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How Germany is managing its coronavirus epidemic, and reacting with disdain to Trump’s policies
By Klaus W. Larres, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill A recent work visit to Germany, where I grew…
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Putin’s truth in the era of post-truth
By Theodor Zima Every day the newsfeed looks increasingly more like a rising tide of provocative articles on the events…
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EUROPE
European MPs must honor official positions of public offices they hold
One of the fundamental principles of Western democracies is the ability of an ordinary citizen of a given country to…
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EUROPE
Germany’s divided soul
By Dalia Marin This November, Germany will celebrate the 30th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall. But the…
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POLITICS
The state of Europe
By Matthew Mai Europe these days seems to be on the verge of irrelevance and with the recent conclusion of…
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BUSINESS
Why Europe needs a change of mind-set to fend off the risks of recession
By Guntram Wolff For European finance ministers, the situation represents a new challenge. When major recessions happened in the past,…
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US lost important military allies in the Middle East
By Jak Fraam Two major NATO allies, Germany and France, turned their backs on the United States. Berlin and Paris…
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Germany’s even larger than expected fiscal surpluses: Is there a link with the constitutional debt brake?
By Catarina Midoes and Guntram B. Wolff Germany has a new debate on its government budget. After registering a spectacular…
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Confronting Russian energy hegemony in Europe
By Raphael Benaroya Russia’s global aggression has included both overt and covert acts—most notably military interventions in Ukraine and Syria,…
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Age of Populists: Rise of far right populism in Europe ahead of EU elections
By Punsara Amarasinghe and Eshan Jayawardane Populism in Europe as a civilizational legacy has a deeply rooted history which dates back…
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