Germany and Russia: The Long Dance
Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel met last weekend at Meseberg, the guesthouse of the German federal government. Expectations for the meeting,…
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NATO Grit Their Teeth
Tough times for NATO. Tough times for any country that has been a long-standing ally of the United States. Donald Trump has touched down in…
In Germany, Politics Recollects History
Throughout her 13 years in Germany’s highest office, Chancellor Angela Merkel has been the linchpin of German politics. Given Germany’s pre-eminence in the European Union,…
In Austria, Europe’s Latest Battle Is Brewing
In Europe, the increasing popularity of anti-establishment and far-right movements is nothing new. What’s new is the growing split between Brussels and some member states…
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GERMANY/IMMIGRATION – Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union has agreed on the issue of a refugee cap with the Christian Social Union says Reuters quoting sources….
Good Luck Mutti…
The result of the German election should, but may not, end the blasé and naive narrative that the rise of the far right in Europe…
Poland Challenges the European Identity
I am writing this from a hotel room in Warsaw, surrounded by memorials to Frederic Chopin, the great Polish composer and champion of self-determination for…
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IRAN/KURDS – The Iranian military launched military exercises near the Iraqi Kurdistan on Sunday, the day before the region’s independence referendum. Iran, which has a…
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GERMANY/TURKEY – Relations are becoming even more bitter. Chancellor Merkel has criticized Turkey over the detention of another 2 German citizens. 12 are now being…
Germany Again
My apologies for constantly returning to Germany but for the moment it is the pivot of the world. Germany is the fourth largest economy in…