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

 

Editorial

 

EUROPE BY NUMBERS

MARINA WATSON PELAEZ

No Miracles

 

World, Interrupted

DANIELA SCHWARZER

Testing Times

The EU’s future depends on how it handles the COVID-19 crisis.

JAN SUROTCHAK AND DANIEL TWINING

Protecting Democracy

A joint transatlantic effort is needed to counter China’s and Russia’s aggressive authoritarianism.

THOMAS STRAUBHAAR

The Pandemic Disruption

The coronavirus crisis will give a huge boost to digitalization.

DAVID GOODHART

Trade, but Not So Free

Now is the time to step back from hyperglobalization.

INTERVIEW WITH RICHARD SENNETT

“Very Tall Towers Are a Recipe for Contagion”

The distinguished US sociologist anticipates profound changes to our modern way of life.

 

CLOSE-UP

EFI KOUTSOKOSTA

Kyriakos Mitsotakis

The Greek prime minister is handling the COVID-19 pandemic well. But he has a refugee crisis and a troubling neighbor to deal with.

 

CARBON CRITICAL

NOAH GORDON

The Sun Always Rises

The clean energy sources of the future will have their own tricky oversupply problems.

 

EUROPE

JOHN KAMPFNER

Not for Turning

The coronavirus crisis is complicating the UK’s transition out of the EU. Boris Johnson could still use it to push a hard Brexit.

JULIAN RAPPOLD

Extra Time

The Conference on the Future of Europe has been postponed. EU institutions and member states should see this as a chance.

 

PARISCOPE

JOSEPH DE WECK

Macron’s New Europe Tactic

The French president has abandoned his bulldozer approach.

WORDS DON’T COME EASY

MARK GALEOTTI

“The Gerasimov Doctrine”

Its tempting to see a belligerent Russia behind every threat.

 

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