Germany
No end in sight for Germany’s troubles with Huawei
It was supposed to be a routine technical procedure: upgrading telecommunications networks from the old fourth-generation (4G) standard to the newest fifth-generation (5G)…
Favourites of 2019: Babylon Berlin
As 2019 winds up, Lowy Institute staff and Interpreter contributors offer their favourite books, articles, films, or TV programs this year.
There are perks to being unfashionably…
Germany’s enigmatic East and the fate of Europe’s right-wing populists
Two-and-a-half centuries ago, Saxony and Brandenburg were two of Central Europe’s great powers and rivals. Even today, in their more modest post-1990 incarnations as German…
The souring mood towards Beijing from Berlin
Until recently, Germany was one of the few major Western countries that China had consistently amicable relations with in an increasingly hostile international environment for…
The Merkel legacy – a study in shades
In announcing this week that she would recontest neither the leadership of her Christian Democratic Union in December nor the German Chancellorship at elections scheduled for 2021…
Europe: Merkel, May, and Moscovici
Underlining the continuing chaos in Europe, it has not been a good week for Germany, the UK, or Italy. The end of the tunnel looks far away, and unrelentingly dark.
In…
Germany: A tale of two conservatisms
It was a political scandal that cooler heads could so easily have resolved: Hans-Georg Maaßen, President of Germany’s Office for the Protection of the Constitution, publicly…
Tail wagging the dog: Seehofer in Germany
Horst Seehofer loves to play the tough guy. Up to a point, anyway, and never jeopardising his position at the pinnacle of political power in Germany.
The divisive issue of…
Australia and Germany should work together on China
Efforts by the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) to influence Australian politics have made headlines since 2017. In recent months, similar attempts have been at the centre of…