In an interview with Der Tagesspiegel BGA-Advisor Ben Hodges criticized the plan of the US administration to withdraw military troops from Germany. He castigated the decision of Donald Trump’s core team at the White House as a “purely political maneuver” and stated that no one in the administration had previously sought military advice on what […]

The world is fighting an invisible enemy. The corona virus is bringing the economy to its knees and revealing smouldering fires in politics and society. But the crisis is also a catalyst for a structural change that may be overdue. Overcoming the crisis will require unusual efforts. An even greater challenge is to come to […]

China is not abandoning its ambitions for global leadership during the Corona pandemic says BGA-Partner Eberhard Sandschneider in an interview with Deutschlandfunk. The underlying trend of decoupling between the economic systems of the United States and China is accelerating during the current global health crisis leaving Europe caught in the middle and traditional transatlantic belief […]

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Over 4,5 billion people, the most megacities in the world and two thirds of global economic growth: On the German TV show “titel, thesen, temperatente”, Parag Khanna explains how Asia is shaping Europe’s future. Watch the full interview here

Ben Hodges, former commander of the US Army in Europe, says that Switzerland should cooperate more in the area of security. His ideas: Swiss soldiers for Eastern Ukraine or a centre to combat disinformation. Read the full interview