What is the big idea (or set of ideas) the West is battling about?
Anti-Militarism: A Source of Modern German Confidence
With nothing left to prove on battlefields, Germany can pursue other tasks and strategies.
Merkel’s Decision to Back Cameron is Rooted in History
Germany needs the UK as part of the EU’s dynamic core.
Germany-UK: Making Up for a Lost Century
Britain and Germany must recognize at long last they have a common future.
May 8, 1945: Beyond the Unconditional Surrender of German Forces
The ominous date also marks the beginning of violence and occupation in Algeria, Greece and Eastern Europe.
Germany=Geoeconomics, US=Geopolitics?
Mercury or Mars? What separates Germany and the United States.
France’s Message to Germany: Back to the 19th Century?
France takes exception to the words of German Finance Minister Wolfgang Schaeuble.
Eurozone: The Battle Over What Solidarity Means
Are two divergent economic cultures clashing inside the Eurozone?
GE and Siemens: What Goes Around Comes Around
A curious role reversal between the U.S.’s and Germany’s largest industrial titans.

























