Berlin Policy Journal
International affairs from the heart of Europe
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Europe by Numbers: Driver’s Seat
Stop the presses! Germans want to pay more for a more efficient European Union.
Squeezed Model
Germany needs to reduce its dependency on exports and push for robust European trade and industrial policies.
Tipping the Scale
For more than 500 years the fate of countries and peoples in Asia was shaped by developments and decisions made in the West. Now …
“The World Is Eurasian”
Portugal’s former Secretary of State for European Affairs and author of The Dawn of Eurasia, Bruno Maçães, on Asia’s rise and the consequences for …
Divide and Rule
China attracts Eastern European countries with the promise of financing much needed infrastructure investments. The EU needs to find a common response. Nowhere else …
Balkan Business
With its growing economic presence China is expanding its political influence in the Balkans, accelerating the region’s already worrisome democratic decline. Nearly two decades …
An Uncomfortable Position
Overshadowed by the rise of China, Japan is facing myriad challenges. It has been forced to seek new alliances and reposition itself on the …
Close-Up: Olaf Scholz
The man from Hamburg is trim, self-confident, and highly ambitious—and he’s staying tight-lipped about his plans for the German finance ministry. His record as …
Stress Test
It’s long been clear who will win Russia’s presidential election. But the campaign is laying bare the flaws within the system Vladimir Putin has …
A Disappearing Trick
Russian foreign policy may seem to follow a clear strategy to restore the country’s position as a global superpower. In reality, it is merely …
Words Don’t Come Easy: “Vaffanculo”
In Italy’s election campaign, political confrontation has given way to a mudslinging contest. Beppe Grillo, the founder of the populist Five Star Movement, has …
Taking On More
The rules-based international order is under immense pressure, and ever more people are looking to Germany for answers. That is why Berlin is seeking …
Red Herrings & Black Swans: Passport Denied?
There‘s much talk about the likely costs of Brexit for British companies. But European businesses would do well readying themselves for impact, too. Paris, …
Unapologetically French
Emmanuel Macron has been hailed as the “most pro-European” French president ever. In reality, his policies don‘t diverge all that much from his country’s …
Spanish Flu
By failing to mediate the outbreak of Catalan nationalism, the EU stands to lose its soul.
