Dr. Henning Hoff
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Merz’ Improvised “Dirty Work” Foreign Policy Raises Eyebrows
The German chancellor appeared to have no qualms about Donald Trump entering the war against Iran at Israel’s side in order to destroy the Iranian nuclear program. It remains unclear what follows from that.
The EU and the UK Turn a Page
At the first-ever summit between the European Union and the United Kingdom both sides were eager to leave Brexit behind them. They may well succeed.
A Terrible Start for Merz
Germany’s incoming chancellor needed two tries to get the necessary majority in parliament. This has overshadowed the start of Friedrich Merz’ new government, whose foreign policy setup actually looks promising.
Voted Out of Power, the Greens Are Still Shaping Germany
The incoming government of Friedrich Merz needed the Greens to get an unprecedented financial package through parliament. The Greens delivered, in their own way.
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.
What Will Germany Do Next?
The coalition-building after the election on February 23 is likely to become a moment of truth.