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Mark Leonard
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is co-founder and director of the European Council on Foreign Relations (ECFR). He lives in London and Berlin.
The Case for a Sovereign Europe

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2019

The limits to European sovereignty are becoming painfully clear. It’s time to embrace a new strategy.

Berlin’s European Agenda

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2018

The incoming German government needs to think bigger than ever before.

Europe and Me

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2017

The European Union needs to change to survive, and Germany will have to play a key role.

Goodbye? Hello!

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

If David Cameron manages to avoid a Brexit, the United Kingdom could play a constructive role in Europe again.

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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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