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Pariscope: The Macron-Schäuble Axis

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2020

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

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2020

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”

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2020

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

Eye on Europe

Brexit won’t be “done” any time soon, neither for the UK nor for the EU.

Show Me the Money

Eye on Europe

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

Eye on Europe Pariscope

The French President likes to make blunt statements that provoke public outrage. Berlin should brace for more to come.

Chronicle of an End Foretold

Berlin Observer

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 …

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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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