Economic crisis

Europe’s Galápagos moment

It may be that Europe’s postmodern order has become so advanced and particular to its environment that it is impossible for others to follow

The battle of Europe’s utopias

The EU’s austerity policies have led to a fragmentation of its power, encouraging the rise of populist parties

How Berlin contributed to Tsipras’s victory

Germany should have offered debt relief to Greece when it had the chance, and the consequences of its mistake could be serious for Europe

Germany then and now

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall, Germany needs to think about its way of exercising power within the EU – and what it hopes to achieve