Support for Legalizing Cannabis, Cocaine Grows
Germany is legalizing cannabis. Leaders in Colombia and Amsterdam would legalize cocaine.
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Europe’s Energy Crisis, Explained
Gas prices have reached record highs. Governments spend €280 billion on subsidies and tax cuts.
European Military Support for Ukraine Dries Up
America is giving twice as many weapons as other NATO allies combined.
Even in Gas Crisis, Germany Refuses Nuclear Power
Better to burn coal.
Germany Admits Failure of Ostpolitik 2.0
It was about time.
Germany Exports Its Energy Failures
Earthquakes in Groningen, dirty coal mines in Poland and leaky Soviet-era gas pipes in Russia.
Expropriation Unlikely in Berlin, But So Is Cheaper Housing
The federal government ought to deregulate rents nationally.
Struggling Through Simms
Brendan Simms’ history of Europe is overly deterministic.
How to Keep an Empire for a Thousand Years
Not through force, but by persuasion.
What’s in Germany’s “Traffic Light” Coalition Agreement
I read all 177 pages so you don’t have to.
Germany Has Bigger Drug Problem Than Netherlands
Der Spiegel should take a look in the mirror.
Political Fragmentation Hasn’t Weakened Germany
American alarmism about coalition politics is unfounded.
The Return of European Social Democracy
Center-left parties are winning elections again. What changed?
Outlines of a Green-Liberal Pact for Germany
Where the two parties may be able to compromise.
German Election: Takeaways and Next Steps
The Greens and liberals are poised to return to power, but who will lead them?