Memo to Obama, Merkel, and the rest: This world of power, politics and terror is not run by...
History shows that every economic miracle eventually loses its magic. How much longer can China...
Im Namen der Sicherheit sammeln die NSA und andere Dienste alle Daten, die sie bekommen können. Nur...
A bomb-and-run attack against Assad would salve the West's guilty conscience but leave the country...
Josef Joffe, spécialiste allemand des relations internationales, pointe les faiblesses de...
Rebalancing U.S. forces is inevitable ? and a threat to world stability
President Obama, one year on
Why Europeans Lose Faith and Americans Keep Praying
More than just Communism ended in 1989; 2,000 Years of Bloodshed came in to a close
In a new world, Europe's social democratic parties are struggling to stay relevant
The false prophecy of America's decline has returned with a vengeance
As others see us
The E.U. must recognize its strengths (and Russias's weeknesses) as it pushes Moscow to be more...
America went it alone, according to this comprehensive history of foreign policy
The U.S. led the way into the global financal crisis, but it's also likely to emerge from the mess...
Josef Joffe on why Germany should not have a seat on the UN Security Council
The clinton team treats Europe with absentmindedness and exasperation
Chritopher hinted that bombs where not a must
Kohl, the brilliant tactican, had committed a strategic blunder
Europa
Munich `92 is not Municj `23, and Bonn is not Weimar.
The Bundesbank was obeying orders
German commentator Josef Joffe on the lessons of currency crisis
All talk and no action. Commitment without clout. European diunity over the Balkan crisis is the symptom of a deeper paralysis.
If we go in, how and when do we get out? And if we go in to each the murderous Serbs a lesson, are we prepared for repeat performances in the civil wars of the former Soviet Union?
It would be futile foe Europe to intervene
As usual, the West`s leaders accomplished little at the economic summit, argues Josef Joffe. They should go to more working funerals instead
Frei oder haltlos: Deutsche Diplomatie nach dem Ende des Kalten Krieges
Germans want European unity in principle. But, says Josef Joff, they do not want to lose their sence of national identity
Is the National Symbol in Danger?
The Little Englanders should be reassured that Germany has more in Commeon with Britain than with France.
The empire is dead. Now what about the ghosts of yesteryear?