Europe needs more than management from Germany
Germany’s aversion to political vision used to be a blessing. Now it’s becoming a curse.
Note from Berlin
The art of the possible: European reform after the Italian election
The Italian election leaves Macron and Merkel short of partners for ambitious EU reform
Italy: Following Britain towards the exit?
With elections approaching, the fact that Italy’s EU cohesion profile is approaching Britain’s is cause for grave concern across Europe
Five takeaways from the Munich Security Conference
The world is in need of leadership on the global stage – but in Munich, no leaders were in sight
Visegrad dreams for Warsaw, nightmares for Berlin
A Visegrad alliance remains distant for now, but EU must address rising resentment about economic liberalisation in central and eastern Europe
Too soon for champagne toasts to GroKo
The grand coalition treaty is strongly pro-European in tone, but the devil is in the details – and it could yet be rejected by SPD members
The sense of an ending: Contours of the next German government
The days of a towering role for Germany in Europe seem behind us
From Iran to North Korea, German policymakers are at a loss
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.
Navigating the Eastern Flank without Germany?
German relegation of security and defence to non-core issues leaves European observers puzzling where Germany is heading, and how far it can be relied upon
German public says ‘jein’ to European security
A new poll shows that the German public is increasingly concerned with security, but is dismissive of its American security guarantor and unwilling to pay more to help Europe replace it