The challenge for Berlin in 2017
Berlin will need to manage the fears of its fellow members, especially in regard to three specific issues
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Donald Trump, “One China” and the global order
The return on the US table of the Taiwan issue gives us an inkling of what Trump's foreign policy priorities might be
The EU’s migration policy in Africa: five ways forward
The European Union is not helpless in the face of migration flows from sub-Saharan Africa. Here is how it can act
Austria’s election result will do little to halt the populist surge in Europe
While Europe might take solace from the presidential election result, it should recognise that Austria’s Eurosceptic drift will not be halted by Van der Bellen
The Populist-Putin-Trump insurgency against liberal Europe
The new axis between Trump’s America, Putin’s Russia, and European populists represents a toxic mix for the liberal order in Europe.
Italy’s constitutional reform referendum: What you need to know
With Renzi declaring that he will resign if the electorate rejects his reforms, the referendum is now widely seen as a vote of confidence on the government itself
Turning the page: Germany at the peak of continuity
Germany’s coming election campaign will be the last of its kind — the final page in the first chapter of the history of the Berlin Republic
Letter to a besieged Europe
Francisco de Borja Lasheras gives a wake-up call for Europe to address its most pressing challenges before it is too late
The bear in the room: François Fillon and the lurch towards Russia
No EU head of state has yet dared to break the EU’s consensus on Russian sanctions. Will François Fillon be the first?
Will Donald Trump destroy the Iran deal?
There are not many issues on which Europe, Russia and China all agree, but there is one: ensuring that President-elect Donald J. Trump does not undermine the Iran nuclear deal