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Enhancing Germany’s Conflict Prevention Strategies

Berlin Observer

The German government’s three new prevention strategies set high conceptual standards, but they need more focus.

The Alliance for Multilateralism: On Thin Ice in Canada’s Election

Manhattan Transfer

No matter how Canada’s October election goes, Germany’s multilateral agenda is likely to see a transatlantic setback.

Alliance for Multilateralism – An Australian View

Berlin Policy Journal July/August 2019

The German-French initiative to strengthen multilateralism looks compatible with Australia’s interests. But Canberra wonders where the United States fits in. Acting in concert with …

The Germans Are Not For Turning

Eye on Europe

On Brexit, stances are hardening in Berlin and Brussels.

Where Heiko Maas Is Wrong

Berlin Policy Journal November/December 2018

Will the United States remain nationalist and isolationist even after Donald Trump? German Foreign Minister Heiko Maas seems to think so. But his America …

Toward a “New Ostpolitik“?

Berlin Observer

Rather than making overtures to the Kremlin, German foreign minister Heiko Maas pushes for more cooperation with Central Europe.

Maas: Europe Needs More Courage

Berlin Observer

Germany’s foreign minister delivered a much-anticipated speech on Europe this week. His answer to America first? Europe United.

Mr. Franco-German

Berlin Observer

With his Saarland background Germany’s new foreign minister Heiko Maas will bring a much-needed Franco-German instinct to the table.

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+++ 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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