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Sigmar Gabriel

Same Procedure as Every Year, Sigmar!

Berlin Observer

The German foreign policy community is starting to sound repetitive.

January Surprise

Berlin Observer

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

Ideological Zombies

Eye on Europe

Europe’s social democrats, the SPD in particular, need the courage of their convictions.

A Bridge Too Far

Berlin Observer

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

Identity Crisis

Berlin Observer

The SPD, Germany’s oldest party traditionally fighting for social justice, is in a bind.

Russia’s Return

Planet Moscow

The hard line on Vladimir Putin is weakening, in Germany and elsewhere.

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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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