Europe by Numbers: Trust Issues
Since right-wing populist parties began gaining power in Europe and the United States, common wisdom has held that their success is owed to the …
The End of Linear Thinking
Imagining US foreign policy beyond 2020 means learning from past mistakes. While new narratives are taking hold, politicians on the American left and right …
Brexit Tectonics
The United Kingdom’s departure from the EU is the greatest political success for opponents of European integration. Paradoxically, however, Brexit is forcing EU-skeptical parties …
Close-Up: Matteo Salvini
As deputy prime minister and interior minister, the leader of the right-wing Lega party has quickly become the dominant force in Italian politics. His …
Macron’s Second Coup
First Paris, then Brussels: For the European Parliament elections, Emmanuel Macron wants to apply his winning formula to the EU level. But the hurdles …
Fortress Europeans
Europe‘s right-wing populists are shifting away from a total rejection of EU institutions. Instead, they are attempting to harness them to their own ideology, …
Flying High on Pessimism
The far-right AfD has gained ever more popularity since its breakthrough in 2017. The party’s rise has been aided by German media and politics, …
Merkelʼs Missed Moment
In her reelection campaign in 2017, Angela Merkel made a strategic error by not putting EU reform on her agenda. She is now paying …
White House Déjà Vu
The reelection of Donald Trump is not only possible, it is likely. So far at least, there’s no convincing answer to the question: Who …
Words Don’t Come Easy: “Disembarkation Platform”
When it comes to refugee and migration policy, the European Union has a knack for inventing pseudo-English terms. Itʼs highly unlikely that doublespeak will …
Right between East and West
Under Sebastian Kurz’ leadership, Austria’s right-wing government has emerged as a center of conservative power in Europe. But the borders between right and extreme …
Where Heiko Maas Is Wrong
Will the United States remain nationalist and isolationist even after Donald Trump? German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas seems to think so. But his America …
Red Herring & Black Swan: A Bomb for Europe?
The question of whether Germany needs to develop its own nuclear weapon is leading nowhere. It makes more sense to think about realistic scenarios …
A Military Workshop
Thereʼve been many misconceptions around the European Intervention Initaitve (E2I), launched in 2017. Amid a promising start, sticking points are mostly tests for Franco-German …
Lost in Translation: Communities of Fate
The use of the word “Schicksalsgemeinschaft” in today’s Germany is puzzling.
Brexit Britain Heads for the Cliff Edge
The October EU summit was supposed to be the last chance for a Brexit deal—until it wasn’t.
