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Berlin Policy Journal

International affairs from the heart of Europe

Turning the Screw

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

The EU should maintain – and strengthen – sanctions on Russia.

Words Don’t Come Easy: “Hotspots”

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

The obfuscating misuse of the English term is troubling not least because “hot spot” previously referred to the kind of place refugees are escaping.

The Sum of Its Parts

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

The European Union needs to develop a “strategic capacity”.

Bad Neighborhood

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

A few ideas NATO might want to consider when it holds its Warsaw summit in July.

No (Hidden) Agenda

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

The future of Syria remains of vital importance to France, but there is little Paris can do.

Business, As Usual

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

Germany is still as a “geo-economic power”.

The Big Slowdown

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

Contrary to doomsday scenarios, the Chinese leadership appears well-equipped to manage lower growth.

Cold War, mon amour

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2016

Why are films and television indulging a sudden nostalgia for the era?

Europe by Numbers: Will They Stay or Will They Go?

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

European attitudes on Brexit and refugees.

The Disheartened Continent

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

How to stop Europe’s cracks from widening.

The Last European

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

Angela Merkel’s fight to keep the EU united.

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.

Player or Pawn?

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

Europeans have to invest more in a joined-up common foreign policy.

Close Up: Jarosław Kaczyński

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

Poland’s “prezes” is steering his country firmly to the right.

“France Has Become Too Small”

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

The EU’s biggest problem is the disappearance of an equal partner for Germany.

It Ain’t Over

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

Merkel’s critics at home and abroad are still landing few punches.

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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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