merics.org

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #orejime > div:nth-child(1) > div > div > div > ul > li:nth-child(1) > button

Kontext: <button class="orejime-Button orejime-Button--save orejime-Notice-button orejime-Notice-saveButton" type="button">ACCEPT ALL</button>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #6c6c6c.

Selector: #orejime > div:nth-child(1) > div > div > div > ul > li:nth-child(2) > button

Kontext: <button class="orejime-Button orejime-Button--decline orejime-Notice-button orejime-Notice-declineButton" type="button">ONLY REQUIRED COOKIES</button>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 3.06:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #6c6c6c.

Selector: #orejime > div:nth-child(1) > div > div > div > ul > li:nth-child(3) > button

Kontext: <button type="button" class="orejime-Button orejime-Button--info orejime-Notice-learnMoreButton">SETTINGS</button>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change text colour to #de3621.

Selector: #block-merics-languageswitcher > ul > li:nth-child(1) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en" class="language-link is-active" hreflang="en" data-drupal-link-system-path="&lt;front&gt;" aria-current="page">en</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > section:nth-child(1) > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/party-and-state" hreflang="en">Party and State</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > section:nth-child(1) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/industrial-policy-and-technology" hreflang="en">Industrial Policy and Technolog...</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(1) > section:nth-child(1) > div > div > div:nth-child(3) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/trade-and-investment" hreflang="en">Trade and Investment</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > section > div > div > div

Kontext: <div class="field-item"><span class="author-name">Alexa...</div>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > section > div > div > div > span:nth-child(1)

Kontext: <span class="author-name">Alexander Brown</span>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > section > div > div > div > span:nth-child(2)

Kontext: <span class="author-name">Andreas Mischer</span>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(2) > section:nth-child(1) > div > div > div

Kontext: <div class="field-item">Tracker</div>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2934 > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(2) > section:nth-child(2) > div > div > div > time

Kontext: <time datetime="2026-07-23T11:53:20Z">Jul 23, 2026</time>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path

Kontext: <path d="M20,15 L20,14 L20,19 C20,20.1045695 19.1045695,21 18,21 L2,21 C0.8954305,21 0,20.1045695 0,19 L0,3 C0,1.8954305 0.8954305,1 2,1 L6,1 L7,1" id="Path" class="color-stroke...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Combined-Shape" found on the web page.

Selector: #Combined-Shape

Kontext: <path d="M21,10 L19,10 L19,3.391 L9.66421356,12.7279221 L8.25,11.3137085 L17.563,2 L11,2 L11,2.57571742e-14 L21,2.57571742e-14 L21,10 Z" id="Combined-Shape" class="color-fill co...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "ico/de" found on the web page.

Selector: #ico/de

Kontext: <g id="ico/de" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g id="Group" class="color-stro...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Group" found on the web page.

Selector: #Group

Kontext: <g id="Group" class="color-stroke" transform="translate(10.000000, 11.000000)" stroke="#000000"><path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path

Kontext: <path d="M20,15 L20,14 L20,19 C20,20.1045695 19.1045695,21 18,21 L2,21 C0.8954305,21 0,20.1045695 0,19 L0,3 C0,1.8954305 0.8954305,1 2,1 L6,1 L7,1" id="Path" class="color-stroke...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Combined-Shape" found on the web page.

Selector: #Combined-Shape

Kontext: <path d="M21,10 L19,10 L19,3.391 L9.66421356,12.7279221 L8.25,11.3137085 L17.563,2 L11,2 L11,2.57571742e-14 L21,2.57571742e-14 L21,10 Z" id="Combined-Shape" class="color-fill co...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "ico/de" found on the web page.

Selector: #ico/de

Kontext: <g id="ico/de" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g id="Group" class="color-stro...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Group" found on the web page.

Selector: #Group

Kontext: <g id="Group" class="color-stroke" transform="translate(10.000000, 11.000000)" stroke="#000000"><path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "ico/de" found on the web page.

Selector: #ico/de

Kontext: <g id="ico/de" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g id="Group" class="color-stro...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Group" found on the web page.

