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December, 2016

A Call to Arms Control

Bullets and Bytes

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

Swiss Fudge

Eye on Europe

With the United Kingdom running ever more adrift, some are turning the spotlight on Switzerland and its relationship with the EU.

Stress Test

Eye on Europe

Italy enters a tricky phase of political instability.

Paying Lip Service

Berlin Observer

Don’t read too much into Angela Merkel’s proposal for a burqa ban.

Curve Ahead

Manhattan Transfer

Barack Obama, Donald Trump, and the future of German-American relations.

Near Breaking Point

Eye on Europe

The dire situation in Greece and turmoil in Turkey are making the current refugee deal unsustainable.

Ideological Zombies

Eye on Europe

Europe’s social democrats, the SPD in particular, need the courage of their convictions.

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+++ 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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European Encounters (#EuropeCounts), supported by Stiftung Mercator (2017-18), aims at contributing toward building a European public. Europeans from different ends and spheres of the continent exchange views on topics relevant to the whole EU. It’s time to make discussions truly European.

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