At the start of August, the most influential month of German foreign policy for years ended. In the previous months, Germany chaired the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the second time during its two-year temporary membership in the highest...
Relations between Washington and Berlin have been mediocre as of late. Sadly, so has the public’s opinion about the US in Germany. Accordingly, the public’s reaction to the American troop withdrawal announcement was naïvely positive and marked the latest example...
The closure of consulates the previous week will not have been the apogee in a series of clashes between Washington and Beijing. Instead, the last remaining hegemonic power and the aspiring superpower will keep the world busy with its ongoing...
After it was recently announced that the USA wanted to withdraw troops from Germany, the exact number of soldiers is now to be increased again by 2,000. The geopolitical consequences and implications include significant problems for NATO and the United...
The European Council has just finished the longest meeting that it has had since the Nice, France gathering in 2000 and agreed upon a €750 billion recovery package. The package consists of grants and loans to counter the economic impact...
Considering how her reputation was tarnished by the 2015 refugee crisis, the coronavirus has provided German Chancellor Angela Merkel with an opportunity to secure a positive legacy during her final days in power. 2021 will mark her last year as...
As the EU prepares to come together on July 17 to debate a 750 billion euro stimulus package, Germany’s takeover of the European Commission presidency could not have come at a more opportune moment. Chancellor Angela Merkel, a leader whose...
George Floyd’s violent death has triggered a wave of solidarity not only in the United States but also in Germany. It has also raised the question of whether Germany has similar problems of racism like the United States or whether...
Covid-19 can insidiously hide anywhere. Even in a saltshaker. And by so doing even the simplest of gestures, such as passing a colleague the salt at the canteen, can act as a dangerous vehicle of infection. This is how on...
The genetic mapping of the virus that struck Codogno and the Lodi area is clear. The infectious disease specialist Massimo Galli has pointed his finger at the outbreak outside Munich in the second half of January. He is not afraid...
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