Opinion

After Merkel: What to expect in Germany’s big election year 2021

In Project Syndicate, Helmut K. Anheier reviews five books on German politics, examining recent trends.

Why shutting down the internet is a core human rights issue

In Washington Post's Monkey Cage, Anita Gohdes writes that many countries use shutdowns as a form of repression.

How the EU can turn the tables

In an op-ed for Die Zeit, Lucas Guttenberg and Piotr Buras say that the EU should not budge in the current budget dispute.

The legal challenges around the conflict in Nagorno-Karabakh

In a blog post for the European Journal of International Law, Bernhard Knoll-Tudor takes a look at the conflict between Armenia and Azerbaijan.

Will Germany have to choose between the US and China?

Marina Henke weighs in on President-elect Joe Biden’s potential China policies and its implications for Germany’s relations with the US.

COVID-19 can provide lessons to reinvigorate international cooperation

The system needs reform to provide incentives, Inge Kaul writes on the Center for Global Development blog.

How can digitalisation create real progress for mankind?

Dennis Snower argues that users need to regain control over their data.

COVID-19: A missed summer opportunity for tech solutions

In an op-ed for Der Tagesspiegel, Johanna Mair and Thomas Gegenhuber say Berlin should implement digital solutions that already exist.

EU Rule of Law Report leaves open questions, writes Alina Mungiu-Pippidi

Writing for Carnegie Europe, she cites 7 key issues the EU should confront in order to deal with democratic "backsliders."

The “Q-ing” of the West

In Project Syndicate, Andrea Römmele and Helmut Anheier take a look at conspiracy theories like QAnon and the way they are disseminated.

The end of the American Dream?

In an op-ed for Handelsblatt, Dennis J. Snower says that the US needs a swift change of course to overcome its current challenges.

Time to revamp the German Abitur?

In an op-ed in Der Tagesspiegel, Klaus Hurrelmann outlines problems in the university qualifying system.