Europe needs to make clear proposals to the U.S. in its Indo-Pacific strategy to set a common approach to China.
Transatlantic Relations After the Afghanistan Debacle
Reflections on the need to guard against the false prophets of making hay out of the current situation by effectively doing China’s bidding inside Europe, especially inside Germany.
Jeffrey Sachs: Xi Propagandist?
One does not need to be a hardliner on China, just a global realist, to see that there is a vast gap between Xi’s rhetoric and reality.
Mr. Steinmeier’s Faux Pas: Pleasing Russia, Stiffing Eastern Europe
North Stream 2: Is the gas pipeline’s completion really mandated by history, as the German President has claimed?
North Stream 2: What the Germans Must Do for Transatlantic Solidarity
As much as the current German government would wish otherwise, the North Stream 2 pipeline controversy continues to threaten European unity as well as transatlantic solidarity.
Joe Biden and the US’s Pivot to Europe
Faced with the Biden administration, Germany must finally come to terms with its geostrategic obligations and commitments.
How the United States Is Getting Gamed in Syria
In Syria, the U.S. government has to do much more than pressure Russia.
Merkel’s “We Can Do It!” Perhaps Not!
Reflections on Merkel’s curious mixture of profound ethics paired with high-handedness and naiveté.
Polish Democracy: Fighting Ghosts of the Past
Is Poland turning into another South Africa, where strong suspicions disable the country and hollow out the economy?