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September, 2018

A Controversial Visit

Eye on Europe

Improving German-Turkish relations hinges on Turkey’s government reversing its slide into authoritarianism.

Angela Merkel’s Coalition Squabbles Boost AfD

Berlin Observer

After weeks of quarreling, Germany’s coalition parties are hemorrhaging support.

The Salzburg Shuffle

Eye on Europe

EU leaders had hoped to make progress on Brexit and migration, but they left the Salzburg summit with little to show for on both fronts.

Stumbling On

Berlin Observer

Merkel’s coalition has agreed a shaky compromise over a controversial spy chief.

All Eyes on Orbán

Eye on Europe

The European Parliament’s censure of Viktor Orbán could spark a political realignment that creates the most powerful far-right movement in Europe since 1945.

Open Season

Berlin Observer

Is there a power struggle at the heart of Germany’s government?

Sweden’s Impasse

Eye on Europe

Sweden’s centrist parties are facing difficult coalition negotiations after failing to win a majority in Sunday’s election. The far-right, anti-immigration Sweden Democrats, meanwhile, surged …

Manfred Weber’s Balancing Act

Eye on Europe

The CSU politician is bidding to unite Angela Merkel’s center-right and Viktor Orbán’s hard-right strands of conservatism.

Us and U.S.?

Eye on Europe

Not all in Europe want to be a “counterweight” to Donald Trump’s United States.

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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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