Carnegie Endowment for International Peace
The German federal election will have enormous repercussions for Europe as, regardless of the election outcome, the Chancellor will have to deal with major challenges.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel will soon face parliamentary elections. There is much unfinished business that the next chancellor, be it Merkel or someone else, will have to manage.
Misunderstandings surrounding the Meseberg Memorandum on Transdniestria and EU-Russian security cooperation testify to the difficulties of Russian-Western communication.
The leadership of Germany’s Social Democratic Party is trying to tap into any issue it believes could win votes. The public’s opposition to armed drones is one of these.
Germany is the EU’s indispensable power, and an assertive Chancellor Merkel is getting tough with almost everyone. But Berlin is still not thinking strategically.
With Washington’s strategic shift toward Asia, it's time to reinvent transatlantic cooperation.
While Europeans still support President Obama, they have lowered their expectations of what he will accomplish politically.
Although there is still great concern for the eurozone, the discourse has moved from predicting an immediate downfall a year ago to discussing the necessity of economic reform in the continent.
Marking the end of his tenure as U.S. Permanent Representative to NATO, Ambassador Ivo H. Daalder discussed some of the key challenges facing the Alliance.
Angela Merkel’s long-time friend, Defense Minister Thomas de Maizière, is fighting for his political survival because of a deepening scandal over the expense of Germany’s failed effort to develop a surveillance drone.