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Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

Der Nato-Tag der Botschafterkonferenz in Berlin

Diplomatic Circles

Economics & Diplomacy

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

Bureaucracy as the greatest obstacle to competitiveness and a warning against isolationism following far-right election victories - discussions at the traditional Conference of the Heads of German Missions in Berlin

Foreign Desk

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell: "The principle of unanimity is killing us!"

Europe's former chief diplomat Josep Borrell criticizes not only the Europeans' inability to reach a consensus but also the assertiveness of EU Commission President Ursula von der Leyen.

Foreign Desk

Security & Diplomacy

The risk of a military confrontation with Russia is growing

Putin must eventually back up his verbal threats with action. Political analysts Fari Saremi and Mirko Wittwar are convinced of this. They outline possible scenarios

Foreign Desk

Economics & Diplomacy

Negotiations on the New EU Budget: “Not at Any Cost by the End of the Year”

Meeting in Berlin: Net Contributors Oppose an Increase in the EU’s Financial Framework and Bureaucracy / Interview with Austrian Chancellor Christian Stocker

Ukraine

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said that his intuition tells him that EU countries will eventually find arguments to convince Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban to unblock €50 billion in funding for Ukraine.

Ukraine

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

Ukraine

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

News from the Editorial Team

A Stress Test for Europe

The AfD’s landslide victory in Saxony-Anhalt has implications far beyond eastern Germany. Elections are scheduled for 2027 in key EU countries. Right-wing populists are on the rise everywhere

September 11, 2026

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

Donald Trump responds to the first polls with a quick post; many right-wing parties congratulate the AfD, while others remain silent. Reactions to a historic election

September 9, 2026

September 7, 2026

What Magdeburg Wants to Prevent, Berlin May Soon Face

Experiences from Hungary show why, in the long run, it might be riskier to keep the AfD out of power at all costs than to let it govern.

September 9, 2026

September 4, 2026

The German Council on Foreign Relations Will Be Led by a Co-Leadership Team Going Forward

A generational shift at the head of the DGAP: Climate researcher Kira Vinke and defense expert Patrick Keller will succeed Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff

September 10, 2026

August 31, 2026

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Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell: "The principle of unanimity is killing us!"

The risk of a military confrontation with Russia is growing

Negotiations on the New EU Budget: “Not at Any Cost by the End of the Year”

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

News from the Editorial Team

A Stress Test for Europe

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

What Magdeburg Wants to Prevent, Berlin May Soon Face

The German Council on Foreign Relations Will Be Led by a Co-Leadership Team Going Forward

Latest news from the diplomatic world

A Stress Test for Europe

Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell: "The principle of unanimity is killing us!"

Germany and “The Infatuation with the Problem”

Philippines Day at diplo.news: Diplomacy and media, culture and history

Rolf Nikel: Diplomacy Is Discredited Without Economic and Military Strength

"We need investment, we need technology"

NEWS from Our Editors

The Young Black Conservative Who Grew Up With, and Rejects, D.E.I.

A Stress Test for Europe

Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

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Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell: "The principle of unanimity is killing us!"

The risk of a military confrontation with Russia is growing

Negotiations on the New EU Budget: “Not at Any Cost by the End of the Year”

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

EU does not have fatigue from Ukraine but it does from Orban – Polish PM

News from the Editorial Team

A Stress Test for Europe

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

What Magdeburg Wants to Prevent, Berlin May Soon Face

The German Council on Foreign Relations Will Be Led by a Co-Leadership Team Going Forward

Latest news from the diplomatic world

A Stress Test for Europe

Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

Former EU Foreign Policy Chief Borrell: "The principle of unanimity is killing us!"

Germany and “The Infatuation with the Problem”

Philippines Day at diplo.news: Diplomacy and media, culture and history

Rolf Nikel: Diplomacy Is Discredited Without Economic and Military Strength

"We need investment, we need technology"

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Grateful for E.U. Aid, Ukraine Now Waits for the United States

For Orban, Ukraine Is a Pawn in a Longer Game

How a Game of Good Cop-Bad Cop Sealed the E.U. Ukraine Fund Deal

Can This A.I.-Powered Search Engine Replace Google? It Has for Me.

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The Young Black Conservative Who Grew Up With, and Rejects, D.E.I.

A Stress Test for Europe

Wadephuls Auftrag an die Botschafter: „Werben Sie für mehr Unterstützung der Ukraine!“

How Can Europe Become a Geo-Economic Powerhouse?

International Reactions to the Election in Saxony-Anhalt

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