Germany News & Analysis

EU states have maneuvered to minimize the fallout from a war they were not consulted on. Yet two weeks on, they’re being pulled into it anyways.

This week we examine a conspicuously warm visit by President Putin to New Delhi, Washington’s new and impractically hard line on European operations under NATO, a setback for a Trump-endorsed peace plan in Eastern DRC, and warning signs in Japanese bond markets that could spill over into global financial flows.

The 15% rate imposed by the recent EU-US trade deal will fundamentally restructure trade, energy, and defense flows across the Atlantic, advancing US economic and strategic priorities and putting the EU under substantial adjustment pressure going forward.

Europe is no longer asking if war with Russia is coming. It’s asking when.

If Brussels hopes to confront the threat posed by irregular migration from Russia and Belarus, it must work collaboratively with its members to prevent this new form of hybrid warfare from overwhelming frontline EU states.

Examining what differentiates Germany's AfD from pre-reunification right-wing parties, and why AfD is succeeding where others have failed.

With the center of tactical gravity shifting toward drones and AI, the EU and its member states are now playing catch-up in a race to improve domestic R&D and production capacity.

In an environment of mounting geopolitical risk, alternative shipping routes like the Middle Corridor could be game-changers for Germany’s economic security, notably in diversified access to critical minerals.

The political forces that thwarted the European Defense Community - a previous attempt at a common EU army and defense policy - still exist today, looming large over Brussels' attempts to establish an autonomous strategic posture and escape from Washington’s shadow.

The economic view from Europe as a new round of Trump tariffs looms. What are the stakes for different sectors and states in a new US-EU trade war?

The circumstances surrounding the breakdown of Germany’s ‘traffic light’ coalition portend sweeping political and economic change in 2025, much to the detriment of climate policy and the welfare state.

Leadership is expected to turn over in key Western states, bringing new policies that will reverberate throughout the global order. This backgrounder examines five key figures poised to form governments in the near future.

Burgeoning German-Qatari defense cooperation is being derailed by domestic politics in Germany, posing no small number of uncertainties moving forward.

Berlin continues to walk a diplomatic tightrope between an ally in Israel and German partners like Qatar, who fight against its interests.

Dramatic shifts in policy or personnel remain unlikely in the aftermath of European elections in 2024, though certain coalition compositions could still shake things up.