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Josef Braml: Trump’s zero-sum thinking – and Europe’s response

July 9, 2019

Defying the hopes of many on the European continent, U.S. President Donald Trump’s “America First” policy will likely be reinforced during the 116th Congress. Henceforth, it will be easier for…

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Dieter Zetsche: Open and united – two wishes for Europe

May 16, 2019

“The European Union is a grand peace project without parallel. And I believe it actually speaks for Europe that the argument “peace” is no longer a strong one for younger…

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J. Bindenagel: The Beginning of the End of the Liberal Order?

February 23, 2017

It has only been a month since Donald Trump was sworn in as President of the United States of America, but it sometimes seems like years. In his first weeks…

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Walter Schlebusch: Why the euro is good for Europe

December 8, 2016

Generations of Europeans have worked hard and long to unite our continent. We mustn’t gamble away today what they have achieved over decades. We should explain to people why we…

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Brexit negotiations – Finding a workable compromise

September 12, 2016

By Philipp Schröder When in July 2016 Theresa May took office as Prime Minister, she assured the world that “Brexit means Brexit” and said she was determined to “make…

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Jürgen Brandt: A Lesson from Ancient Rome

August 22, 2016

This is a story from ancient Rome that modern Britain seems to have forgotten. More than 2000 years ago, a father once gathered his older boys around him. He gave…

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How the UK Discusses Brexit: Personal observations from a German resident in the UK

March 18, 2016

By Philipp Schröder Since David Cameron negotiated his deal with EU leaders about a reformed EU (“Britain has now the best of two worlds”) and set the EU referendum for…

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Josef Braml: Trump’s zero-sum thinking – and Europe’s response

Dieter Zetsche: Open and united – two wishes for Europe

J. Bindenagel: The Beginning of the End of the Liberal Order?

Walter Schlebusch: Why the euro is good for Europe

Brexit negotiations – Finding a workable compromise

Jürgen Brandt: A Lesson from Ancient Rome

How the UK Discusses Brexit: Personal observations from a German resident in the UK

The Silver Economy “l’economia d’argento”

Digitalisation Debate

“A lot of Europeans assume values of the Western culture have the same dominance in China…”