Germany leads Europe: Jettisoning the status quo
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
Piotr Buras
The Buffer Zone illusion
There is no “Austrian solution” for Ukraine
Has Germany sidelined Poland in Ukraine crisis negotiations?
Polish-German co-operation on Ostpolitik has been shaken by Germany's role in negotiations with Russia on Ukraine
Ten global consequences of the Ukraine crisis
Russian actions and Western responses to them could accelerate the unwinding of the current international order
Explaining the EP election result: Poland
EP election results in Poland proved to be both predictable and paradoxical
Consequences of Ukraine: Europe’s fragile cohesion
Below the superficial unity in response to the Ukraine crisis, member states are dividing into clusters, each with its own view on Russia
Angela Merkel and Germany’s political zeitgeist
Angela Merkel defines the political zeitgeist in Germany. But contrary to appearances, Germany is facing a period of difficult choices – independently of who takes office after the elections
The EU’s silent revolution
The eurozone crisis has redrawn the institutional structure of the EU and intergovernmentalism has become a default mechanism to solve problems in an emergency – but that risks backfiring by exacerbating the democratic deficit and crumbling EU unity