The Cycles of Decline: Addressing the Political Backlash in Europe
Following the European Union elections, the main conclusion seems to be that bashing Brussels is a mobilizing force on both the left and the right and that national governments around …
Why Putin Fears Ukraine
An eon ago, when the Berlin Wall fell and the Soviet Union imploded, the Kremlin still feared Germany. Its angst was anachronistic, but useful. Today President Vladimir Putin fears Ukraine. …
The EU Elections: The Evolution of an Electorate
After India, the European Union is the second largest democracy in the world, with 400 million people entitled to vote. While India just finished its several-weeks-long election process, many Europeans …
Deutschland und die Ukraine-Krise
Die gewaltsamen Auseinandersetzungen in der Ukraine und die völkerrechtswidrige Annexion der Krim durch Russland haben die Grundlagen der europäischen Friedensordnung untergraben. Vertrauen, Gewaltverzicht und Regeln wurden missachtet. An ihre Stelle …
Germany and the Ukrainian Crisis
With tensions high in Ukraine and across the West, Member of the German Bundestag Dr. Rolf Mützenich highlights the great importance of de-escalation. Despite an increasing undercurrent of approval or understanding in Germany for Russia’s nineteenth-century behavior, “the German government’s highest priorities are to de-escalate the situation, reinforce the few operable lines of communication, integrate the conflict participants, and compel European institutions to joint action.”
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Support Our WorkEU Membership for Turkey: Endless Negotiations?
German-American Issues 16 More than ten years after the EU initiated negotiations for Turkey’s EU membership, the country remains locked in negotiations, with economic concerns, human rights, and the Cyprus …
Toward a Diplomatic Solution in Ukraine
None of the parties involved in the ongoing crisis in Ukraine have entirely clean hands, but that does not signify equivalence. Had Russia taken action to ensure just the security …
Merkel Visit Unproductive
On her two-day trip to Washington last week, Chancellor Angela Merkel spent four and a half hours in conversation and a working lunch with President Barack Obama, with a visit …
Merkel’s Moment
When French President François Hollande visited Washington two months ago, he declared “trust is restored,” regarding the vast NSA surveillance programs in Europe. In her upcoming visit in May, Angela …
Whither the West?
The response to Russia and transatlantic trade will be the focus of Angela Merkel’s second visit to Washington as Chancellor. But, as important as these issues are to “the West”—i.e., …
