Sophia Besch

Sophia Besch is a fellow in the Europe Program at the Carnegie Endowment for International Peace.

Articles by Sophia Besch

On his first foreign trip one day after taking office, new German Chancellor Friedrich Merz arrives at Orly Airport outside Paris before his meeting with French President Emmanuel Macron on May 7.

Merz Brings Germany Back to the Table

Analysis

Sophia Besch, Liana Fix

May 7, 2025, 11:28 AM

French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz huddle at the annual NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023.

Making Sense of Macron’s Hint at Troops in Ukraine

Analysis

Daniel B. Baer, Sophia Besch

March 1, 2024, 8:55 AM

Polish President Andrzej Duda looks on as French President Emmanuel Macron and German Chancellor Olaf Scholz chat at the NATO Summit in Vilnius, Lithuania, on July 11, 2023.

Biden Should Press Poland and the EU to Make Up

Argument

Sophia Besch, Tara Varma

September 22, 2023, 9:34 AM

A German Navy Sea King helicopter arrives on the Germany Navy frigate Mecklenburg-Vorpommern in the Baltic Sea near Rostock, Germany, on June 5.

The First Job for NATO’s New Baltic Bloc

Analysis

July 13, 2023, 9:56 AM

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