• Power-Politics in the Governing Coalition: Do State Elections Matter?

    Virtual Discussions

    In March, the Social Democrats were able to win by a wide margin in state elections in the Saarland, a small state on the border of France and Luxembourg. Earlier this month, voters in the northern state of Schleswig-Holstein gave the Christian Democrats an election victory. The Greens also did well – but the Free...

  • Can the U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council Succeed?

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    Nearly 12 months since it was created, on May 15 and 16 the co-chairs of the U.S.-EU Technology and Trade Council (TTC) are meeting for the second time in Paris,...

  • The War in Ukraine: What’s at Stake?

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    The future of Ukraine as an independent and sovereign country lies in the balance as Ukrainian and Russian forces fight in the south and along the country’s eastern flank. But,...