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Geostrategic failure
Lost in Transformation: While Merz demands European sovereignty in speeches, he defaults to alignment with the US when it counts. Negating international law undermines an alliance of middle powers against aggressive great-power politics. It endangers Germany’s […]
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Trump Wants to Dominate Europe
From the Caribbean to the Arctic Imperialism has returned to the United States. First in the Caribbean, now in the Arctic. And it’s about more than Greenland – it’s about Europe’s sovereignty. These are my theses […]
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Necessity Dictates One Command: Act
65 percent of Germany’s economic elite could still see some benefits in a renewed presidency of Donald Trump, according to surveys. Under Trump, however, a systemic shift is taking place at an adventurous speed. Trump’s disruption […]
Read moreTrumponomics: Trade Wars or Open Markets?
Remarks at Berlin Economic Forum, 10.03.2017 Ladies and Gentlemen, Distinguished guests of this year’s Berlin Economic Forum, Welcome to Berlin. You might encounter some difficulties to leave by plane – I almost didn’t make it […]
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