Foreign and security policy | 11.05.2026 The return of Dr Strangelove Trump’s troop withdrawal and missile U-turn in Germany are symptoms of a far bigger danger: the revival of nuclear confrontation politics
Foreign and security policy | 27.10.2025 The threat of nuclear Armageddon The risk of nuclear conflict is higher today than ever before. The time is now to revive stalled efforts towards disarmament and arms control
Foreign and security policy | 01.07.2025 One thing is certain Negotiations are the only way to permanently end Iran’s nuclear programme
Democracy and society | 06.09.2024 Crisis of the liberal order Global institutions such as the International Criminal Court are being widely criticised. Yet, they are sorely needed in times of great power rivalry
Interviews | 20.01.2022 ‘A policy of détente for this day and age’ In the long term, Europe needs a security architecture that goes beyond two opposing blocs, argues German social-democratic MP Rolf Mützenich
Foreign and security policy | 15.05.2020 Germany and nuclear sharing In these critical times funds are limited and we must have a serious debate on every expense — including military expenses
Global | 14.12.2018 The return of nuclear thinking The US's planned withdrawal from the INF Treaty threatens to trigger a new nuclear arms race in Europe
Europe | 19.09.2018 Bombing is not a strategy Why Germany should not take part in retaliatory strikes on Syria
Transatlantic relations | 12.12.2017 Will the EU-US relationship ever be the same again? On yearning for life without Donald Trump
Opinion | 27.10.2017 Europe must find its own approach to Iran Why we cannot rely on American diplomacy in the row over the nuclear deal.
Foreign and security policy | 26.05.2017 The autocrat club The perils of a few powerful men carving up the world among themselves
‘Russia and China have perhaps never been so close’ Alexey Yusupov on Russia’s waning influence, Putin’s dependence on China and the risks of the partnership with Beijing
The tech workers building AI are scared of it, too Their grievances need to be heard — society’s ability to shape artificial intelligence may depend on it
Pulling up a chair With Putin signalling a willingness to talk about his war in Ukraine, Europe cannot outsource its interests. It needs its own negotiator at the table