The Globalist

In a curious twist of history, Baerbock holds the promise to execute on what turned out to be Angela Merkel’s highly misleading self-advertising.

With a new French President at her side, Merkel feels invigorated again. She even feels a sense of destiny regarding Europe.

Stephan Richter, editor-in-chief of the Globalist, talked with David Brancaccio, host of NPR’s Marketplace Morning Report, about the aftermath of the Berlin Christmas market attack.

Stephan Richter interviewed by David Brancaccio on the future of security in Germany.

Trade flows in agricultural products and the high-stakes games of international sanctions.

Does Germany’s Chancellor really not understand the cynical ways in which Turkey’s President plays her? Is it naiveté – or appeasement?

Will the German Chancellor rely on a 1965 blues rock hit by The Animals to explain her course reversal on refugees?

In the spirit of European cohesion, France will force Germany to change its refugee policy.

Seizing America’s “future preference” and having grown up behind the “Iron Curtain” help explain Merkel’s approach to the refugee crisis.

Why establishment parties in Europe are increasingly left defenseless against a hardening opposition against the euro.