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Macron’s Shaky Search for Balance and Peace in the Middle East

The French president is performing a balancing act between showing loyalty to Israel and attempting to revive the Palestinian cause. His efforts are in line with France’s traditional policy toward the region.

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Joseph de Weck
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Pariscope
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Overcoming Geopolitical Enlargement Anxiety

Widening the European Union is now considered a “geopolitical necessity.” To succeed, however, the EU needs to escape the fears that have kept it stuck in a credibility trap.

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Serafine Dinkel
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Germany’s “Plumbers of Power” Lack Far-Sightedness

Just before passing its halfway mark, the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been hitting the financial buffers. Sadly, a general fiscal rethink is unlikely.

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Henning Hoff
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Berlin Cable
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Will the EU’s Global Gateway Launch a “Race to the Top”?

Brussels has rebranded and repositioned its connectivity and infrastructure initiatives. But Global Gateway will need to maintain the right balance between pursuing strategic interests and offering improved conditions to partner countries.

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Jacob Mardell
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Troubled Waters

China’s attempts to assert its territorial claims in the South China Sea have recently led to clashes with the Philippines. Negotiated solutions, including about a code of conduct to manage such dangerous incidents, have become elusive.

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Helena Legarda
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Indo-Pacific Watch
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The Israel-Hamas War and the New World Order

Like Russia's attack on Ukraine, the escalation in the Middle East is part of a global geopolitical transformation for which there is not yet a term. It certainly reveals the Western failure in the region.

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Jörg Lau
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Berlin Cable

Squaring the Circle

Germany has strongly sided with Israel in the aftermath of the brutal attack by Hamas, and for good reasons. However, this poses questions for German foreign policy that will be difficult to address.

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Henning Hoff
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Berlin Cable
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Pariscope

Carbon Critical

When Is a Climate Target “Legally Binding”?

Countries such as Germany and the United Kingdom have enshrined climate goals into national law. What happens if they miss them?

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Noah J. Gordon
Dan Helmeci
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Carbon Critical
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Editors’ Picks

In Defense of Multipolarity

The idea of multipolarity is provoking heated debate. In fact, the term is more of a general concept and a guiding principle than a direct description of how things are.

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Stefan Mair
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Essay
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Reforming Europe’s Fiscal Architecture

The drive to change the EU’s fiscal rules has fizzled out, an agreement before the June 2024 European elections is unlikely. However, Europe cannot ignore its structural weaknesses forever.

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Shahin Vallée
Guntram Wolff
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The Enlargement and Reform Conundrum

The current security situation in Europe has brought enlargement back on the agenda. This should also provide the catalyst for EU reform.

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Nathalie Tocci
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Cover Section
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A Different Way of Thinking about EU Enlargement and Reform

After a lost decade-and-a-half that saw the establishment of German predominance, there is now the acute danger of Berlin and Paris applying rejected ideas to enlarging and reforming the EU: Four principles for a future-oriented EU expansion and adaptation.

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Roderick Parkes
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What Europe Thinks … About EU Enlargement

Overall, Europeans are in favor of a bigger European Union. However, there are huge differences when it comes to individual countries and whether or not it requires reforms.

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Luke Johnson
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What Europe Thinks ...
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Rivals, Not Enemies

The European Union says it sees China as a partner, a competitor, and a systemic rival. Europe’s priority now should be ensuring that Beijing does not become an enemy.

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Rebecca Christie
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Brussels Briefing
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China, Russia, and the War in Ukraine

The Sino-Russian relationship has become a more intractable problem for the transatlantic alliance. The West should continue to concentrate its efforts on Beijing.

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Angela Stent
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Zeitenwende in South Korea: The Myth of Mutual Exclusivity

As South Korea positions itself as a “global pivotal state,” the country’s dual pursuit of a strong US alliance and greater strategic autonomy may well serve as a lesson for Europe.

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Sonja R. Stevenson
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Deutschland 2030

Germany Needs Real Change. The Key? Climate Policy

The German economy is already paying the price for having put the green energy transition on the backburner. To win the future, it needs four “Ds”: Decarbonization, digitalization, decentralization, and democratization.

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Claudia Kemfert
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Deutschland 2030
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Germany Needs a New Growth Model

Berlin should fundamentally reset its growth strategy instead of clinging to a model of industrial export corporatism that is flatlining.

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Sander Tordoir
Shahin Vallée
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Deutschland 2030
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The German Business Model of 2030

By building on its many strengths and addressing its current weaknesses, Germany is entering the decarbonized age at speed.

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Jörg Kukies
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Deutschland 2030
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