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“More Honesty Would Be a Wonderful Idea”

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2019

As aide to Czechoslovakia’s revolutionary leader Václav Havel and
two-time foreign minister (2007–09 and 2010–13), Karel Schwarzenberg has had a ringside view of Europe’s imperfect.

Double Trouble in Central Europe

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2019

With domestic politics in limbo, the Czech and Slovak governments are becoming more and more dependent on small extremist parties for support.

Enter Babiš

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2017

The Czech Republic has voted for a billionaire populist. That’s not necessarily bad news for Brussels.

Out Now: March/April 2020 Issue – Free to Download on your Tablet and Smartphone



+++ Vladimir Putin’s Russia seems to have gone from strength to strength: threatening Europe militarily, waging hybrid war against the West, intervening decisively in Syria and most recently in Libya. But is Russia really that strong? Anders Åslund argues that it isn't: rather, Russia is an authoritarian kleptocracy caught in an anti-reform trap. Heinrich Brauss explains that Russia is turning into an ever more threatening neighbor; Liana Fix says that Germany's Russia policy consists of little more than post-2014 sanctions and pressing on with Nord Stream 2; Pepijn Bergsen profiles Mark Rutte, the Dutch Prime Minister; Noah Gordon, in his Carbon Critical column, writes about decarbonized international relations; and much more +++

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