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.
Emmanuel Macron both lay down a gauntlet and held out a hand to Angela Merkel in Aachen. But the chancellor seized neither.
Trips to Washington by the French and German leaders made barely a dent in Trump’s attitude towards his own close allies
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.
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.
It is time to move past institutional integration and develop practical European security capabilities
Postwar German foreign policy is based on cooperation, rules and trust, not power, interest and threat. But with crises from Iran to North Korea likely to be play out the old-fashioned way, that approach looks naive.
The remaining 27 EU members have turned the page after Brexit much faster than the UK itself
As the Trump administration amplifies its attacks on the European Union and its collective identity, we would do well to recall the lessons of the 1930s.
Angela Merkel is not a fan of flashy titles, but she has already started to build support at home for a stronger Germany in Europe and the world
The EU debate in Berlin has moved on to one that is more instrumental, aiming to work out what the Union can contribute to protect and empower Europe’s citizens to continue their lives in freedom, security, and prosperity.