Feuding Gulf States have poured millions of dollars into media campaigns which twist the truth to serve rival narratives.
President John Kelly? Trump’s Yeltsin Moment
The dynamic between White House Chief of Staff John Kelly and President Trump harkens back to the Yeltsin-Putin dynamic of the late 1990s.
China’s Strategic Caution
China has established a seven-decade-long record of strategic caution and a preference for diplomatic and paramilitary rather than military solutions to national security problems.
German Political Update: Merkel’s Choice
Angela Merkel looks set for a comfortable win in next month’s German elections. But which coalition partner will she choose?
Tillerson in Asia
With its short-term focus on what currently occupies the American mind (North Korea), the U.S. is actually playing into China’s hands in Asia.
A Visit to the Brexit World
Mrs. May, tell us exactly what sort of deal you want with the EU customs union?
Ending Iraq’s Humanitarian Crisis
The Iraqi people must rise above sectarianism and chart their own destiny.
Brexit: The Tories‘ Battle Against the Economic Facts
Why Germans and other nations should involve themselves more in the UK debate.
How To Make Democracy Work in the Digital Age
Digital democracy has the ultimate benefit that it supports society’s historical achievements.
Colonialism Applied to Europe: Mazower’s “Hitler’s Empire”
The most distinctive character of the Second World War is that it was Nazi Germany’s war of extermination in Russia.























