• German Agriculture Trouble

    Recently, German farmers have been sending their complaints to the government about price pressure that has been imposed by retailers. Farmers have also stated their fears related to the EU–Mercosur agreement and its potential effect on German agriculture. According to an economic study focusing on the agricultural industry in Germany, small- and medium-sized farms are…


  • How EU-Russia Trade Collapsed Under the Weight of Geopolitics

    Economic Interdependence For more than two decades, trade between the European Union and Russia could be presented as a textbook example of economic interdependence. The European Union was the largest importer of Russia’s energy exports and natural resources such as oil and gas, growing dependent on these essential imports to power European industry and deliver…


  • Egon Krenz and China

    Egon Krenz was the last General Secretary of the Socialist Unity Party in the German Democratic Republic. He has since become a prolific writer and has authored several books reflecting on his career and the former socialist country. However, one book and topic stands above the rest, and that is his book on China. The…