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Germany coal power plant

Even in Gas Crisis, Germany Refuses Nuclear Power

Better to burn coal.

Nick OttensNick OttensJune 24, 2022
Olaf Scholz

Germany Admits Failure of Ostpolitik 2.0

It was about time.

Nick OttensNick OttensMarch 15, 2022April 7, 2022
Olaf Scholz

Germany Exports Its Energy Failures

Earthquakes in Groningen, dirty coal mines in Poland and leaky Soviet-era gas pipes in Russia.

Nick OttensNick OttensFebruary 5, 2022March 4, 2022
Berlin Germany

Expropriation Unlikely in Berlin, But So Is Cheaper Housing

The federal government ought to deregulate rents nationally.

Nick OttensNick OttensJanuary 5, 2022April 20, 2022

Struggling Through Simms

Brendan Simms’ history of Europe is overly deterministic.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 19, 2021April 13, 2022

How to Keep an Empire for a Thousand Years

Not through force, but by persuasion.

Nick OttensNick OttensDecember 12, 2021April 20, 2022
Olaf Scholz

What’s in Germany’s “Traffic Light” Coalition Agreement

I read all 177 pages so you don’t have to.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 25, 2021February 12, 2022
Frau Antje

Germany Has Bigger Drug Problem Than Netherlands

Der Spiegel should take a look in the mirror.

Nick OttensNick OttensNovember 4, 2021April 20, 2022
German parliament Berlin

Political Fragmentation Hasn’t Weakened Germany

American alarmism about coalition politics is unfounded.

Nick OttensNick OttensOctober 24, 2021April 20, 2022
Olaf Scholz

The Return of European Social Democracy

Center-left parties are winning elections again. What changed?

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 29, 2021April 20, 2022
Annalena Baerbock

Outlines of a Green-Liberal Pact for Germany

Where the two parties may be able to compromise.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 28, 2021February 12, 2022
German parliament Berlin

German Election: Takeaways and Next Steps

The Greens and liberals are poised to return to power, but who will lead them?

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 26, 2021October 25, 2021
Armin Laschet

Merkel’s Party Loses German Election, Left and Liberals Gain

Three parties will probably be needed to form a government.

Atlantic SentinelAtlantic SentinelSeptember 26, 2021December 4, 2021
Angela Merkel

Sixteen Years in Power: Merkel’s Successes and Failures

She governed Germany for sixteen years. This is her legacy.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 25, 2021February 12, 2022
Berlin Germany

German Left Has Wrong Ideas for Housing Market

Don’t add regulation to solve problems created by regulation in the first place.

Nick OttensNick OttensSeptember 24, 2021April 20, 2022

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