Despite all billions in support, the West's influence in Southeast Europe is declining — in favour of the Kremlin

What Trump's second edition of “America First” politics means for the world and especially for Europe

The director of the German Orient Institute, Andreas Reinicke, on Germany's greater influence in the Middle East and arms supplies to the Lebanese Army

The head of the Munich Security Conference on Elon Musk, conflicts and diplomacy

Germany in particular has replaced one dependence on gas with another: that of Russia through the USA

The former Ukrainian ambassador in Berlin, Andriy Melnyk, on red lines in negotiations with Russia and his new job as Kiev's emissary to the United Nations in New York

The international community must break the vicious circle

A recent study led by Russian opposition economists argues that Western sanctions, instead of weakening Russia, are bolstering Russia's economy while harming Europe's.

Many Latin American countries are hoping for Kamala Harris in the US election, while anarcho-liberal and authoritarian heads of state rely on Donald Trump. The weakening economies depend on their rich neighbors in the north. An overview

Analysis by Michael Backfisch