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Shadows Of The Weimar Republic: Why We Should Fear A Weak Germany
Geopoliticseuropean union

Shadows Of The Weimar Republic: Why We Should Fear A Weak Germany

by Bartosz Wielinski February 27, 2025March 8, 2025
Photo of tank models on display
Geopoliticsukraine

To Stand Up To Putin (And Trump), Germany’s Next Leader Must Spend Much More On Defense

by Fabian Reinbold February 23, 2025March 8, 2025
AfD Hate Goes Viral: How The German Far Right Mastered TikTok
Geopoliticselection

AfD Hate Goes Viral: How The German Far Right Mastered TikTok

by Benja Zehr February 21, 2025March 8, 2025
A Green Party election poster with the likeness of Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock Greens for the 2025 federal election was defaced by unknown persons
Geopoliticselection

All German Parties Are Veering To The Right — Even The Greens

by Sasan Abdi-Herrle, Selina Rudolph and Bertrand Hauger February 20, 2025March 8, 2025
VOLODYMYR ZELENSKY at Ukraine Defense Contact Group
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Rare Earth Twist? Zelensky Has Figured Out How To Talk To Trump

by Pierre Haski February 5, 2025March 8, 2025
Photo of Georgia Meloni and Elon Musk dining together as they're invited to the the Ziegfeld Ballroom in New York on Nov. 23, 2022.
Geopoliticsdonald trump

Why Elon Musk Is Trying To Conquer Europe, From The Far Right

by Pierre Haski January 7, 2025March 9, 2025
​A Kashmiri man shows his voter slip as he lines up to cast his ballot at a polling station, during the first phase of assembly elections, in Pulwama, India, Sept. 18, 2024.
Ideasdonald trump

The Year Voters Lost Faith In Incumbents — And Democracy

by Andrew Whitehead December 20, 2024
Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on October 18
Geopoliticsolaf scholz

Be Humble, Olaf Scholz — Sit Down

by Eva Ricarda Lautsch December 17, 2024March 9, 2025
Photo of French President Emmanuel Macron shaking hands with German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Berlin on Oct. 18.
Geopoliticsgeopolitics

A Dark Sign In Europe: The France-Germany Duo Is Weaker Than It’s Ever Been

by Dominique Moïsi December 3, 2024
Photo of Chancellor Olaf Scholz
Geopoliticsdonald trump

German “Traffic Light” Coalition: The First Casualty Of Trump’s New World

by Michael Schlieben November 7, 2024
A man in black walks through baggage claim
Economyolaf scholz

The German Dream Is Alive And Well

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
A Nord Stream 2 employee in Germany
Geopoliticsukraine

Russian Oil And The Double Standard Of Biden’s NordStream Squeeze

by Meike Eijsberg October 4, 2024
​Photo of a Russian RS-24 Yars rolling past the review stand during the Victory Day military parade at Red Square
Geopoliticsukraine

“Just 106 Seconds To Berlin” – How Putin Exploits Europe’s Nuclear Fears

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
Anti-nuclear bomb activists in Amsterdam.
Geopoliticsukraine

How Millennials And Boomers See Putin’s Nuclear Threats Differently

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
Photo of Ukrainian soldiers walking through a field near Donetsk on May 17
In The News

Why Western Military Aid For Ukraine Is Never Enough

by Anna Akage October 4, 2024
photo of Macron, Draghi and Scholz in Ukraine
Geopoliticsukraine

Good Biden, Bad Scholz, Tail-Wagging Macron: How Ukrainians Really See World Leaders

by Anna Akage October 4, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: A Very Special Responsibility
In The Newsukraine

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz: A Very Special Responsibility

by Irene Caselli October 4, 2024
man boarding a plane
Geopoliticsgeopolitics

Olaf Scholz: Trying To Crack The Code Of Germany’s Enigmatic Chancellor

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024March 16, 2025
Why Olaf Scholz Is Still Not Convincing On Ukraine
Geopoliticsukraine

Why Olaf Scholz Is Still Not Convincing On Ukraine

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
Image of president Joe Biden walking with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in the streets of Kyiv, Ukraine.
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

The Only Path To Peace With Russia? A New Iron Curtain On Ukraine’s Eastern Border

by Bethany Wright October 4, 2024
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, getting off a plane.
Russia-Ukraine Warzelensky

Power Cliques And Hedging: Why Ukrainians Are Losing Faith In Zelensky

by Gregor Schwung October 4, 2024March 12, 2025
photo of a russian soldier from behind as the blur of a military parade passes.
Geopoliticsvolodymyr zelensky

