Volker Stanzel

Volker Stanzel is the former Under Secretary for Political Affairs, German Foreign Office.

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Japan & Trump: Now What?

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By , November 17, 2016 in Future of Asia, Global Pairings, Rethinking America

Despite Trump in the White House, Japan aims to get the TPP anyway and keep U.S. troops in the country too. Is that realistic?

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U.S. History a Warning on EU-Turkey Refugee Deal

By , May 3, 2016 in Rethinking Europe, Global HotSpots

This time, it may be Europe – not the United States – that faces the ghosts of the “MS St. Louis.”

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Germany’s Gauck in China: Human Rights for Home Consumption

By , March 24, 2016 in Rethinking Europe, Global Pairings

How the Chinese leadership manages to cottonball sensitive state visits.

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Germany and Japan: A Comeback Story

By , March 7, 2015 in Global Pairings

A strategic reflection 70 years after the end of WWII.

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The Global American Dream

By , January 10, 2015 in Rethinking America

The U.S. is still the world’s gold standard.

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When America Simply Shrugs

By , January 9, 2015 in Rethinking America

Despite a plethora of quite fixable problems, Americans seem increasingly inclined just to look the other way.

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Trade as a Confidence-Building Measure in East Asia

By , November 17, 2014 in Global HotSpots

The future of East Asia depends upon the ability of its nations to jump over the shadows of the past.

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