German Council on Foreign Relations

US Elections and European Cohesion: Scenario Implications for Ukraine and Transatlantic Security

Over the last three years, the transatlantic alliance has demonstrated a largely remarkable unity in its support for Ukraine. Though the support has often been less ambitious and slower than Kyiv has needed, it has at least enabled Ukraine’s continued resistance against Russian aggression. As the war is soon to enter its fourth year, however, support is eroding. And the future of US policy is particularly uncertain; the fate of Ukraine’s battlefield will also be decided at the ballot box. 

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Rachel Tausendfreund
Roderick Kefferpütz
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The Self-Declared “Stability Anchor” Looks Adrift

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Politically, the Scholz government seems finished, even if it manages to drag on for another year. Germany, which derived much of its foreign policy stance from its seemingly unshakable “stability,” does not look so stable all of a sudden.

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Dr. Henning Hoff
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Elon Musk verlost Millionen Dollar unter den US-Wählern, Joe Biden bezeichnet Trump-Unterstützer angeblich als „Müll“, woraufhin Trump in einem Müllwagen für die Presse posiert. Auf der Zielgeraden wird der US-Wahlkampf noch einmal lauter, härter und absurder.

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