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Critical notes on German foreign policy and a peek behind the curtain of a newly indispensable nation

Ready to Boogie?

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Merkel has little interest in Macron’s more ambitious EU plans unless Paris gets its house in order.

The Spirits She Called

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Frauke Petry, leader of the Alternative für Deutschland party, has lost out to the radicals.

Building Bridges

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Angela Merkel’s sharing a platform with Ivanka Trump to discuss the empowerment of women was a clever move.

The Man with the Plan?

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Running against Angela Merkel in September, Martin Schulz’s policy ideas are as exciting as they are hard to pin down.

More Bang or More Buck?

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Germany’s Social Democrats are turning defense spending into an election issue.

The Last Laugh

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Germany’s “Political Ash Wednesday,” once a humorous affair, is short on jokes.

Island of the Blessed

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What to learn from Frank-Walter Steinmeier’s election as president of Germany.

January Surprise

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SPD leader Sigmar Gabriel throws in the towel, leaving the campaign against Angela Merkel to former EU Parliament president Martin Schulz.

History and Shame

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Germany’s anti-immigration Alternative für Deutschland is moving into neo-Nazi territory.

Centralizing Tendencies

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The German government wants to streamline its security services.

Paying Lip Service

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Don’t read too much into Angela Merkel’s proposal for a burqa ban.

Goodbye to Berlin

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As his last bow in Europe, Barack Obama passionately defended Western values with “his closest ally,” Angela Merkel.

“A Turning Point for the World”

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Germany awakes to the reality of a Trump presidency.

A Slice of Syrian Culture

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A pop-up “Damascus Goethe Institute in Exile” is fostering exchanges in Berlin.

Alternativlos

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Angela Merkel is likely to continue as Germany’s chancellor.

A Bridge Too Far

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Germany’s infrastructure is endangered by both politics and bureaucracy.

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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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