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September, 2017

What Germany Needs to Do Next … On Three Top Priorities

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Reform education by halving class sizes, cancel the Nord Stream 2 pipeline project, and be honest about strategic realities.

What Germany Needs to Do Next … On Brexit

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

A desperate Theresa May will turn to you for help. You will need to call her bluff.

Dull and Duller

Berlin Observer

In their one and only public debate Angela Merkel and her challenger Martin Schulz skipped difficult issues.

Detour d’Europe

Eye on Europe

What the French president’s recent visit to Central and Eastern Europe reveals about his EU reform agenda.

The Merkel Mystique

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Germany’s chancellor seems unassailable. How does she do it?

Nasty Newcomers

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

The populist AfD once polled in the double digits. The party’s support has waned, but not enough to stop it from entering the Bundestag.

The September/October 2017 Issue

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Our September/October issue on the German election is out now.

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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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