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Bertrand Benoit

ARTICLES BY BERTRAND BENOIT

The DHL hub in Leipzig, Germany, was the target of an attack last year. Photo: Krisztian Bocsi/Bloomberg News

Germany foils alleged Russian plot to mail incendiary devices

2 min read . 14 May 2025

Far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) co-leader Alice Weidel. (File Photo: Reuters)

In Europe, the center-right is losing its battle against populism

6 min read . 09 May 2025

Friedrich Merz says his government will make itself heard in Europe and in the world. (REUTERS)

Can Germany’s new chancellor restore its leadership role in Europe?

5 min read . 06 May 2025

Spying charges against a Chinese-born German national come amid signs of a thaw between Beijing and the European Union. Photo: John McDougall/Agence France-Presse/Getty Images

German spy indictment punctures attempted China-Europe thaw

3 min read . 30 Apr 2025

Ramstein Air Base is the headquarters of the U.S. Air Force in Europe. Photo: Alexander Scheuber/Getty Images

One corner of Europe feels sharp chill in trans-Atlantic ties

6 min read . 11 Apr 2025

President Trump said he would pause most of his higher tariffs for 90 days. REUTERS/Kevin Mohatt (REUTERS)

After Tariff climbdown, world asks: Is it method or madness?

6 min read . 10 Apr 2025

VAT is levied on the value added at every step of a good’s production, with the final consumer ultimately bearing the cost.

What is VAT? The tax Trump hates and the rest of the world won’t give up

5 min read . 07 Apr 2025

A closed U-Bahn underground station entrance during a strike by workers at Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe (BVG), the city's public transport operator, in Berlin, Germany. German lawmakers passed a landmark spending package, taking a major step toward unlocking hundreds of billions of euros in debt financing for defense and infrastructure and heralding the end of decades of budget austerity. (Bloomberg)

Germany set for trillion-euro defense and infrastructure splurge

4 min read . 21 Mar 2025

Germany plans major military and infrastructure spending, breaking fiscal tradition to boost defense, economy, and EU security amid global uncertainty.

Germany, once a beacon of frugality, jolts Europe with planned spending splurge

7 min read . 06 Mar 2025

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz. The country faces a political crisis following a yearslong economic slump. (File Photo: Reuters)

Why Germany’s confidence is shattered and its economy is kaput

7 min read . 21 Feb 2025

Executives say Germany is missing out on the investments that could lay the foundations for new industries. (Image: Pixabay)

Germany’s economic model is broken, and no one has a plan B

13 min read . 27 Jan 2025

Alice Weidel, center, and other leaders of the far-right party Alternative for Germany. (Photo by JENS SCHLUETER / AFP) (AFP)

Germany puzzles at Elon Musk’s embrace of its AfD populists

5 min read . 14 Jan 2025

Weeks ahead of President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration, many European leaders have been wary of publicly calling out Elon Musk. Photo: Brandon Bell/Reuters

Elon Musk is roiling European politics

6 min read . 07 Jan 2025

Islamist-led rebels took Damascus in a lightning offensive on 8 December, ousting president Bashar al-Assad and ending five decades of Baath rule in Syria. (AFP)

The West auditions Syria’s new leaders

5 min read . 21 Dec 2024

Since hundreds of thousands of asylum seekers began streaming into Europe in 2015, Syrians have made up the largest single group almost every year. (AFP)

Europe asks: Is it time for Syria’s refugees to go home?

5 min read . 10 Dec 2024

Chinese firms are focusing on several tech hubs, including Taiwan, parts of Europe and Silicon Valley. (Image: Pixabay)

China is bombarding tech talent with job offers. The West is freaking out.

8 min read . 27 Nov 2024

Germany's Alternative for Germany (AfD) party co-leader Alice Weidel attends a press conference after state elections in Saxony and Thuringia, in Berlin, Germany September 2, 2024. (Photo: Reuters)

Europe’s populist surge isn’t only about immigration, it is about fading trust

6 min read . 02 Sep 2024

In German, the virtue of hard work is known as Fleiß, which can translate as diligence or industriousness. (Image: Pixabay)

A nation of workaholics has a new fixation: working less

5 min read . 20 Aug 2024

Chinese President Xi Jinping, gesturing, met German Chancellor Olaf Scholz in Beijing in 2022, at a time when Germany held a tougher stance on China. KAY NIETFELD/ASSOCIATED PRESS

As a Trump victory becomes likelier, Europe re-engages with China

6 min read . 13 Apr 2024

U.S. presidential candidate Donald Trump indicating that if he is re-elected Washington wouldn’t come to the aid of NATO allies who weren’t spending enough on defense.

Germans Debate the Once-Unthinkable: Do We Need Nuclear Weapons?

5 min read . 27 Feb 2024