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Ulrich Speck
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is a Senior Visiting Fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States (GMF) in Berlin.
Why Europe Needs a Security Council

Eye on Europe

In the new world of great power competition, European cooperation is vital for survival.

Toward a “New Ostpolitik“?

Berlin Observer

Rather than making overtures to the Kremlin, German foreign minister Heiko Maas pushes for more cooperation with Central Europe.

Enter the B Team

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2017

If the Trump administration turns its back on the world, others need to step up to defend the US-built liberal order.

Trump’s World

Manhattan Transfer

The next US president could spell the end of the liberal international order.

Player or Pawn?

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

Europeans have to invest more in a joined-up common foreign policy.

Crying Foul

Planet Moscow

Fyodor Lukyanov says that the EU is living a fantasy, while Russia practices the kind of realism that has always guided international policy. Ulrich Speck disagrees – countries have always looked out for themselves, but they have also respected norms.

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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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