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Bernhard Bartsch
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is a Senior Asia Expert at the Bertelsmann Foundation in Berlin and a former Beijing correspondent covering China, Japan, and Korea.
Silence is Silver

Berlin Observer

No other challenge facing German politics and industry is harder to discuss frankly than how to handle China. Why?

An Uncomfortable Position

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2018

Overshadowed by the rise of China, Japan is facing myriad challenges. It has been forced to seek new alliances and reposition itself on the …

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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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