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Olaf Scholz, Kanzlerkandidat der SPD, besucht einen Windpark in Luckau, 27.07.2021. Luckau Deutschland *** Olaf Scholz, SPD candidate for chancellor, visits a wind farm in Luckau, 27 07 2021 Luckau Germany Copyright: xJaninexSchmitz/photothek.dexNo Use Switzerland. No Use Germany. No Use Japan. No Use Austria

Germany is now the fulcrum for Vladimir Putin’s pressure

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Thursday, August 11, 2022

Ukrainian servicemen fire a M777 howitzer at a position on a front line, as Russia's attack on Ukraine continues, in Kharkiv region, Ukraine August 1, 2022. REUTERS/Sofiia Gatilova

Russia, Ukraine, and the decision to negotiate

Monday, August 1, 2022

President of the Council of Ministers, Prof. Mario Draghi, announces his resignation to the Chamber of Deputies of the Italian Republic, in session, on July 21, 2022. Premier Draghi then went to the President of the Republic Sergio Mattarella to resign, President Mattarella took note and on the same day dissolved the chambers of Parliament, calling for new elections. (Photo by Manuel Dorati/NurPhoto)

Italy loses Draghi as its leader — for now

Friday, July 29, 2022

FILE PHOTO: Pipes at the landfall facilities of the 'Nord Stream 1' gas pipeline are pictured in Lubmin, Germany, March 8, 2022. REUTERS/Hannibal Hanschke/File Photo

A German gas crisis will cause jitters across Europe

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, July 18, 2022

European Parliament delegation led by French MEP Raphael Glucksmann meets with Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen in Taipei, Taiwan, on Thursday November 4, 2021 for a historical visit amid China concerns. The seven-member EU delegation is in Taiwan to discuss the self-ruled islands experience in fighting disinformation and foreign interference in its democracy, media, culture and education. The legislators visit comes amid concerns in the European Union over alleged attempts by China to influence European politics and sow misinformation about the COVID-19 pandemic.

How COVID-19 and the war in Ukraine could change EU-Taiwan relations

Wednesday, July 13, 2022

A wheat field under the blue sky is pictured in the suburb of Kyiv, Ukraine on June 29, 2022.　( The Yomiuri Shimbun )

Americans’ preparedness to pay a price for supporting Ukraine remains robust

Shibley Telhami

Tuesday, July 5, 2022

Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan addresses the audience as he watches a military exercise near Izmir, Turkey, June 9, 2022. Murat Cetinmuhurdar/PPO/Handout via REUTERS

Erdoğan’s problem is not with Sweden and Finland but with Turkey’s Western vocation

Monday, June 27, 2022

A general view of the hall during a meeting of NATO defence ministers at the Alliance's headquarters in Brussels, Belgium June 16, 2022. REUTERS/Yves Herman

European security after NATO’s Madrid summit

Friday, June 24, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel pose for a picture during a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia August 20, 2021. Sputnik/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Merkel’s lack of regrets illustrates the fallacies of Germany’s Russia policy

Constanze Stelzenmüller

June 21, 2022

Yugoslav President Slobodan Milosevic (R) listens to NATO Supreme Allied Commander General Wesley Clark (L) during talks in Belgrade late January 19. General Clark held crisis talks with Milosevic on Tuesday but made no progress of softening its policy on Kosovo, diplomatic sources said. Clark said the visit to Belgrade to see Milosevic was not a failure and that the meeting accomplished what it set out to do.PEK/

America’s real deterrence problem

Melanie W. Sisson

Wednesday, June 15, 2022