Noah Barkin

Noah Barkin is a senior advisor at the Rhodium Group and visiting senior fellow at the German Marshall Fund of the United States.

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Olaf Scholz boards a plane in Berlin on November 3, 2022 before their departure for China.
Olaf Scholz boards a plane in Berlin on November 3, 2022 before their departure for China.

Olaf Scholz Is on a Telltale China Trip

Analysis
Noah Barkin
Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden on the first day of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 26, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.
Emmanuel Macron, Olaf Scholz and Joe Biden on the first day of the G7 summit at Schloss Elmau on June 26, 2022 near Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.

The U.S. and Europe Need to Get Their Act Together on China

Argument
Noah Barkin
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes German Chancelor Olaf Scholz at the Grand Hall in Beijing on November 4, 2022.
Chinese President Xi Jinping welcomes German Chancelor Olaf Scholz at the Grand Hall in Beijing on November 4, 2022.

Germany Has a New Consensus on China

Analysis
Noah Barkin
Japan’s presidential aircraft lands in Germany.
Japan’s presidential aircraft lands in Germany.

Germany Can Learn From Japan’s China Strategy

Analysis
Noah Barkin
Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and state chairman of the CDU, speaks in a studio in Cologne, Germany, on Jan. 9, 2021.
Armin Laschet, North Rhine-Westphalia's State Premier and state chairman of the CDU, speaks in a studio in Cologne, Germany, on Jan. 9, 2021.

Is Armin Laschet Too Gemütlich?

Argument
Noah Barkin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel, who were both tuning in via video link from Brussels, during a video linked meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the coronavirus pandemic on September 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, along with European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen and President of the European Council Charles Michel, who were both tuning in via video link from Brussels, during a video linked meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping during the coronavirus pandemic on September 14, 2020 in Berlin, Germany.

What Merkel Really Thinks About China—and the World

Argument
Noah Barkin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the first session of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, and Chinese President Xi Jinping at the first session of the G-20 summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017.

In the Post-Pandemic Cold War, America Is Losing Europe

Argument
Noah Barkin
German Chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel chats with her colleague Armin Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, at a meeting of the CDU leadership on Nov. 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.
German Chancellor and leader of the German Christian Democrats (CDU) Angela Merkel chats with her colleague Armin Laschet, governor of North Rhine-Westphalia, at a meeting of the CDU leadership on Nov. 27, 2017 in Berlin, Germany.

You May Miss Merkel More Than You Think

Argument
Noah Barkin
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15.
U.S. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo delivers a speech at the Munich Security Conference on Feb. 15.

The U.S. and Europe Are Speaking a Different Language on China

Dispatch
Noah Barkin
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak to the press in Berlin on July 5, 2017.
German Chancellor Angela Merkel and Chinese President Xi Jinping speak to the press in Berlin on July 5, 2017.

Europe’s Backlash Against Huawei Has Arrived

Argument
Noah Barkin
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