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New Atlanticist
Apr 7, 2024

Ursula von der Leyen set Europe’s ‘de-risking’ in motion. What’s the status one year later?

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Jörn Fleck, Josh Lipsky, David O. Shullman

The European Commission president presented a new economic vision for the European Union’s relationship with China in March 2023.

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New Atlanticist
Feb 21, 2024

What I heard in Munich: Europe gets a brutal awakening

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Anna Wieslander

Fear loomed that next year, Europe would be squeezed between a fascist Russia and an undependable United States—a Europe that would be pretty much on its own.

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New Atlanticist
Jan 3, 2024

Delors and Schäuble leave melancholic legacies for Europe. Now no one is left in charge.

By
David Marsh

Former French Finance Minister Jacques Delors and former German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schäuble both passed away in December 2023, leaving behind an indelible imprint on the continent.

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The future of Zeitenwende: One year since Germany’s historic turning point

A discussion on the future of Germany’s foreign and security policy amidst a critical period of renewal for the European security architecture.

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Can Zeitenwende deliver? A conversation with Lars Klingbeil, chairman of the German SPD

Mr. Lars Klingbeil, Chairman of German SPD, discusses the ongoing shifts in German foreign and security policies, how Germany is recalibrating its relations with Russia, and how Euro-Atlantic defense and security architecture should be modified to address forthcoming challenges.

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New Atlanticist

Feb 10, 2009

Angela Merkel Barbie Doll

By James Joyner

Another one for the Headlines I Thought I’d Never See file: “Dream Chancellor Barbie: Mattel debuts Merkel doll.” Barbie can add another dream job to her list — Germany’s first female head-of-state. Toy company Mattel debuted the Chancellor Angela Merkel Barbie last week at an international toy fair in the southern city of Nuremberg.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 23, 2009

Obama Revolutionizing German Politics?

By James Joyner

Marcel Reichart argues that Germany’s political parties must learn the lessons from Barack Obama’s campaign, so that they, too, can use the Internet to get ordinary people involved. It looks like they’re well on their way to doing just that.

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New Atlanticist

Jan 6, 2009

Germany’s Ever-Changing Stimulus Package

By Peter Cassata

First it was €40 billion. Then it was €25 billion. Now it may be as high as €50 ($68.1) billion. The plan, which will reportedly focus on schools and public works, remains stalled by conflicting domestic political debates over tax cuts within Merkel’s governing coalition.

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New Atlanticist

Dec 19, 2008

Merkel Shifts, Approves German Stimulus Package

By Peter Cassata

Following weeks of disagreement with Brussels, and France and the UK in particular, the German government has agreed to a second stimulus package of nearly €40 ($55.5) billion. Merkel faced a strong backlash throughout Europe in recent weeks from critics who felt the government was not responding adequately to Germany’s economic downturn. Her refusal to […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 28, 2008

Restoring the German Army’s Auftragstaktik

By Florian Broschk

The German parliament has extended the Bundeswehr’s mission in Afghanistan for another fourteen months. A discussion is now needed on what goals the German army can realistically be expected to achieve and which strategy will offer the best hope for success.

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New Atlanticist

Oct 8, 2008

NATO Expansion: Time for a Deep Breath

By Nikolas Gvosdev

Let’s get a few things off our chests. The Germans are still goose-steppers who would warm up the panzers in an instant to engage in a fifth partition of Poland with their Red Army counterparts. The French are cheese-eating surrender monkeys who want to appease the big bad bear of the East. The Italians (or […]

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New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2008

Europe Can Only Survive With Germany

By James Joyner

Alex Motyl has written a provocative piece, “Can Europe Survive Germany?” which takes Europe’s largest state — in terms of both population and economy — to task for being insufficiently committed to the West’s shared principles and asserts that, “If Europe ever dies, Germany will have killed it.”

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New Atlanticist

Oct 2, 2008

Can Europe Survive Germany?

By Alexander Motyl

If Europe ever dies, Germany will have killed it.

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New Atlanticist

Apr 1, 2008

German Chill Toward NATO’s Growth Ignores Past

By Frederick Kempe

There are still times when Germans must be reminded of history’s lessons. One of those came after the Sept. 11 attacks, when a courageous Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder risked a no-confidence vote to take German combat troops to Afghanistan. His argument: History’s obligation wasn’t pacifism, as many argued, but a willingness to shed blood against new […]

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Mar 31, 2007

Can German Locomotive Drive the European Economy?

During the second half of 2006 and in early 2007, the German economic engine seemed to gain speed, moving into recovery after several years of stagnation. Whether this recovery is sustainable is still unclear, however. With its reliance on exports, Germany remains vulnerable to any downturn in the global economy. Nor is it yet clear […]

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