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
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How to prevent regional escalation after Trump’s JCPOA decision
Europeans must act now to avert a deadly new war across the Middle East
After Trump’s Iran decision: Time for Europe to step up
Six steps for the EU and its member states to save the nuclear agreement with Iran
The Inter-Korean Summit: Peace is not – yet – at hand
North Korea is not yet denuclearized. To get there, China will have to play significant role in the negotiations
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
Europe’s balancing act on the nuclear deal: wooing Trump without losing Iran
European leaders have been assiduous in lobbying Washington on the nuclear deal. But Europe must step up its diplomacy to ensure it does not lose Tehran in the process
Economists’ tunnel vision in the current trade conflict: What does Trump really want?
Outside the White House, no one knows what Trump is really after. However, betting on Trump just being impulsive without any strategic aims might prove very costly in the end
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.
Why China (probably) won’t go to trade war with America
The US protecting its own technology is not the same as a trade war. But were such a war to emerge, it may well be the apparently invulnerable Xi Jinping rather than the bullishly confident Donald Trump who finds his country worse off as a result
Requiem for a democracy: the European Union and Orbán’s Hungary
The Damocles sword of Article 7 action has shown some success in tempering the Polish government’s illiberal impulses. The EU should now consider dangling it over Hungary too