Occupation: Author Birth: 1948
We are in an extremely dangerous situation. It was ignorant and ahistorical for Donald Trump to say that the EU will dissolve. He is a man of very li….
German dominance in the EU is a fact of life. But for historical reasons, it would be the last country to be swept away by a populist wave. And one t….
You won't find anyone in the UK who doesn't admire what Germany has become. The bilateral relationship between London and Berlin will become more imp….
I do not think the British want to become America's "Airstrip One," as the British Isles are called in George Orwell's "1984." The EU's internal mark….
If there ever was a time for a cool, rational and unemotional series of responses on the part of people in Europe, it is now. One reason is that Russ….
The largest weight is now on Germany's shoulders. Chancellor Merkel must continue to convince people of the EU's importance; she must spearhead the e….
The pacifist streak in German politics is a problem. But Greens and Social Democrats have to ask themselves: In an imperfect world, what do they pref….
Germany must continue to champion the world's biggest free single market, and under its leadership, the EU can overcome its internal differences..