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Henning Hoff
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is Executive Editor of BERLIN POLICY JOURNAL.
We Have Moved!

Berlin Observer

We have relaunched as INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY.


Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2020

Some change at least, it seems, is inevitable.


Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2020

Six years ago, we all witnessed the tragic events in the center of Kiev,” the Russian foreign ministry tweeted on February 21, 2020. “They …

Sylke Tempel Fellowships: Call for Applications

Manhattan Transfer

Young media professionals in Germany and Israel, apply!

Editorial: A World of Frenemies

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2020

It was the strongly anti-Communist US columnist and gossip writer Walter Winchell who first coined the term in print in 1953. “Howz [sic] About …

The World Is at the Brink… And the West Doesn’t Know What to Do About It

Bullets and Bytes

Observations from the 2018 Munich Security Conference.

Sylke Tempel (†)

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2017

We have lost our editor-in-chief – an outstanding expert, journalist, writer, teacher, colleague, friend.

We Mourn Sylke Tempel

Berlin Observer

The German Council on Foreign Relations and the BERLIN POLICY JOURNAL team mourn the death of Dr Sylke Tempel.

The September/October 2017 Issue

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2017

Our September/October issue on the German election is out now.

The July/August Issue

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2017

Our July/August issue on EU reform and the Franco-German tandem is out now.

The May/June Issue

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2017

Our May/June issue on Vladimir Putin’s great power projection is out now.

The March/April 2017 Issue

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2017

Our March/April 2017 issue on the upcoming French presidential election is out now.

“Donald Trump is a Wake-Up Call”

Eye on Europe

Günter Verheugen and Elmar Brok on the state of the European Union and the challenges presented by the Trump presidency.

The January/February 2017 Issue

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2017

Our January/February issue on digital manipulation is out now.

The November/December 2016 Issue

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2016

Europe and Donald Trump – the contents of our new issue.

“A Turning Point for the World”

Berlin Observer

Germany awakes to the reality of a Trump presidency.

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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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