Near Breaking Point
The dire situation in Greece and turmoil in Turkey are making the current refugee deal unsustainable.
Ideological Zombies
Europe’s social democrats, the SPD in particular, need the courage of their convictions.
An Oil-Price War’s Surprise Ending
No one expected shale producers to survive extended low oil prices, but they have. The next act could prove even more destabilizing.
First They Came for the TPP
President-elect Donald Trump has suggested alarming changes to American trade policy.
Goodbye to Berlin
As his last bow in Europe, Barack Obama passionately defended Western values with “his closest ally,” Angela Merkel.
A Slice of Syrian Culture
A pop-up “Damascus Goethe Institute in Exile” is fostering exchanges in Berlin.
Carry On Brexiting
The British High Court ruling in support of parliamentary sovereignty is giving Theresa May’s government a headache or two.
+++ 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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