Moscow To Kyiv To Normandy, 80 Years Of Shared Victory Are Set To Vanish

by Pierre Haski September 24, 2024
Photo of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant
Geopoliticsgaza

Israeli Defense Minister Presents Three-Step War Plan, Confirms Ground Offensive Is Coming

by Jakob Mieszkowski-Lapping September 24, 2024
"Excited to see the memes,” German Chancellor Olaf Scholz joked after an official photograph showing him wearing an eye patch was released on Monday. The head of state fell while out running on Saturday and scratched his face. Although he has to wear an eye patch for the next few days or weeks, Scholz is doing well. “Looks worse than it is," the chancellor posted on his account on X, thanking the people for their get-well wishes and encouraging netizens to make fun of his new look. — Photo: Bundesregierung/Steffen Kugler
In The Newsnews

Kim-Putin Arms Talks, Gay Marriage Progress In Hong Kong, Pirate Olaf

by Worldcrunch September 24, 2024
​Illegal migrants are guarded by officers of the Federal Police near the German-Polish border in Forst (Lausitz).
Geopoliticsimmigration

Germany’s New Border Restrictions Undermine The Very Essence Of The EU

by Ulrich Ladurner September 18, 2024
​Celebration on the election victory from the far-right party National Rally.
Geopoliticsukraine

A Far-Right Victory In France Is Simply Europe’s Worst-Case Scenario

by Pierre Haski June 29, 2024
Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni with European flag halo while holding a breastfeeding baby in her arms.
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

The Problem With Calling Giorgia Meloni “Extreme Right”

by Flavia Perina June 18, 2024
Delegates vote at the state party conference of the AfD Saxony-Anhalt in Magdeburg.
Geopoliticsursula von der leyen

A Far-Right Takeover In Europe? The Fate Rests With National Governments

by Pierre Haski June 10, 2024
Photo of a man on an electric scooter riding past election posters in Brussels, Belgium, on May 16
Geopoliticsukraine

How A Far-Right Surge In EU Elections Would Paralyze Europe

by Karl De Meyer June 10, 2024
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz (R), next to Emmanuel Macron, President of France, takes part in a press statement after the joint meeting​, in March 2024 in Berlin.
Geopoliticsukraine

Ukraine, A Mirror Of The French-German Divide

by Emmanuel Grasland May 21, 2024
Photo of Photo of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz talking with French President Emmanuel Macron in Potsdam in June 2023
Geopoliticsdiplomacy

Gastronomic Diplomacy: When Macron Invites Scholz To Dinner

by Pierre Haski May 3, 2024
Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz (SPD) and Benjamin Netanyahu (l), Prime Minister of Israel, give a press statement.
Geopoliticsgaza

Can Netanyahu Ignore The Whole World?

by Pierre Haski March 18, 2024
Photo of three soldiers of the German Armed Forces cleaning the cannon of a Leopard 2 A7V battle tank.
Geopoliticsrussia

Russia’s Wiretapping Of German Officers Reveals How Deep European Fractures Run

by Pierre Haski March 5, 2024March 12, 2025
Photo of Bundeswehr soldiers in Lest, Slovakia, with a training anti-tank missile and a G22 sniper rifle.
Russia-Ukraine Warberlin

Paris-Berlin, Warsaw-Kyiv: Europe’s Balance Of Power Will Never Be The Same

by Pierre Haski January 20, 2023May 21, 2025
Photo of France's Macron and Germany's Scholz in Berlin in October
Russia-Ukraine Warukraine

Putin’s Dream: Is The West’s Pro-Ukraine Coalition About To Unravel?

by Alex Hurst October 27, 2022May 19, 2025
Photo of German Chancellor Olaf Scholz and French President Emmanuel Macron stand in front of the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin on May 9
Geopoliticsukraine

Why Macron’s New EU Membership Scheme Is All About Appeasing Putin

by Olena Starik May 15, 2022May 21, 2025
Photo of Emmanuel Macron and Ursula von der Leyen
Geopoliticsvladimir putin

Is Emmanuel Macron Ready For New Role As Bonafide World Leader?

by Lisa Berdet May 6, 2022May 19, 2025
anuela Schwesig (SPD), Minister-President of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, (l-r) take a selfie with Chancellor-elect Olaf Scholz (SPD)
Son Of A Gunnarnetflix

Germany or Sweden? Two Models Of Social Democracy Put To The Test

by Carl Karlsson December 8, 2021May 21, 2025
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