Nov. 29, 2017 Berlin has positioned itself as the region’s most important partner in the EU.

Nov. 27, 2017 When a grand coalition ignores the dissenters or pretends that they are merely cranks, the ground under the coalition weakens.

Nov. 27, 2017 Inequality is reaching new heights.

Nov. 24, 2017 The Battle of Stalingrad had its origins in a pivotal German miscalculation at the start of the war. Operation Barbarossa, the code name for Germany’s invasion of the east, was designed to destroy the Soviet Union, securing Germany’s eastern flank and thereby guaranteeing German control of continental Europe. The invasion began on June 22, 1941.

Nov. 24, 2017 The central government can’t impose changes on its own.

Nov. 22, 2017 The German army during World War II regarded the city as a way station en route to Baku’s oil, but it turned out to be a meat grinder.

Nov. 22, 2017 The government will have to make some tough choices if it wants to change the financial sector.

Nov. 21, 2017 Countries want China’s funding but not at any cost.

Nov. 20, 2017 Senators are asking the right questions but of the wrong people.

Nov. 20, 2017 The establishment of another regulatory body won’t do much to boost China’s financial system.

Nov. 17, 2017 A unified national identity could make India a powerhouse.

Nov. 16, 2017 Iran has been quiet about Moscow and Riyadh’s newfound friendship – and the weapons that friendship has procured.