Extending New START, how U.S. workers really feel about the economy, and far-right actions in Germany.
| Germany’s Free Democrats are playing with fire in Thuringia Earlier this week, a political earthquake shook Germany when the Alternative for Germany (AfD) installed Thomas Kemmerich as minister president of the eastern state of Thuringia, sparking nationwide protests and chaos in Berlin. Constanze Stelzenmüller explains Kemmerich’s ascent and the turmoil it is causing. Read more |
| Don’t let New START die “Little suggests grounds for optimism about nuclear arms control as long as Mr. Trump remains president.” Steven Pifer argues that given Trump’s antipathy to arms control, the next president would need to move quickly to extend the New START treaty. Read more |
The conclusions and recommendations of any Brookings publication are solely those of its author(s), and do not reflect the views of the Institution, its management, or its other scholars. |
|