Selector: #Group

Kontext: <g id="Group" class="color-stroke" transform="translate(10.000000, 11.000000)" stroke="#000000"><path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695...</g>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-1 > div > div > div > section > div > div > div:nth-child(7) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(1) > div > div > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/russia-china" hreflang="en">Russia-China</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-1 > div > div > div > section > div > div > div:nth-child(7) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(3) > div > div > p

Kontext: <p>The <strong>China-Russia Dashbo...</p>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-1 > div > div > div > section > div > div > div:nth-child(7) > div > div > div:nth-child(2) > div:nth-child(4) > div > div > a

Kontext: <a href="https://merics.org/en/china-russia-dashboard-facts-and-figures-special-relationship">Explore the dashboard</a>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-1 > div > div > div > section > div > div > div:nth-child(8) > div > div > div > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div > section:nth-child(2) > div > div > div > p:nth-child(1)

Kontext: <p>As a member, you can rely on us...</p>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-1 > div > div > div > section > div > div > div:nth-child(8) > div > div > div > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div > section:nth-child(2) > div > div > div > p:nth-child(2) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/become-a-member" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="496daf15-2972-4d13-9a5d-8ec9840e860a" data-entity-substitution="canonical" title="Become a MERICS member!...

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #block-mericschinabriefing > div > div > div > p

Kontext: <p>As a member, you can rely on us...</p>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #block-mericschinabriefing > div > div > div > div > a

Kontext: <a data-entity-substitution="canonical" data-entity-type="node" data-entity-uuid="496daf15-2972-4d13-9a5d-8ec9840e860a" href="/en/become-a-member" target="_blank" title="Become ...

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #node-2924 > div > div > div:nth-child(3) > section > div > div > div

Kontext: <div class="field-item">MERICS Briefs</div>

Originalmeldung: This element has insufficient contrast at this conformance level. Expected a contrast ratio of at least 4.5:1, but text in this element has a contrast ratio of 4.04:1. Recommendation: change background to #de3621.

Selector: #block-views-block-latest-newsletter-block-1 > div > div > footer > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/node/2924" class="read-newsletter">Read more</a>

Originalmeldung: Anchor element found with a valid href attribute, but no link content has been supplied.

Selector: #block-search-webform > a

Kontext: <a href="#" class="box-search-close"> <svg version="1.1" id="Cap...</a>

Originalmeldung: Anchor element found with a valid href attribute, but no link content has been supplied.

Selector: #block-social-media-links-mobile > ul > li:nth-child(5) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/rss"> <span class="fa fa-rss...</a>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "ico/link-b" found on the web page.

Selector: #ico/link-b

Kontext: <g id="ico/link-b" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g id="icon-link" transform="tr...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "icon-link" found on the web page.

Selector: #icon-link

Kontext: <g id="icon-link" transform="translate(11.000000, 11.000000)"><path d="M20,15 L20,14 L20,19 C...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "ico/link-b" found on the web page.

Selector: #ico/link-b

Kontext: <g id="ico/link-b" stroke="none" stroke-width="1" fill="none" fill-rule="evenodd"><g id="icon-link" transform="tr...</g>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "icon-link" found on the web page.

Selector: #icon-link

Kontext: <g id="icon-link" transform="translate(11.000000, 11.000000)"><path d="M20,15 L20,14 L20,19 C...</g>

Originalmeldung: Anchor element found with a valid href attribute, but no link content has been supplied.

Selector: #block-socialmedialinks > ul > li:nth-child(6) > a

Kontext: <a href="/en/rss" target="_blank"> <span class="fa fa-rss...</a>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Capa_1" found on the web page.

Selector: #Capa_1

Kontext: <svg xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" version="1.1" id="Capa_1" x="0px" y="0px" viewBox="0 0 512.001 512.001" style="enable-backgrou...

Originalmeldung: This textinput element does not have a name available to an accessibility API. Valid names are: label element, title , aria-label , aria-labelledby .

Selector: #edit-search-text

Kontext: <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" type="text" id="edit-search-text" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="255" placeholder="Search MERICS" class="form-te...

Originalmeldung: This form field should be labelled in some way. Use the label element (either with a "for" attribute or wrapped around the form field), or "title", "aria-label" or "aria-labelledby" attributes as appropriate.

Selector: #edit-search-text

Kontext: <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" type="text" id="edit-search-text" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="255" placeholder="Search MERICS" class="form-te...

Originalmeldung: This button element does not have a name available to an accessibility API. Valid names are: title , element content, aria-label , aria-labelledby .

