Trump Is a Game Changer for Ukraine and European Security
US President Donald Trump’s overtures to Russia risk seeing not only Ukraine being handed over to Moscow, but the end of European security as we know it.
Merz Gets Off to a Zigzagging Start
The result of Germany’s election was largely as expected: CDU leader Friedrich Merz should be able to build a two-way coalition government with the big losers of the night, Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ Social Democrats (SPD). But much else is less clear.
“Global Germany” in a Fragmented and Interconnected World
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IPQ Debate on The Election Results: Implications for Germany’s Foreign Policy
The outcome of the German parliamentary elections on February 23 will be highly consequential for Germany both in terms of finding a pathway forward domestically, after suffering two years of recession in a row, but also in terms of its foreign policy. Whether it comes to taking up leadership roles within the EU or NATO, supporting Ukraine, or forging close links with France and Poland, the outgoing Scholz government is leaving a decidedly mixed record. Will Germany’s next government be able to improve on it?
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