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Noah Barkin
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is a Berlin-based journalist and Visiting Academic Fellow at the Mercator Institute for China Studies (MERICS).
Hard Choices on China

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2019

Washington is escalating its campaign to contain China by blacklisting technology firms. It’s not clear if Europe is prepared to follow suit.

A Vulnerable Germany Finds it Hard to Say No to China

Berlin Observer

On her trip to China, Chancellor Angela Merkel did little to distance Berlin from Beijing.

The Huawei Conundrum

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2019

Can Berlin find the courage to ban the world’s biggest telecoms equipment provider from its 5G network? Fear of Chinese espionage must be weighed …

German Industry Comes Clean on China

Berlin Observer

For years, Germany has pursued an ambivalent, but lucrative China policy. These times seem to be over.

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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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