Germany in Limbo

Chancellor Angela Merkel’s hopes of forming a new coalition government have been dashed by the withdrawal of the Free Democrats from talks, forcing her to resurrect the grand coalition with the Social Democrats, form a minority government, or face another general election. Project Syndicate writers reflect on the challenges Germany faces and the implications for Europe of Merkel’s weakened position.

Germany’s Crisis of Complacency
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Germany’s Crisis of Complacency

Sep 22, 2017 Helmut K. Anheier considers the domestic and international risks implied by Germany’s staunch resistance to change.

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Germany’s Weimar Ghosts
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Germany’s Weimar Ghosts

Sep 25, 2017 Harold James argues that a stable European order may be the Federal Republic's strongest democratic bulwark in the coming years.

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Germany’s Grave New World
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Germany’s Grave New World

Sep 26, 2017 Joschka Fischer says the fate of Europe's most stable democracy and largest economy now hangs in the balance.

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Europe’s Battle on Four Fronts
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Europe’s Battle on Four Fronts

Sep 26, 2017 Anatole Kaletsky believes that the EU's survival requires simultaneous breakthroughs in Berlin, Brussels, London, and Paris.

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A Test for Europe’s German Anchor
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A Test for Europe’s German Anchor

Sep 26, 2017 Daniela Schwarzer notes that while the center held in Germany's federal election, the policy consensus is weakening.

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The Franco-German Opportunity?
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The Franco-German Opportunity?

Sep 26, 2017 PS editors

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America’s Debilitating Middle-East Obsession

Brahma Chellaney

US President Donald Trump once seemed to recognize that, as long as the US remains mired in endless wars in the Middle East, it will be unable to address in a meaningful way the threat China poses. But that has not stopped him from perpetuating the cycle of self-defeating American interventionism in the Middle East.

The War on Talent

Anne-Marie Slaughter & Monica Chellam

A growing body of research suggests that CEOs share more relevant traits with Chief Human Resources Officers than with those of any other C-Suite position. But while CHROs may have a seat at the table, that seat’s occupant – more often than not a woman – is still least likely to become CEO.