The French president’s brainchild shapes up as primarily a military-to-military “strategic workshop,” not intended to become a separate intervention force.
After 13 years in power, Angela Merkel’s authority is crumbling.
Rather than making overtures to the Kremlin, German foreign minister Heiko Maas pushes for more cooperation with Central Europe.
Improving German-Turkish relations hinges on Turkey’s government reversing its slide into authoritarianism.