable places.
Confronting Visions and Finding Connections: Migrants’ Perceptions of Europe
Migrants’ perceptions of Europe vary between idealized expectations and difficult realities.
Spaniards value migrants as a complementary workforce, but have concerns about irregular immigration and pressure on public services.
Spanish society shows a pragmatic and sensitive attitude towards control and negative effects in certain areas.
The Impact of Social Media Bans on Children: What to Expect
Australia will ban social media for minors under 16 from December 10, followed by other countries, due to concerns over the mental health of adolescents. However, it is unclear if these bans will solve the problem, as young people can evade the restrictions and increase their use of other platforms or online activities. Furthermore, there are concerns about the legal and constitutional implications of restricting minors’ freedom of expression.