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Dmitri Stratievski

Dmitri Stratievski

political scientist and historian (FU Berlin), chairman of the Eastern Europe Centre Berlin (Osteuropa-Zentrum Berlin e.V.)

Merz in the middle: Why Germany is on the brink of a political earthquake

Merz in the middle: Why Germany is on the brink of a political earthquake

A stab in the back: Why an AfD victory in Saxony could pose a national security threat to Germany

A stab in the back: Why an AfD victory in Saxony could pose a national security threat to Germany

No other alternative: Germany’s AfD is moving from the extremist fringe into the political establishment

No other alternative: Germany’s AfD is moving from the extremist fringe into the political establishment

Yankee, stay home: Brussels is taking over America’s leading role in negotiations with the Kremlin

Yankee, stay home: Brussels is taking over America’s leading role in negotiations with the Kremlin

The anti-Trump: How conservative Friedrich Merz came to lead Europe’s confrontation with the U.S.

The anti-Trump: How conservative Friedrich Merz came to lead Europe’s confrontation with the U.S.

Not a knockout: Orbán’s defeat leaves the EU’s deeper populist challenges unresolved

Not a knockout: Orbán’s defeat leaves the EU’s deeper populist challenges unresolved

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Au revoir, America: What European opposition to Trump actually means

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Europe rising: Pressure from east and west compelled the EU to begin standing up for itself in 2025

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

Betrayal or rebirth: Europe’s left wing has adapted to Russia’s ongoing war in Ukraine

The return of Europa: Trump’s antagonism towards Ukraine offers EU leaders the chance to decide Kyiv’s fate — and their own

The return of Europa: Trump’s antagonism towards Ukraine offers EU leaders the chance to decide Kyiv’s fate — and their own

Farther right: Even as the AfD grows more radical and popular, electoral victory remains elusive

Farther right: Even as the AfD grows more radical and popular, electoral victory remains elusive

Political anti-missile strategy: Why Germany refuses to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine

Political anti-missile strategy: Why Germany refuses to supply Taurus missiles to Ukraine