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Live From Berlin
Adam and Cameron talk the U.S. debt ceiling and German economics with a live audience.
![Britain's King Charles III, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Brandenburg state premier Dietmar Woidke, all wearing blue suits, meet British and German soldiers on a dock in Finowfurt, Germany.]()
Britain's King Charles III, German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier, and Brandenburg state premier Dietmar Woidke, all wearing blue suits, meet British and German soldiers on a dock in Finowfurt, Germany.
A German-U.K. Defense Deal Can Strengthen NATO
At a moment of profound change, Berlin and London must work together.
![German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks at German economics and climate minister Robert Habeck prior to the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Nov. 2, 2022.]()
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz looks at German economics and climate minister Robert Habeck prior to the start of the weekly cabinet meeting at the Chancellery in Berlin on Nov. 2, 2022.
Germans Want Climate Policy—Just Not in Their Homes
A new law about home heating reveals political constraints on the energy transition.
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General outside view of the Isar 2 nuclear power plant in Essenbach, Germany.
Germany Turns Out the Lights on Nuclear Power—at Last
It’s taken a few decades, but the final shutdown comes at a delicate time.
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Ones-And-Tooze-podcast-series-1500x1000-site (1)
Berlin Economics
Plus: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. How should countries react?
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People check out job advertisements at a career fair in Germany.
Skilled Migrants Aren’t Interested in Germany
Why Europe’s biggest economy can’t get the immigrants it desperately needs.
![Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Kai Wegner, the CDU’s top candidate in Berlin, depart after the end of a joint press conference in Berlin on Feb. 13, one day after the city-state’s elections. The campaign placard behind them reads “Celebrate Berlin. Fire the Council.”]()
Friedrich Merz, the leader of Germany’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU), and Kai Wegner, the CDU’s top candidate in Berlin, depart after the end of a joint press conference in Berlin on Feb. 13, one day after the city-state’s elections. The campaign placard behind them reads “Celebrate Berlin. Fire the Council.”
Germany’s Conservatives Are Ready for a Culture War
The Christian Democrats aren’t the center-right party of Angela Merkel anymore.
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A movie billboard poster advertises the German film "All Quiet on The Western Front" (Im Westen nichts Neues) at the Kino International movie theatre in Berlin on September 27, 2022.
Germany’s Oscar Nominee Isn’t Nearly German Enough
The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.
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Brokers talk under a stock exchange board.
Adam Tooze: How Poland Became an Economic Powerhouse
Its economy has skyrocketed since the end of communism, but so has its wealth disparity.
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A man walks past a torn AfD banner.
Germany’s Far-Right ‘Firewall’ Is Starting to Crack
At the national level, parties insist they won’t work or vote with the far-right AfD—but at the local level, it happens all the time.
![Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets with United States Secretary of State at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2023.]()
Ukrainian Foreign Minister Dmytro Kuleba meets with United States Secretary of State at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) in Munich, Germany, on February 18, 2023.
Ukraine’s Push for Fighter Jets Takes Flight in Munich
But the West is worried that Kyiv might run out of ammo first.
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Macron, Duda, and Scholz stand side by side behind microphones.
Putin’s Ukraine War Dominates Talks at Munich Security Conference
But long-range weapons aren’t a cure-all for Ukraine.
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Harris and Söder walk on a red carpet near plane steps, surrounded by people in uniform.
A Year Later, Ukraine Still Dominates Munich
In European security circles, all roads lead to Munich.
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Protesters sit above the Garzweiler II open cast lignite coal mine near the settlement of Luetzerath on January 14, 2023 near Erkelenz, Germany. Other nearby settlements that were also slated for demolition will now be spared, though critics point out that Germany has sufficient energy production capacity and does not need the coal lying beneath Luetzerath.
Europe’s Climate Movement Is Radicalizing in Real Time
Compromises are condemning the continent’s climate goals to failure—and eliciting blowback.
![Demonstrators hold up a giant heart reading "Peace instead of NATO" during a demonstration against the Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2018 in Munich, southern Germany.]()
Demonstrators hold up a giant heart reading "Peace instead of NATO" during a demonstration against the Munich Security Conference on February 17, 2018 in Munich, southern Germany.
What Happened to German Pacifism?
The country’s aversion to war has run up against its own limits.
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Stefan Schostock, mayor of the town of Hanover, hands over a present to former German Chancellor Gerhard Schroeder at a reception to celebrate his 70th birthday at City Hall on April 7, 2014 in Hanover, Germany.
The True Power Center of Germany Isn’t Berlin
If you want to understand German politicians, and their approach to policy, you have to look to a quiet regional capital.
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The U.S. Abrams tanks, the German Leopard and the AHS Krab, a 155 mm NATO-compatible self-propelled tracked gun-howitzer seen at a training ground in Poland on Sept. 21, 2022.
Will Tanks Turn the Tide for Ukraine?
Germany and the United States are sending Leopards and M1 Abrams tanks—but Washington’s desired endgame is still a mystery.
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Ukrainian artillerymen fire toward Russian positions at a front line in the Lugansk region of Ukraine.
Subscriber Questions on Ukraine, Answered
German tanks, Russia’s looming offensive, and what the global south is waiting for.
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Live From Berlin
Adam and Cameron talk the U.S. debt ceiling and German economics with a live audience.
A German-U.K. Defense Deal Can Strengthen NATO
At a moment of profound change, Berlin and London must work together.
Germans Want Climate Policy—Just Not in Their Homes
A new law about home heating reveals political constraints on the energy transition.
Germany Turns Out the Lights on Nuclear Power—at Last
It’s taken a few decades, but the final shutdown comes at a delicate time.
Berlin Economics
Plus: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change released a new report. How should countries react?
Skilled Migrants Aren’t Interested in Germany
Why Europe’s biggest economy can’t get the immigrants it desperately needs.
Germany’s Conservatives Are Ready for a Culture War
The Christian Democrats aren’t the center-right party of Angela Merkel anymore.
Germany’s Oscar Nominee Isn’t Nearly German Enough
The depiction of war in “All Quiet on the Western Front” has put it far out of step with its home country.
Adam Tooze: How Poland Became an Economic Powerhouse
Its economy has skyrocketed since the end of communism, but so has its wealth disparity.
Germany’s Far-Right ‘Firewall’ Is Starting to Crack
At the national level, parties insist they won’t work or vote with the far-right AfD—but at the local level, it happens all the time.
Ukraine’s Push for Fighter Jets Takes Flight in Munich
But the West is worried that Kyiv might run out of ammo first.
Putin’s Ukraine War Dominates Talks at Munich Security Conference
But long-range weapons aren’t a cure-all for Ukraine.
A Year Later, Ukraine Still Dominates Munich
In European security circles, all roads lead to Munich.
Europe’s Climate Movement Is Radicalizing in Real Time
Compromises are condemning the continent’s climate goals to failure—and eliciting blowback.
What Happened to German Pacifism?
The country’s aversion to war has run up against its own limits.
The True Power Center of Germany Isn’t Berlin
If you want to understand German politicians, and their approach to policy, you have to look to a quiet regional capital.
Will Tanks Turn the Tide for Ukraine?
Germany and the United States are sending Leopards and M1 Abrams tanks—but Washington’s desired endgame is still a mystery.
Subscriber Questions on Ukraine, Answered
German tanks, Russia’s looming offensive, and what the global south is waiting for.
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