Germany

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

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a ceremony to hand over the office of German Minister for Family Affairs, Senior Citizens, Women and Youth from the outgoing Anne Spiegel to Elisabeth Paus in Berlin, Germany, April 25, 2022. REUTERS/Michele Tantussi

Germany has a special responsibility to stop Putin’s evil

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, April 26, 2022

President of France Emmanuel Macron and Chancellor of Germany Olaf Scholz shake hands at the arrivals ahead of an informal meeting of the Heads of State or Government of the European Union, to discuss the consequences of the Russian invasion in Ukraine, in Versailles, near Paris, France, Thursday 10 March 2022.Photo by Christian Liewig/ABACAPRESS.COM

Western leaders must be honest about what it takes to stand up to Putin

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Monday, March 21, 2022

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz attend a joint news conference in Moscow, Russia February 15, 2022. Sputnik/Sergey Guneev/Kremlin via REUTERS ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY.

Scholz holds his ground in Putin’s den

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Wednesday, February 16, 2022

Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock attend a joint news conference following their meeting in Moscow, Russia January 18, 2022. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/Pool

Energy trilemma causes a headache for Germany’s new leaders

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, January 18, 2022

Brussels, Belgium. 8th Sep. 2018.Activists hold placards and chant slogans during a demonstration to demand immediate an action on climate change in front of European Parliament.

Could 2022 be a year of hope for climate?

Wolfgang Fengler

Friday, January 14, 2022

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 21, 2021: Russia's President Vladimir Putin (L) and Russia's First Deputy Defense Minister Valery Gerasimov, the chief of the General Staff of the Russian Armed Forces, attend an extended meeting of the Russian Defense Ministry Board at the National Defense Control Center. Sergei Guneyev/POOL/TASS.No use Russia.

Germany holds the key to deterring Russian moves against Ukraine

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Tuesday, December 21, 2021

MOSCOW, RUSSIA - DECEMBER 3, 2021: Russia's President Vladimir Putin is seen in his office in the Kremlin as he chairs a videoconference meeting of permanent members of the Russian Security Council. Mikhail Metzel/POOL/TASS.

What Biden should say to Putin on Ukraine

Monday, December 6, 2021

German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Finance Minister Olaf Scholz welcome NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg at the German government guesthouse Meseberg Palace in Meseberg, Germany, April 10, 2018. REUTERS/Fabrizio Bensch

Nuclear weapons debate in Germany touches a raw NATO nerve

Constanze Stelzenmüller

Friday, November 19, 2021