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Here are the world leaders Kamala Harris has on speed dial

Here are the world leaders Kamala Harris has on speed dial

Vice President Kamala Harris would enter the White House with working ties with some allied heads of state — others she’d have to build.

July 23, 2024 11:15 pm CET
The world’s most successful military alliance. If you can keep it.
Europe has avoided the nuke question for decades. No longer
Germany’s Scholz breaks bad on migration
Von der Leyen and Costa: Europe’s new dynamic duo
Centrists from US to Germany move right on immigration
Inside the ill-fitting, occasionally chaotic, decidedly solid Biden-Macron relationship
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Macrons (fast) große Dresden-Rede

Der französische Präsident Emmanuel Macron hat seine viel erwartete Rede vor der Frauenkirche gehalten. Sie sollte eines der Highlights des Staatsbesuches werden. Wie gelungen war die Rede, …

May 28, 2024 6:00 am CET

A beginner’s guide to the EU election

373 million voters are eligible to choose 720 MEPs in the Brussels bubble. This is how the election works and why it matters.

May 27, 2024 4:01 am CET

Top German conservative partly blames Germany and EU for Brexit

“We lost patience with the special role that Britain always played in European politics,” CDU leader Friedrich Merz said.

May 7, 2024 10:45 am CET

Scholz and Macron to hold secret dinner in Paris ahead of Xi’s visit

The meeting comes days ahead of Chinese leader’s trip to France and tensions over potential EU car tariffs

May 2, 2024 1:42 pm CET
Unreality check

Which European politicos would shoot a puppy? 

Trump VP contender Kristi Noem shot to infamy for killing her dog. But maybe she’s not alone …

April 30, 2024 7:39 pm CET

Call me Ursula. Von der Leyen rebranded ahead of elections.

Commission president’s team wants you to get to know the person behind the office.

April 29, 2024 4:00 am CET
Germany Interpreted

What, if anything, does Europe have to offer Trump?

Trump will likely want to divest himself of, as he sees it, the irritation that is Ukraine. Europe should be rushing to come up with a convincing answer as to why it shouldn’t.

April 23, 2024 4:04 am CET

Why Germany’s Scholz is bowing to the Chinese dragon

Ignoring pressure from Washington, chancellor seeks Beijing’s embrace.

April 12, 2024 4:00 am CET

The EU compromise machine is breaking — and everyone’s blaming Germany

Berlin’s domestic spats are gumming up the EU’s delicate policymaking process.

March 27, 2024 5:00 pm CET
Unpacked

We’re in a war right now, Britain’s former spy chief warns

Given Putin’s aggression, “we’ve got to make some tough choices,” said Richard Dearlove, the one-time MI6 boss.

March 15, 2024 4:00 am CET

Draghi should lead the European Council

It was the Italian politician’s “whatever it takes” approach that saved the eurozone. And EU leaders should unleash that same spirit to counter the bloc’s challenges once more.

March 14, 2024 4:00 am CET
Germany Interpreted

How Germany is learning to love its army

If Germany really is coming to terms with the notion of hard power for a moral purpose, Boris Pistorius will have played no small part in that.

February 29, 2024 4:00 am CET
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Can anyone stop Britain’s Tories going full Trump?

U.K. centrist Conservatives are in search of a leader to stop the right hijacking the party after the election.

February 27, 2024 4:33 am CET

Ursula von der Leyen announces bid for 2nd term

One of Europe’s most powerful leaders is poised for another 5 years running the European Commission.

February 19, 2024 12:45 pm CET

The Middle East headache for Munich Security Conference boss Heusgen

The one-time diplomat and Merkel adviser has attracted controversy over his stance on the vexing issue of the Israel-Palestinian conflict.

February 17, 2024 4:00 am CET

Navalny never wanted to be a dissident

Once upon a time, Alexey Navalny wanted to be a normal politician in a normal country. Now that’s just a fantasy.

February 16, 2024 7:51 pm CET

Biden mixes up Angela Merkel and Helmut Kohl

This is the second time this week that the U.S. president has mixed up European leaders.

February 8, 2024 10:46 am CET

Germany’s rude political awakening

The country’s domestic politics are becoming dysfunctional just when Berlin’s leadership on the world stage may be needed most.

January 29, 2024 4:00 am CET

Europe prepares to stand alone as Trump returns

Disruptions to trade and security feared as Trump’s Iowa caucus victory sets him on track to win Republican presidential nomination.

January 16, 2024 2:58 pm CET

Can anybody stop Queen Ursula?

As the race for the EU’s top jobs kicks off, the ‘queen’ in the European Commission is the woman to beat.

January 15, 2024 4:00 am CET
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2024: What the stars have in store for world leaders  

Stand aside, politics wonks. We’ve used astrology to map out the next year of international relations.

December 31, 2023 12:23 am CET

Wolfgang Schäuble, former German finance minister, dies at 81

The politician behind Berlin’s controversial austerity measures died after an illness.

December 27, 2023 11:47 am CET

Migration is derailing leaders from Biden to Macron. Who’s next?

Rising voter concerns over migration are a threat to ruling parties ahead of elections in the US, UK, and EU next year.

December 15, 2023 4:01 am CET

Scholz gets Orbán out the room to open Ukraine’s membership talks

German chancellor’s political feint convinced Hungarian leader to drop his veto to EU enlargement.

December 15, 2023 1:51 am CET
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