There are signs of the beginning of a reset in German relations with Russia. But serious impediments to a pragmatic relationship remain.
Welcome to a New Kind of War
Russia is indeed at war with the Western alliance, one that it has unilaterally unleashed.
Catapulting White Collar Crime into the Center of American Politics
Bankers get a free pass; Cohen and Manafort thought they had impunity; Senator Warren pushes anti-corruption law; White House accused of blocking investigations into student loan fraud by banks.
Pakistan: Playing Politics with Religion
By seizing on the blasphemy issue, Imran Khan puts himself between a rock and a hard place.
The Only Way to Fix the US Trade Deficit
Solutions exist for Trump to address the U.S. trade deficit effectively. But he will never implement them.
A Preview of Donald Trump’s Next Speech on Erdogan’s Turkey
Reflections on how to Make Turkey Great Again.
Will a Chinese “Sputnik moment” in AI Unleash Dynamism in the West?
A German perspective on the global AI race.
Must Germany Have Yet One More Top Job in Europe?
A German as head of the European Commission? If this is unstoppable, leave the German man who is lined up for the post in Berlin. Instead, send a powerful German woman to Brussels.
High Time for Europe to Wake Up
Why it is in Germany’s own self-interest to take Donald Trump’s policy impulses on trade and defense seriously.
























