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“France Has Become Too Small”

Berlin Policy Journal March/April 2016

The EU’s biggest problem is the disappearance of an equal partner for Germany.

Coalition of the Unwilling

Eye on Europe

Angela Merkel keeps pushing for a European solution to the refugee crisis, but discord remains.

Catching Up

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2016

Europe has fallen behind the United States and Asia in a number of areas that will be key to economic success in the future. The EU will have to take a few key steps if it is to make up lost ground.

Shifting Gears

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2016

The “convergence machine” was designed to build wealth within the continent while helping its lagging members catch up. Now, however, the same mechanisms are rendering the currency union less flexible.

Competitiveness Revisited

Berlin Policy Journal January/February 2016

It has become the economistʼs holy grail – but competitiveness is too nebulous to guide policy. Increasing productivity should be Europe’s real concern, and this requires a comprehensive reform agenda.

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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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