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is a freelance British-German journalist, podcaster, and filmmaker in Berlin.
Words Don’t Come Easy: “Populism”

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2019

There are fears that the growing populist forces on the right and left are paving the way for authoritarianism. Yet those same forces can …

Close-Up: Robert Habeck

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2019

In a political landscape beset by fragmentation, Germanyʼs Greens are going from strength to strength. Their party leaderʼs instinctive ability to reach new voters …

Conservative at Heart

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2019

New CDU leader Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer has often been called an “Angela Merkel 2.0”. In fact, AKK is likely to steer Germany’s conservatives back to …

Friedrich Merz: Germany’s Next Chancellor?

Berlin Observer

Friedrich Merz, out of politics for almost a decade, could become Germany’s new strong man—so who is he, and what does he want?

Flying High on Pessimism

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2018

The far-right AfD has gained ever more popularity since its breakthrough in 2017. The party’s rise has been aided by German media and politics, …

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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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