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March 13, 2026

German Leadership and Popularity
Europe’s Leaders Are Unpopular, but Germany’s Merz Is Losing Support Fastest – Tamsin Paternoster and Baptiste Goudier, Euronews
Germany’s Chancellor Shows the Advantage of Moral Clarity – Seth Mandel, CommentaryEU Unity, External Influence, and Foreign Policy
Iran and Ukraine are Changing the EU and Testing Its Unity  – Richard Whitman and Stefan Wolff, The Conversation
What’s Gotten Into Volodymyr Zelenskyy? – Jamie Dettmer, Politico EU
Borrowed Mouths and Laundered Messages: China’s Influence Playbook in Europe – Alicja Bachulska, European Council on Foreign Relations
Friends-and-Family Diplomacy: Lessons for Europe from Gaza and Ukraine – Julien Barnes-Dacey, et al., European Council on Foreign Relations
On EU Enlargement, Germany Is Starting to Move – Milan Nič and Nikola Xaviereff, Internationale Politik Quarterly

Politics of the Left and Electoral Shifts
Europe’s Far Left Is Having Its Moment – Bertrand Benoit, et al., Wall Street Journal
Germany At A Crossroads: What A Key Regional Vote Reveals – Max Hofmann, Deutsche Welle
Die Linke’s Fight to Win Back Working-Class Germans – Ines Schwerdtner, Jacobin

Economics and EU Policy
EU’s 6 Biggest Economies Back Single Finance Watchdog – Kathryn Carlson, Politico EU
“Combating Inequality Is in Germany’s Interest” – Reem Alabali Radovan, Internationale Politik Quarterly

Europe and the Iran Crisis
The Guardian View on Europe’s Response to the Iran Crisis: Damage Limitation Only Goes So Far – The Guardian
The Iran War Is Putting Trump’s European Fans in a Bind – Amanda Coakley, World Politics Review
The Iran War: A Test Case for Germany’s Credibility – David Jalilvand and Stefan Meister, Internationale Politik Quarterly
Die USA verlieren, solange sie nicht gewinnen – Jacques Schuster, Die Welt
When the Iran Operation Is Finished, Trump Should Prioritize Ending the War in Ukraine – William B. Taylor, Atlantic Council
The EU Needs a Third Way in Iran – Richard Youngs, Carnegie Europe