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Franco-German Relationship

Macron Dusts Off the De Gaulle Playbook

Eye on Europe

Emmanuel Macron has turned to an old strategy: leveraging France’s budding rapprochement with Moscow.

Red Herring & Black Swan: Is the German Question Back?

Berlin Policy Journal September/October 2019

As the transatlantic relationship frays, thereʼs renewed talk of a return to German dominance in Europe. In fact, US withdrawal could have the opposite effect, as Franceʼs military might become more important.

A Gray Day in Aachen

Eye on Europe

Reaffirming the Élysée Treaty of 1963, Macron and Merkel missed a chance to demonstrate their common strength.

“More Romance Wouldn’t Hurt”

Eye on Europe

A look into the engine room of German-French relations.

A Military Workshop

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2018

Thereʼve been many misconceptions around the European Intervention Initaitve (E2I), launched in 2017. Amid a promising start, sticking points are mostly tests for Franco-German …

Weakening Cracks

Manhattan Transfer

France and Germany urgently need to forge a common strategy to deal with US trade conflicts.

Waiting for Merkel

Eye on Europe

Italy’s new populist government is adding to Emmanuel Macron’s sense of urgency about EU and eurozone reform. Yet Angela Merkel is keeping her cards close to her chest.

Seeking the Force for Good

Berlin Policy Journal May/June 2018

High time for the elites in France and Germany to wrack their brains how to jointly take Europe forward.

CDU 1 Macron 0

Eye on Europe

Will the German chancellor be able to meet the French president at least halfway?

Ready to Boogie?

Berlin Observer

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

Merkcron, a Dream Team?

Eye on Europe

Europe’s future hinges on relations between Angela Merkel and Emmanuel Macron.

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