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Tyson Barker
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is program director and fellow at the Aspen Institute in Berlin.
California Calling

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2020

The Golden State is a heavyweight when it comes to fighting climate change and setting tech policy. It is time European leaders found their …

The End of Linear Thinking

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2018

Imagining US foreign policy beyond 2020 means learning from past mistakes. While new narratives are taking hold, politicians on the American left and right …

Entering the Ice Age

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2018

Much has been written about Donald Trump ripping up the rules of world trade. Don’t believe the hype.

Reading Zweig in Munich

Bullets and Bytes

The tools we have relied upon to address the world’s challenges are losing potency—one of the lessons of this year’s MSC.

What Germany Needs to Do Next … On Digitalization

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Create a digital ministry, get behind the EU’s Digital Single Market project, and start thinking about the military use of AI.

Off to a Rough Start

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2017

Trump’s first hundred days in office have indicated what his priorities will be over the coming years. Transatlantic relations are unlikely to get smoother.

Beggar Thy Neighbor

Manhattan Transfer

How Europe can prepare for American mercantilism.

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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 +++

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