Guy Chazan

December 7, 2022
Germany Confronts a Broken Business Model
Hives of activity don’t get bigger — and busier — than BASF’s headquarters in Ludwigshafen. The size of a small town, it’s the largest integrated...
November 1, 2022
Germany Struggles With China Dependency
Rarely has a deal encountered such strong government opposition. Six German ministries came out last month against Chinese shipping company Cosco’s planned acquisition of a...
June 29, 2022
Eastern Germany's Surprising Revival
Once a byword for economic decline, the region is being transformed into the centre of Europe’s electric car industry
May 23, 2022
What Convinced Germany to Rebuild Its Army
Three days after Russia invaded Ukraine, the German government said it would spend €100bn on modernising its army, the Bundeswehr. For Renzo Di Leo, a captain in Germany’s...
May 16, 2022
A Historic Day for Nordics
Accession will double alliance’s borders with Russia and change geopolitics of Europe.
April 22, 2022
Germany Prepares for a Russian Gas Embargo
Rosenthal, one of Germany’s oldest porcelain manufacturers, has seen plenty of disruption in its 140-year history. But nothing has prepared it for this: the threat of a cut-off...
March 21, 2022
'Hell on Earth': Mariupol's Annihilation
Residents who escaped from besieged Ukrainian port depict harrowing conditions for civilians