If Germany is to live up to international expectations about its power and responsibility, then Berlin has to realize that foreign policy begins at home.
- Volker Perthes,
- Markus Kaim
If Germany is to live up to international expectations about its power and responsibility, then Berlin has to realize that foreign policy begins at home.
Even as the scars of the economic crisis and the siren call of populist politicians tempt them to turn inwards, governments must reaffirm the value of the Atlantic Alliance.
A high-level panel on Iran held in Berlin, Germany, and hosted by Carnegie Europe on March 11, 2008.
The Lebanon war was a war without winners. Trends indicate that if anything, the changes that are taking place are going in the wrong direction. This was a conflict where none of the participants achieved their objectives. The Carnegie Endowment, in cooperation with the Friedrich Ebert Foundation, hosted Marina Ottoway, Volker Perthes, and Amr Hamzawy to discuss implications of the Lebanon War.