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Wolfgang Ischinger
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is chairman of the Munich Security Conference and teaches at the Hertie School of Governance in Berlin. A former deputy foreign minister of Germany, he served as ambassador to the United States from 2001 to 2006.
“The World Lacks an Anchor of Stability”

Bullets and Bytes

Munich Security Conference (MSC) Chairman Wolfgang Ischinger on his wishes and concerns for 2019.

A Call to Arms Control

Bullets and Bytes

New dialogue on military affairs and armament can help rebuild security in East-West relations.

Missing a Chance, Again

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2016

After hundreds of thousands of dead, and millions of refugees, the EU urgently needs to take the lead in ending the brutal civil war in Syria that has transformed the country into a geopolitical battleground.

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Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ The coronavirus crisis has brought Europe and the rest of the world to a standstill. What are the effects of the pandemic on international affairs? The future of the EU depends on how it handles the crisis, argues Daniela Schwarzer. Much is riding on the German EU presidency. David Goodhart makes the case for a retreat from hyperglobalization, and Richard Sennett foresees big changes coming to our way of life; Efi Koutsokosta profiles Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, points out that solar, like oil, has its overcapacity problems; and much more +++

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