A bimonthly magazine on international affairs, edited in Germany's capital

Home September/October 2018

September/October 2018

Assembly Required

 

europe by numbers

Refugees, Elsewhere

the german defense debate

 

jana puglierin

Stuck in a Holding Pattern

Germany’s debate about its military is going backwards.

 

bastian giegerich

The Long Road to Readiness

The Bundeswehr needs will, money—and patience.

 

carlo masala

Rising to the Task

The political outcome of Germany’s foreign missions is mixed. Militarily, however, the Bundeswehr has grown into its role.

 

barbara kunz

A French View: Oil and Water

 

julian lindley-french

A British View: Thinking About War

 

close-up

 

matthew tempest

Jeremy Hunt and Dominic Raab

Who are the United Kingdom’s 
new foreign and Brexit secretaries?

german foreign policy

 

marcel dirsus

A New Counterweight?

Foreign Minister Heiko Maas is suggesting 
a new world order.

words don’t come easy

 

derek scally

“Schwesterpartei”

There’s not much love left between 
political sisters CDU and CSU.

the eu and migration

 

interview with alexander betts

“We Need a Balance Between Head and Heart”

How a European refugee and migration policy could look.

turkey

 

bilal bağ and tayyib demiroğlu

Help Turkey!

Turkey’s economic woes have huge consequences 
for Europe. It’s time Berlin steps in.

red herring & black swan

 

ulrike franke

Droned Out

The United States’ military isn’t the only one with drones.

Get the Berlin Policy Journal App and read the complete issue for free!

For Android devices

For iOS devices

Published by

Out Now: May/June 2020 Issue



+++ 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 +++

Berlin Policy Journal Podcast

European Encounters

European Encounters (#EuropeCounts), supported by Stiftung Mercator (2017-18), aims at contributing toward building a European public. Europeans from different ends and spheres of the continent exchange views on topics relevant to the whole EU. It’s time to make discussions truly European.

Get the App




BERLIN POLICY JOURNAL is a bimonthly digital magazine on European affairs, edited in Germany’s capital and published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It is best read via our app – on GooglePlay and the Apple AppStore – on tablets and smart phones.