Pariscope: The Macron-Schäuble Axis
Is Germany’s elder statesman Wolfgang Schäuble the Berlin ally French President Emmanuel Macron never had?
Red Herring & Black Swan: Ground Control to Ivory Tower
Academics often complain about being ignored by decision-makers. Yet people in power are neither uninterested nor uneducated. It’s the academic way of writing and …
“Putin and Xi Want to Split Apart Allies”
Germany needs to take the twin threats of Russia and China more seriously, argues Republican Senator TOM COTTON, a member of the US Senate …
Brexit’s Point of No Return
Brexit won’t be “done” any time soon, neither for the UK nor for the EU.
Show Me the Money
As national leaders debate the next long-term EU budget, climate and defense are proving the two most contentious issues.
Pariscope: Macron’s Obsession with Truth
The French President likes to make blunt statements that provoke public outrage. Berlin should brace for more to come.
Chronicle of an End Foretold
SPD members have elected a new leadership: two unknown left-wingers. It is hard to see Angela Merkel’s coalition surviving. On Saturday morning, Chancellor Angela …
EU’s Travails in Turbulent Moldova
The pro-reform government of Maia Sandu is out. But the EU’s support did not go unnoticed by the Moldovan people.
Geopolitics, As Usual
In flawed parliamentary elections, the opposition lost its only two seats. Nevertheless, the EU has little choice but to continue is cautious cooperation with Belarus.
China in Tajikistan: Corrupt, Risky, but Desperately Needed
Some Tajikistani businessmen estimate that only 5 percent of the Chinese money ends up in the hands of the Tajikistani people. But that hasn’t reduced their appetite to work together.
Silence is Silver
No other challenge facing German politics and industry is harder to discuss frankly than how to handle China. Why?
The EU’s Broken Commission Model
This year’s shambles around appointing Ursula von der Leyen as European Commission President shown just how absurd the system has become.
A Big Step Away from German Orthodoxy
Isabel Schnabel, Germany’s nominee to the ECB board, has a pragmatic approach to monetary and fiscal policy.
Europe by Numbers: Plane Accounting
Does Europe have the military power to implement Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer’s idea for a protection zone in Syria?
The Winds of Change
Shortly after the fall of the Berlin Wall Bettina Vestring spent two years reporting from the East German city of Dresden.
