Germany’s Zeitenwende Is Still Incomplete
Four years after Olaf Scholz proclaimed a Zeitenwende (trans. Turning Point) in German security policy, Germany is building the largest army, but not the one it needs.
Which way, Germany? Why German rearmament might end up dividing Europe
German rearmament is meant to unite Europe, but unless Berlin embeds it in European structures, it risks dividing it.
The AfD Won Two State Elections. What’s Next?
Despite polling success and victories in Saxony-Anhalt and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, the AfD will find it difficult to participate in future state – and federal – governments.
Good Italian, Evil German: Two Fascist Pasts, Two Far-Right Futures
Two far-right parties, but two very different political situations. What does history have to do with it?
Towards A Coordinated Framework Out of Europe’s Gas Dependency
Europe’s grid system cannot function without gas-fired plants that are becoming commercially unviable. Having shifted from Russian pipelines to diversified LNG supply, the EU now faces a deep gas dependency — one it has built into its own grid architecture.

