Racist opposition to immigration, notably in the former East Germany, does not mean reputable opposition is impossible.
The Integrated Review of Security, Defence, Development and Foreign Policy gives us the chance to act coherently and effectively.
From curfews to alcohol bans, leaders across the continent are increasingly unified in their choice of measures.
The West Germans realised, when they set up their health system, that there had to be an entrenched place for competition between different providers.
If Britain joined in a moment of self-doubt, it voted out as a confident, self-assured, optimistic, outward-looking and independent nation state.
Amy Chua says they are blind to the decisive importance of tribal politics – an obliviousness which extends to America itself, and prepared the way for Trump.
We cannot be the tired heavyweight in the twilight of their career landing a few punches. We need the energy and urgency of the underdog to go on the attack.
In a hostile intellectual climate, he harnessed the free market to lay the foundations of modern Germany’s economic might.