How the Alliance for Multilateralism Can Succeed
Germany and France will officially launch an Alliance for Multilateralism at the United Nations General Assembly. They should consider three policy issues that will make or break the Alliance.
The Climate Chancellor Comes Up Short
Angela Merkel’s government presented a “climate package” that disappointed.
Höcke or Hitler?
A television experiment reveals how close Germany’s right-wing AfD has moved to Nazi language.
Macron Dusts Off the De Gaulle Playbook
Emmanuel Macron has turned to an old strategy: leveraging France’s budding rapprochement with Moscow.
Von Der Leyen Sets Out Vision For A Sovereign EU
The new European Commission line-up signals an appetite to take on the United States, China, and Russia
A Vulnerable Germany Finds it Hard to Say No to China
On her trip to China, Chancellor Angela Merkel did little to distance Berlin from Beijing.
A Bridge Bid Too Good To Be True
A Chinese firm won a bid to build a bridge meant to “safeguard Croatia’s territorial integrity.” European construction companies say they can’t compete against …
With Russia, Transparency No Silver Bullet
Of course transparency on NATO’s Eastern flank is important. But until Russia stops its provocations, it will be hard to reduce tensions.
Merkel’s Government Has Won a Breather
Huge relief for Germany’s coalition parties: the AfD did not come first in Saxony or Brandenburg.
