“Merkel’s Russia policy was pure appeasement”
Roderich Kiesewetter, a leading MP in the former chancellor’s CDU, on how his party helped embolden Vladimir Putin to invade…
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Divisions over Ukraine are exposing the incoherence of German foreign policy
The departure of Christine Lambrecht is part of a longer trail of woe in the country's defence ministry.
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Angela Merkel’s failures serve as a warning to British leaders
The former German chancellor’s short-termism created an unsustainable economic model. Will the UK avoid the same trap?
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One year in, has Germany’s traffic-light coalition “dared more progress”?
Olaf Scholz’s progressive government has been strong domestically but mixed abroad.
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In the grip of overlapping crises, Europe faces a leadership vacuum
Emmanuel Macron is a lame duck, Mario Draghi is leaving office and Olaf Scholz is hesitant. Who will step up…
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Germany must abandon its debt brake to make up for the lost Merkel years
Only by getting rid of the constitutional limit on new debt can Germany properly invest in itself and complete its…
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Angela Merkel’s self-justification on Russia does not add up
History will judge harshly her doctrine of passivity towards Vladimir Putin.
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“Merkel’s policy of not arming Ukraine failed”: top CDU official on Germany and Russia
Jürgen Hardt, the foreign affairs spokesperson for Germany’s main opposition party, also blames Olaf Scholz for not being hard enough.
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