Tag Archives: Germany’s Role Spotlight

Germany’s Energy Transformation in Action

Major German utility RWE sheds old business model, embraces energy transition.

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Macroeconomic Mercy and German History

Why Germany should show more generosity toward eurozone countries in crisis.

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German Elections: A Primer on Political Powersharing Since 1949

Politically speaking, Germany is a conservative country.

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Data Privacy: When Angela Merkel Leads From Behind

How the German Chancellor turns big political crises into major reforms. After the NSA scandal, it’s data privacy.

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German Diplomacy and French Intransigence

Have German politicians finally learned the art of diplomacy?

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Marianne and Brunhilde: Reflections on France and Germany in Europe (Part II)

Can the EU overcome the differences in style and substance between its two key members — France and Germany?

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Marianne and Brunhilde: Reflections on France and Germany in Europe (Part I)

Are France and Germany so vital to the EU precisely because they disagree on virtually everything?

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Germany’s Energiewende: What Have We Learned So Far?

Is Germany’s energy transformation leading to a democratization of economic power?

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The French Revolution and Modern Germany

How did Germany link its own ideas to those emerging from France, North America and South America in the late 18th and 19th centuries?

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German Scientists as 18th-Century Globalists

The Germans did not have an overseas empire in the 18th century. How did they still become a global force in trade, science, religion and exploration?

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