The costs of absorbing five million immigrants could easily reach the costs of German reunification — over one trillion euros over 30 years.
Angela Merkel and the 10-Year Rule
If there is an iron law of European politics, it is for leaders to get out at the top as the ten-year rule completes its cycle.
Germany’s Immigration Challenge
We have to make an honest assessment of costs and benefits of the migration crisis.
The Return of the “Ugly German”: Unavoidable?
Europe may fear Germany, but the European project needs it.
National Liberation Fronts: United Against the Euro
Why establishment parties in Europe are increasingly left defenseless against a hardening opposition against the euro.
A Letter to My German Friends
From the Vietnam War to the eurozone crisis: What today’s Germany must learn from LBJ.
Turkey and the EU’s Self-Righteousness
Europe tends to belittle the vitality of the political debate inside Turkey and the creativity of its civil society.
EU: On the Road to a Tallin Treaty?
A prediction about what lies ahead for the European Union.
The Failure of Politics: Merkel’s Euro Debacle?
On the costs of the illusion that the Euro would only bring benefits.























