On 1 December 2021, the European Union unveiled the Global Gateway, its plan to support infrastructure
development around the world. This would mobilise €300 billion between 2021-2027 for connectivity
projects, notably in the digital, climate and energy, transport, health, education and research sectors.
The rationale behind this initiative is clear: the world needs major infrastructure investments. The World
Bank estimates that to achieve the goals of climate and environmental protection, universal access to
energy, water and sanitation, greater mobility, and improved food security, the world must invest around
€1.3 trillion per year in infrastructure.
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Global Europe Program
The Global Europe Program is focused on Europe’s capabilities, and how it engages on critical global issues. We investigate European approaches to critical global issues. We examine Europe’s relations with Russia and Eurasia, China and the Indo-Pacific, the Middle East and Africa. Our initiatives include “Ukraine in Europe” – an examination of what it will take to make Ukraine’s European future a reality. But we also examine the role of NATO, the European Union and the OSCE, Europe’s energy security, transatlantic trade disputes, and challenges to democracy. The Global Europe Program’s staff, scholars-in-residence, and Global Fellows participate in seminars, policy study groups, and international conferences to provide analytical recommendations to policy makers and the media. Read more
Wahba Institute for Strategic Competition
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