Why the strategic situation in Europe today, occasioned by the standoff at the Polish-Belarus border, resembles 1914 more than that of the Cold War.
Germany and Russia: A Reset?
There are signs of the beginning of a reset in German relations with Russia. But serious impediments to a pragmatic relationship remain.
Germany=Geoeconomics, US=Geopolitics?
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Mercury or Mars? What separates Germany and the United States.
Germany, America and the Global Order
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How two reluctant, yet pivotal powers adjust to a pluralistic and less Western world order.
Is There A West? (Part II)
Even if the West can reunite on a post-Cold War basis, will it be able to steer the global system in a Western-oriented direction?
Is There A West? (Part I)
If there is a West, can it continue to provide a system of international order? And if not, what will be its role in a post-western system?
The Return of the German Problem
How has the increased fluidity of European and transatlantic relations affected German political identity?