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Europe’s Geopolitical Necessity

For a long time, the European Union avoided external relations by concentrating on enlargement. Becoming a normal power now does not mean that it is compromising its original values, quite the opposite.

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Sébastien Lumet
Elie Perot
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“In Our Middle East Policy We Are Learning the Lessons of the Past”

The European Union’s policy toward the Middle East and North Africa has been reinvigorated by Russia’s war against Ukraine, Enrique Mora, Deputy Secretary General of the European External Action Service, tells IPQ in an interview. And Brussels’ focus has been moving to the Gulf.

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Enrique Mora
IPQ
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Making Germany’s Military Fit for Purpose

If Germany’s Zeitenwende is to be a success, it is not only its security institutions that need to be reviewed. The processes that have been in place up to now also need to be scrutinized.

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Aylin Matlé
IPQ
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Germany’s Zeitenwende Zigzags: A View from the United States

Germany’s cultural-historical traumas run deep. In many ways, the country continues to define itself against the past rather than position itself for the future. It needs to prepare itself for the many challenges ahead.

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Daniel S. Hamilton
IPQ
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In Europe’s Transatlantic Beauty Contest, Germany Wins Again

The political peacocking at the Munich Security Conference seemed supercharged this year. At stake: the prize for Best Atlanticist. In the end, much to the frustration of their fellow Europeans, Germany came out on top once again.  

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Roderick Parkes
IPQ
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A Reality Check on Britain’s Role in the World

Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has brought a modicum of stability and political sobriety after the melodramas of recent years. When it comes to foreign policy, while he recognizes the challenges ahead, his room for maneuver is perilously small.

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John Kampfner
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