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June, 2019

A Road that Divides as Much as It Connects

On the New Silk Road

The Bar-Boljare highway is welcomed by some, but for many here its costs are too high.

The Specter of Boris

Eye on Europe

Boris Johnson may be the best candidate to avert a no-deal Brexit.

Failure in Brussels

Eye on Europe

National leaders were unable to agree this week on who to appoint for any of the EU’s top jobs.

The EU’s Overhyped Far-Right Alliance

Eye on Europe

The much-heralded far-right alliance of Marine Le Pen and Matteo Salvini isn’t much different from the alliance they’ve already had.

“Putin Has a Plan”

Planet Moscow

Russia’s president has played a weak hand quite cleverly on the global stage, says Russia expert Angela Stent.

Is Italy Heading for the Door?

Eye on Europe

But the road to an Italexit would be a twisted one.

How to Wear a Kippah in Germany

Berlin Observer

A government official’s warning that Jews in traditional dress might not be safe has sparked a new debate about how to protect the community. 

Denmark: More Fearful Than Cozy

Eye on Europe

Denmark’s Social Democrats won Wednesday’s election and are likely to lead the next government, thanks, in part, to a harsher immigration policy

Watch Out for a Green Chancellor

Berlin Observer

With the parties in Angela Merkel’s coalition government in deep disarray, change is afoot in Germany.

Andrea Nahles and the Rudderless SPD

Berlin Observer

The SPD has to decide how long to remain in government.

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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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