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Choosing Barnier, Macron Opens a Path to Power for Le Pen

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President Emmanuel Macron is installing the first government dependent on the far-right in France’s post-war history. But paradoxically, the country may take a step toward ending the risk of a Le Pen power grab.

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Joseph de Weck
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A European Plan for Trump (and Harris)

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A Trump win is still possible. Germany and Europe should develop innovative tactics to position themselves intelligently in case of transatlantic chaos. Even if Harris wins, these efforts wouldn’t be in vain. 

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Sophia Besch
Liana Fix
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The West’s Responsibility for Ukraine’s Future

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Support for Ukraine seems to be declining. This makes the irrevocable integration of the country into Euro-Atlantic structures all the more important.

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Claudia Major
Jana Puglierin
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Germany’s Foreign Policy Unease

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If Germany wants to assert itself in the midst of a fragile West, it needs more courage and determination in all areas of its own foreign policy.

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Jörg Lau
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Europe Can Expect Continuity from Kamala Harris

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As the Democratic National Convention gets under way, European policymakers will be looking for clues about what would define Kamala Harris’ foreign and security policy should she win in November.

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Jen Kirby
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Berlin Cable

Berlin’s Holiday (from History) Mood

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Germany is spending the summer trying to temporarily ignore the situation in Ukraine. That’s likely to backfire. Rather, the German government and the rest of Europe should signal stronger, not weaker, support for Ukraine.

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Henning Hoff
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Pariscope

Macron’s Waterloo?

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For France, the French president’s snap elections gamble is risky. From a European perspective, running that risk now is irresponsible.

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Joseph de Weck
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Carbon Critical

“Don’t Buy Greenland, Buy Its Minerals”

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In the green resource race, the United States and the EU should look to the big island in the North Atlantic and forge a common approach, providing expertise and facilitating the needed investments.

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Emily Hardy
Dan Helmeci
Katrine Westgaard
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What Europe Thinks ...

What the French Think … About the Germans and Vice Versa

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A number of recent surveys support the view that the French and the Germans are drifting apart. Strong cross-border initiatives in the fields of education, public media, culture, and tourism remain potent counterweights.

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François Hublet
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Brussels Briefing

France and Germany: Missing in Action

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Paris and Berlin are sidelined as voters seek change and security at the same time. Brussels will have to step in.

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Rebecca Christie
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Agitated Times: On the Importance of Emotions in Foreign Policy

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Whether in addressing voters or assessing foreign policy crises, those who take into account emotional factors can have an advantage. Making the case for more “emotional resonance” and “strategic empathy” in international politics.

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Clara Bredenbrock
Nora Müller
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A Solution to EU’s Chinese Greenfield Investments Conundrum

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In the debate about tariffs on Chinese electric vehicles, greenfield investments are the elephant in the room. By imposing clauses and guardrails, the EU could turn them into an advantage.

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Francesca Ghiretti
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The Case for a “Helsinki 2.0”

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The world is turning polycentric and pluralistic, with competing ideas about order. Re-establishing the principle of universalism without interference, the basis of the 1975 Helsinki Accords, offers a way forward. 

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Marc Saxer
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Op-Ed: Is the FDP Driving Germany to Foreign Policy Suicide?

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Finance Minister and FDP leader Christian Lindner wants to make sweeping cuts to the budgets for foreign affairs and development. That would have a hugely detrimental effect on Germany’s influence in the world.

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Philipp Rotmann
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The European Union’s Hungary Problem

The Orbán government’s upcoming presidency of the Council of the European Union has sparked criticism. More important, however, is the question of how the EU deals with a member state that breaks away from the principles of the rule of law.

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Thu Nguyen
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Navigating EU Accession

Ukraine has made good progress meeting the EU’s accession criteria and implementing laws. However, the ongoing war makes this process all the harder.

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Oleksandra Bulana
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How to Help Build Peace in Sudan

EU policymakers must support Sudanese civil society—particularly women activists—while simultaneously cutting off weapons supplies to militias and exerting diplomatic pressure on China and the UAE to prevent a catastrophic humanitarian crisis.

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Mark Fathi Massoud
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France’s Olympic Chance

French glamour and pride will be showcased when Paris hosts the Olympic Games this summer—while exposing endemic faults that urgently need fixing.

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Nabila Ramdani
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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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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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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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