Your Turn, Berlin: A German Strategy for Europe
The Zeitenwende has made Europe’s status quo impossible to maintain. Although the imperative of transforming the EU into a geopolitical actor is widely understood, the direction of new policy to achieve that goal is unclear. Europe is not moving so Germany must move Europe. As detailed here, German policymakers must spell out the Europe they want and act to make it a reality, working to overcome disagreement and against resistance from those who prefer to wait things out.
Germany Needs a Strategy—Grand and Democratic
German leaders have long been reluctant to discuss, let alone set, grand strategy. Now, with the world in flux and the old ways no longer working, Berlin needs to step up and clearly lay out what it wants—and how it plans to get it.
The Future of the Zeitenwende: Futureproofing German Security Policy
Stubborn stasis. Huge unilateral change. Stubborn stasis. Germany has repeated this pattern for decades, causing gridlock in Europe. Now it is in danger of repeating it yet again.
Russia’s Geostrategic Shifts
By launching its full-scale invasion of Ukraine, Moscow has brought back geopolitics to Europe for good. It’s striking, however, that a country with such limited resources has been able to set the framework within which the Europeans are forced to act.
The EU’s New Anti-Coercion Instrument Will Be a Success if It Isn’t Used
For the first time, the EU has made a nexus between trade policy, which is the European Commission’s domain, and security policy, which still largely rests with the member states. Its Anti-Coercion Instrument is a deterrence tool.
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.
Podcast
BerlinsideOut
Der neue Podcast "BerlinsideOut" gibt tiefe Einblick in die deutsche Außenpolitik. Die Moderatoren Benjamin Tallis , Senior Research Fellow und Leiter der „Aktionswerkstatt Zeitenwende“, und der Journalist Aaron Gasch Burnett, tauchen wöchentlich mit wechselnden Gästen tief in die geopolitischen Dynamiken und Deutschlands Rolle darin ein.
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