Scorecard 2015: The view from Berlin
Driven by a new sense of its own responsibility, Germany has stepped up to take the lead in European foreign policy
Driven by a new sense of its own responsibility, Germany has stepped up to take the lead in European foreign policy
Germany became the leader of Europe’s foreign policy because of circumstance, not through its own design.
For the former Yugoslavian states – acquitted of genocide only because of insufficient international justice – the major pending issue is still reconciliation
The Ukraine crisis pushed Poland to the forefront of EU diplomacy, but as Germany stepped up, Poland’s leadership was sidelined
Alyaksandr Lukashenka has a history of playing the Kremlin and the West off against each other, and it is a game he always wins
Bulgaria took few foreign policy initiatives in 2014 because of internal troubles, but the country made one tough decision in abandoning the South Stream pipeline project
The future of the EU depends on helping the new Ukraine stand up to a resurgent Russia
The German question has emerged again, but this time, the answer will depend on whether Germany is willing to embrace its role as an agent of change
Europe is being reshaped around an axis of nationalism and sovereignty and Greece is just the beginning
Secularism is the only weapon – against the Taliban, and against the seeds of hatred being planted in Europe right now