Berlin’s new language of compromise
European politicians have made an abundance of normative speeches on Europe, but few on the politics of cooperation. German leaders’ recent interventions hint at a turning point in this trend.
German foreign policy leadership
Pedantry in motion: European intervention hits the language barrier
German politicians struggle to endorse Emmanuel Macron’s proposal for a “European Intervention Initiative” not least because the term intervention sounds misleading in German
Merkel and Macron: edging towards change?
Angela Merkel finally responds to Emmanuel Macron’s Europe reform plans – but through the pages of a newspaper, and in only the most guarded of terms
After the JCPOA, the world needs Germany. But where is it?
Germany could put some heft into defending the liberal international order. Yet it still declines to do so
Macron’s Charlemagne challenge to Berlin
Emmanuel Macron both lay down a gauntlet and held out a hand to Angela Merkel in Aachen. But the chancellor seized neither
Courting Nero: Macron, Merkel, and the state of relations with Trump
Trips to Washington by the French and German leaders made barely a dent in Trump’s attitude towards his own close allies
Conservatives without a cause? The German youth’s view and what it means for Europe
Retaining what they have is largely enough for millennials – despite the fact that the majority feels that the EU is not on the right path.
The Young and the Restful: Why young Germans have no vision for Europe
Polls and interviews conducted for the paper indicate that German millennials are surprisingly conservative and liable to status quo bias
10 Apr
Eine junge deutsche Europäische Vision?
Thema dieses Black Coffee Morning wird sein, wie die Sicht der “Millennials” Generation auf Europa und die EU aussieht.
Germany’s defence commitments: nothing but paper tigers?
Scepticism about Germany’s willingness to confront a revisionist Russia in 2014 has vanished. But there is new disappointment that the German diplomatic leadership has no military equivalent