The Globalist

North Stream 2: Is the gas pipeline’s completion really mandated by history, as the German President has claimed?

Why do we Germans learn so little from very relevant Asian countries in fighting the pandemic?

As much as the current German government would wish otherwise, the North Stream 2 pipeline controversy continues to threaten European unity as well as transatlantic solidarity.

What US and German political transitions mean for China relations.

Surprisingly, Germany’s veteran Chancellor is replicating Gerhard Schröder’s moves to poison the transatlantic relationship — in her case by eagerly doing China’s bidding inside the EU.

Faced with the Biden administration, Germany must finally come to terms with its geostrategic obligations and commitments.

Will Germany learn to live up to the harder part of its global responsibilities?

The German government and the EU have very compelling legal defenses against any claims for damages because of stopping the North Stream 2 gas pipeline project.

Over the last 5,000 years, what has made the concept of debt so strangely powerful?

Reforms proposed after the fintech scandal will not be enough to fix a shaky banking sector.