Volker Perthes

Writing for PS since 2004
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Volker Perthes is Chairman and Director of Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs, Berlin.

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Toward European Strategic Autonomy
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Toward European Strategic Autonomy

Apr 4, 2019 Volker Perthes explains how Europe could increase its military and economic security in a rapidly changing world.

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Sustaining Europe’s Security Trio
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Sustaining Europe’s Security Trio

Aug 28, 2018 Volker Perthes advocates closer cooperation among France, Germany, and the United Kingdom, even after Brexit.

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A Baltic Test for European Arms Control
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A Baltic Test for European Arms Control

Feb 15, 2017 Volker Perthes & Oliver Meier advocate a new NATO-Russia security dialogue to reduce the risk of conflict in the region.

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The Limits of German Power

The Limits of German Power

Feb 5, 2016 Volker Perthes pins hope of a greater global role on a strong, unified European foreign and defense policy.

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After the Iran Deal
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After the Iran Deal

Jul 14, 2015 Volker Perthes considers two potential outcomes of the recent nuclear agreement.

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The Economic Consequences of Automation

Robert Skidelsky

Economic theory does not provide a clear answer regarding the overall impact of technological progress on jobs. And even if automation has traditionally been beneficial in the long run, policymakers should never ignore its disruptive short-term effects on workers.

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Carmen M. Reinhart & Vincent Reinhart

There is a reason that the US Federal Reserve chair often has a haunted look. Probably to his deep and never-to-be-expressed frustration, the Fed is setting monetary policy in a way that increases the likelihood that President Donald Trump will be reelected next year.

Brexit House of Cards

Mark Malloch-Brown

Following British Prime Minister Boris Johnson's suspension of Parliament, and an appeals court ruling declaring that act unlawful, the United Kingdom finds itself in a state of political frenzy. With rational decision-making having become all but impossible, any new political agreement that emerges is likely to be both temporary and deeply flawed.

Volker Perthes

Toward European Strategic Autonomy

Sustaining Europe’s Security Trio

A Baltic Test for European Arms Control

The Limits of German Power

After the Iran Deal

Asia’s Multilateral Balancing Act

The Economic Consequences of Automation

The Return of Fiscal Policy

Jerome Powell’s Dilemma

Can Direct Democracy Defeat Populism?

Strengthening Land Rights Will Curb Migration

Islands of Climate Ambition

Brexit House of Cards

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