Selector: #inner-wrap > div:nth-child(5) > header > div > div > div:nth-child(1) > div > div:nth-child(2) > button

Kontext: <button class="hamburger-button" type="button" data-once="hamburger_button"> <span cl...</button>

Originalmeldung: This textinput element does not have a name available to an accessibility API. Valid names are: label element, title , aria-label , aria-labelledby .

Selector: #edit-search-text--2

Kontext: <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" type="text" id="edit-search-text--2" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="255" placeholder="Search MERICS" class="form...

Originalmeldung: This form field should be labelled in some way. Use the label element (either with a "for" attribute or wrapped around the form field), or "title", "aria-label" or "aria-labelledby" attributes as appropriate.

Selector: #edit-search-text--2

Kontext: <input data-drupal-selector="edit-search-text" type="text" id="edit-search-text--2" name="search_text" value="" size="60" maxlength="255" placeholder="Search MERICS" class="form...

Originalmeldung: This button element does not have a name available to an accessibility API. Valid names are: title , element content, aria-label , aria-labelledby .

Selector: html > body > div:nth-child(4) > div:nth-child(2) > div > button

Kontext: <button class="popup__close-button" type="button"> <svg xmlns="http://www.w...</button>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Rectangle" found on the web page.

Selector: #Rectangle

Kontext: <path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695,-2.02906125e-16 23,0.8954305 23,2 L23,18 C23,19.1045695 22.1045695,20 21,20 L6,20 L6,20 L0,25 L0,2 C-1.3527075e-16,0.8954305 0.8954305,2.02906125...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-9" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-9

Kontext: <polyline id="Path-9" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round" points="19 6 14 6 14 14 19 14"></polyline>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-10" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-10

Kontext: <line x1="14" y1="10" x2="18" y2="10" id="Path-10" stroke-width="2"></line>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-21" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-21

Kontext: <path d="M5,6 L5,14 L7,14 C8.65685425,14 10,12.6568542 10,11 L10,10.0332031 L10,10.0332031 L10,9 C10,7.34314575 8.65685425,6 7,6 L5,6 L5,6 Z" id="Path-21" stroke-width="2"></path>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Rectangle" found on the web page.

Selector: #Rectangle

Kontext: <path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695,-2.02906125e-16 23,0.8954305 23,2 L23,18 C23,19.1045695 22.1045695,20 21,20 L6,20 L6,20 L0,25 L0,2 C-1.3527075e-16,0.8954305 0.8954305,2.02906125...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-9" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-9

Kontext: <polyline id="Path-9" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round" points="19 6 14 6 14 14 19 14"></polyline>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-10" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-10

Kontext: <line x1="14" y1="10" x2="18" y2="10" id="Path-10" stroke-width="2"></line>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-21" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-21

Kontext: <path d="M5,6 L5,14 L7,14 C8.65685425,14 10,12.6568542 10,11 L10,10.0332031 L10,10.0332031 L10,9 C10,7.34314575 8.65685425,6 7,6 L5,6 L5,6 Z" id="Path-21" stroke-width="2"></path>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "node-2929" found on the web page.

Selector: #node-2929

Kontext: <article id="node-2929" class="content--type-podcast german-only"> <div class="view-mode-cont...</article>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Rectangle" found on the web page.

Selector: #Rectangle

Kontext: <path d="M2,0 L21,0 C22.1045695,-2.02906125e-16 23,0.8954305 23,2 L23,18 C23,19.1045695 22.1045695,20 21,20 L6,20 L6,20 L0,25 L0,2 C-1.3527075e-16,0.8954305 0.8954305,2.02906125...

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-9" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-9

Kontext: <polyline id="Path-9" stroke-width="2" stroke-linejoin="round" points="19 6 14 6 14 14 19 14"></polyline>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-10" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-10

Kontext: <line x1="14" y1="10" x2="18" y2="10" id="Path-10" stroke-width="2"></line>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "Path-21" found on the web page.

Selector: #Path-21

Kontext: <path d="M5,6 L5,14 L7,14 C8.65685425,14 10,12.6568542 10,11 L10,10.0332031 L10,10.0332031 L10,9 C10,7.34314575 8.65685425,6 7,6 L5,6 L5,6 Z" id="Path-21" stroke-width="2"></path>

Originalmeldung: Duplicate id attribute value "node-2924" found on the web page.

Selector: #node-2924

Kontext: <article id="node-2924" class="content--type-microsite english-only"> <div class="view-mode-teas...</article>