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German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

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If everything is so ‘wunderbar’ in Germany, why are the voters so unhappy?

by Marshall Auerback November 1, 2018

Photo: AFP

European Union, Italy, World

Eurozone economic growth slows to 4-year low

by Asia Times staff October 31, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: dpa via AFP/Ralf Hirschberger

European Union, Germany, World

Merkel’s slow-motion exit ‘unprecedented in the history of the Federal Republic’

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: AFP

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Key Merkel partners threaten to abandon coalition

by Asia Times staff October 29, 2018February 18, 2020

A large Russian missile is seen in a rehearsal for a military parade in Red Square, Moscow, on May, 5 2008. Photo: iStock

Beijing, China, European Union, Iran, Japan, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, South Korea, World

Who profits from the end of the mid-range nuclear treaty?

by Pepe Escobar October 25, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: @frankcrebas on Instagram

European Union, World

Belgium chooses F-35 over Eurofighter to replace F-16: Report

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

Europe wants at least one Iranian bank to remain connected to the world in the wake of new US sanctions. Image: iStock

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, United Kingdom, World

French senator: Europe wants Iran bank to stay connected

by Asia Times staff October 22, 2018February 18, 2020

German Chancellor Angela Merkel. Photo: Reuters/Fabrizio Bensch

German chancellor’s allies suffer historic election losses

by Asia Times staff October 15, 2018February 18, 2020

Pensioners take part in a demonstration to protest pension cuts and new government measures in Athens, Greece on Oct. 3, 2017. Photo: AFP Forum

European Union, France, Italy, Mexico, United Kingdom, World

Is pensioner populism here to stay?

by Edoardo Campanella October 13, 2018

Former White House Chief Strategist Steve Bannon attends a congress of the far right party 'Fratelli d'Italia' in Rome on September 22, 2018. Photo: AFP/Tiziana Fabi

Beijing, China, European Union, Hong Kong, Italy, Middle East, World

Are European populists friends or foes of China?

by Emanuele Scimia October 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Stacks of one hundred US dollar banknotes, which may become more expensive for some. Photo: AFP/illustration

European Union, Germany, Italy, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Has the derivatives volcano already begun to erupt?

by David P. Goldman October 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Anti-establishment Five Star Movement leader Luigi Di Maio (left) and leader of the far-right party Lega, Matteo Salvini. Photos: AFP, iStock

European Union, France, Italy, World

Should we be concerned about spillover from Italy’s euro-exit risk?

by Asia Times staff October 3, 2018February 18, 2020

An aerial view of the port and commercial harbor in the northeastern Italian city of Trieste on the Adriatic Sea. This shot was taken in Oct 2017. Photo: AFP / Alberto Pizzoli

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Trieste aims to be China’s main port in Europe

by Emanuele Scimia October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Map: iStock

European Union, World

EU urges all sides to ‘respect’ Macedonia name change vote

by Asia Times staff and AFP October 1, 2018February 18, 2020

A China Railway Express train running from Weihai, China, to Duisburg, Germany in 2017. Freight trains have made more than 9,000 trips since the line opened in 2017. Photo: AFP/Imagine China

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Europe prefers market driven connectivity over Belt and Road

by Emanuele Scimia September 29, 2018February 18, 2020

EU foreign affairs chief Federica Mogherini speaks at an Asean-EU meeting in Manila in August 2017. Photo: Reuters / Dondi Tawatao

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, Russia, World

EU pledges ‘legal entity’ for trade with Iran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse September 25, 2018February 18, 2020

No backing down – United States President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. Photo: Reuters/Carlos Barria

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Trump’s trade war is a circular firing squad

by William Pesek September 13, 2018February 18, 2020

China's President Xi Jinping and Russian President Vladimir Putin meet at the 2018 Eastern Economic Forum in Vladivostok on September 11, 2018. Photo: Russian Presidential Press and Information Office / Anadolu Agency

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Putin’s big bang in the Russian Far East

by Andrew Salmon September 11, 2018February 18, 2020

Brexit talks . Image: iStock

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Sustaining Europe’s security trio

by Volker Perthes September 4, 2018

Bank of Japan Governor Haruhiko Kuroda speaks during an interview at BOJ head office in Tokyo. Photo: AFP/ Yomiuri Shimbun

European Union, Japan, Northeast Asia, World

Japan’s central bank will keep rate rise on hold

by Asia Times staff September 1, 2018February 18, 2020

Cheese may have had a special status among foodstuffs. Photo: iStock

Egypt, European Union, India, Middle East, South Asia, World

Surprising role cheese played in human evolution

by Penny Bickle September 1, 2018February 18, 2020

An Iranian woman walks past the shuttered window of the closed offices of a travel agency showing the logos of various air lines in the capital Tehran. AFP / STRINGER

European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Middle East, World

European airlines take flight from Tehran

by Alison Tahmizian Meuse August 24, 2018February 18, 2020

Photo: iStock

European Union, Germany, Iran, Japan, Middle East, Northeast Asia, South Korea, World

Germany calls for end to US hegemony in global payments system

by Asia Times staff August 23, 2018February 18, 2020

Russian President Vladimir Putin and German Chancellor Angela Merkel take to the stage during a meeting at the German government guesthouse in Meseberg. Photo: AFP/Sergey Guneev/Sputnik

China, European Union, France, Germany, Iran, Jordan, Lebanon, Middle East, Russia, Syria, Turkey, World

From Baltic Sea to Black Sea, Russia aims for a win-win

by Pepe Escobar August 20, 2018February 18, 2020

European Union flag with fabric structure. Image: iStock

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Can Europe learn to stop worrying and love power?

by Zaki Laïdi August 19, 2018August 19, 2018

China has launched a massive program of 'New Silk Roads' on land, sea and in the air. Photo: iStock

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Spending speed bumps hit China’s massive Belt and Road project

by Gordon Watts August 13, 2018February 18, 2020

Crytpo-currency prices have tumbled this year but ICO values are still rising. Photo: iStock

China, Hong Kong, Russia, World

No slowdown for ICO investments amid crypto-currency selloff

by Luke Thompson August 9, 2018February 18, 2020

Donald Trump's friendliness with Russia's President Vladimir Putin has mystified Western observers. Photo: Wikimedia Commons.

China, European Union, Iran, Israel, Middle East, North Korea, Northeast Asia, Russia, Syria, United Kingdom, World

Trump-Putin friendship could be all about oil and China

by Atif Kubursi August 5, 2018February 18, 2020

Northern League party leader Matteo Salvini. Photo: Reuters/Tony Gentile

European Union, Italy, World

Investors restart selloff of Italian bonds

by Asia Times staff August 4, 2018February 18, 2020

Swedish defense contractor Saab has been selling its fighter aircraft to countries such as junta-ruled Thailand, but could run up against a new 'democracy clause' in Swedish law. Photo: AFP / Fabrice Cofferini

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Europe’s fighter jet biz: finally getting its act together?

by Richard A. Bitzinger August 3, 2018