Leading from the centre: Germany’s role in Europe
Berlin does not want to dominate Europe, but to exercise leadership via EU institutions – something that will be essential in a post-Brexit world
German foreign policy leadership
The swansong of Germany’s foreign policy president
Gauck’s commitment to bringing the German people into the conversation has helped to widen the space for a challenge to a stronger German role in European and international security
Sound and fury over Germany’s genocide vote
Turkey’s outrage at the German vote on the Armenian genocide is for domestic consumption – Erdoğan is careful not to derail his deal with the EU or become still more isolated
Armenian genocide, German realpolitik
At a time when Germany and the EU are depending on Turkey’s help to solve the refugee crisis, the German political class clearly feels the need to demonstrate that this does not give Turkey a free hand when it comes to democracy and human rights issues
30 May
Workshop Losing the European reflex? The German question revisited
On the 30th of May ECFR Berlin, the Embassy of the Netherlands and the Stiftung Mercator convened a workshop on what has controversially been framed “the new German question”. Experts from different member states addressed both objective and normative aspects of Germany’s leadership within the EU
18 May
Öffentliche Diskussion: Beyond the quick fix der Flüchtlingskrise
In einer Podiumdiskussion mit Angeliki Dimitriadi und anderen europäischen Experten wurde mit dem Publikum über die Frage wie Europa auf die Herausforderung der Migration reagieren sollte diskutiert.
Germany’s defence doublespeak
While Germany's role in security is of increasing importance, German politicians must downplay it for a domestic audience
15 Mar
Berlin Foreign Policy Club: Kontinent der Verzagten
We are currently witnessing deep divisions within and between European societies. What are their driving forces? What are the various perspectives on the series of crises in recent years and how did the European Union contribute to all of this? What can we do to overcome the existing divisions between politics and the European societies? There was indeed much to be talked of in another round of our Berlin Foreign Policy Club
The German problem
How Angela Merkel’s handling of the refugee crisis emboldened the far right and led to troubling questions about her future as chancellor
Russia’s hybrid interference in Germany’s refugee policy
Russian-sponsored anti-refugee rhetoric in Germany bears the hallmarks of a hybrid intervention