Dr. Henning Hoff is executive editor of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY (IPQ) and editor-at-large of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK (IP). He studied international history in Cologne and London and worked as a foreign correspondent in the British capital for nearly a decade after receiving his doctorate. In 2011, he joined IP and its publisher, the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). Since 2014, he has also been responsible for the IP‘s international edition, the IPQ.

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Trouble at the Top

It’s not much of a secret that Emmanuel Macron and Olaf Scholz don’t get along. Their deepening rift is damaging the Franco-German relationship—and Europe.

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Berlin Cable
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On the Wrong Track

The German government has straightjacketed itself by a return to the “debt brake,” pursuing a stringent fiscal policy at a time when the country is trying to fight its way of out a recession. Two of three ruling parties think the approach is wrongheaded.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
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Into the Unknown

2024 will likely test Germany when it comes to its two most important defense and security tasks: helping Ukraine and improving the Bundeswehr.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
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Germany’s “Plumbers of Power” Lack Far-Sightedness

Just before passing its halfway mark, the coalition government of Chancellor Olaf Scholz has been hitting the financial buffers. Sadly, a general fiscal rethink is unlikely.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
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Squaring the Circle

Germany has strongly sided with Israel in the aftermath of the brutal attack by Hamas, and for good reasons. However, this poses questions for German foreign policy that will be difficult to address.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
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Germany Should Reengage with a United Kingdom in Flux

Seven years after the Brexit vote shocked Germany, it’s time for the two countries to rediscover common ground. Unfortunately, Berlin is sitting on its hands.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
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Berlin Cable
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