The Dangers of Herd Life
In the digital age, ideas of human nature posited by the European Enlightenment are confronted with a Chinese model in which the state uses …
The Tech Cold War Illusion
While the United States and China are engaged in a great tech rivalry, analogies with the East-West conflict before 1989 are misplaced. “The AI …
Weaponizing the Economy
Tariffs, investments, infrastructure projects: the instruments of global power rivalry have changed. To assert themselves, Germany and Europe need to learn the rules of …
Caught in the Headlights
There have been multiple shocks since 2014: Russia’s war against Ukraine, Brexit, the election of Donald Trump, Emmanuel Macron’s bold initiatives. Berlin’s only answer …
The Other Asian Power
The second Modi government offers Europe political stability and openness to foreign companies. It also shares a view of China. This May, incumbent Prime …
Sino-Russian Chimera
China and Russia seem to be getting ever closer, but the image of a deep Putin-Xi friendship can be deceiving. The EU should soberly …
The (Temporary) End of Economic History
Thirty years have passed since Francis Fukuyama wrote about “The End of History.” In politics, he was soon proven wrong. In economics, it took …
The Case for a Sovereign Europe
The limits to European sovereignty are becoming painfully clear. It’s time to embrace a new strategy.
Everything Is Foreign Policy
Today’s global frontlines do not run between East and West, but within states – between internationalists and nationalists.
Enter the B Team
If the Trump administration turns its back on the world, others need to step up to defend the US-built liberal order.
World Order in Peril
The post-1945 international system is under pressure, not least by forces in the West. With the right steps taken, however, it can endure
