The success of the far right and the end of Germany’s grand coalition government have introduced new uncertainties into the politics of Europe’s most powerful country. What are the main implications for Germany, the EU, and global affairs?
Oct 4, 2017 warns the European Union's would-be reformers not to count on the support of Germany's next government.
Sep 26, 2017 notes that while the center held in Germany's federal election, the policy consensus is weakening.
Sep 26, 2017 believes that the EU's survival requires simultaneous breakthroughs in Berlin, Brussels, London, and Paris.
Sep 26, 2017 says the fate of Europe's most stable democracy and largest economy now hangs in the balance.
Sep 25, 2017 argues that a stable European order may be the Federal Republic's strongest democratic bulwark in the coming years.
Sep 25, 2017 highlights five major policy challenges that the new government will face in the coming years.
The worse economic fundamentals and forecasts become, the more mysterious stock-market outcomes in the US appear. At a time when genuine news suggests that equity prices should be tanking, not hitting record highs, explanations based on crowd psychology, the virality of ideas, and the dynamics of narrative epidemics can shed some light.
