German Council on Foreign Relations

Rebuilding Trust in Global Health Governance

An Opportunity for Germany

The global health architecture is crippled by a lack of trust between stakeholders. Fragmented institutions, geopolitical tensions, and failures during the COVID-19 pandemic have weakened the international community’s ability to respond to health crises. Germany, given its influence and commitment to multilateralism, is well positioned to lead efforts to rebuild trust. However, it must move beyond rhetoric and take action to strengthen the global health architecture and bridge the divide between actors.

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Ole Spillner
Policy Brief

Operation Olaf

With strategic foresight and remarkable focus, the Social Democrats’ candidate Olaf Scholz is now leading the race to replace Angela Merkel. What to expect?

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Dr. Henning Hoff
IPQ
Berlin Cable
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Nuclear Terrorism

A Plausible and Pestilent Threat
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Elisabeth Suh
Miriam Katharina Heß
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Don’t Lose Faith in State-Building

The most important lesson that international policymakers should draw from their engagement in Afghanistan is to critically reflect on their own impact more seriously. But they shouldn’t give up on the idea of state-building.

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Dr. Gerrit Kurtz
IPQ
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What to Make of von der Leyen’s European Commission Proposal

DGAP's Morning Briefing

This edition, the panel looks at the College of Commissioners proposed by European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen on September 17. For the first time, it includes a Commissioner for Defence. We also examine the policy priorities of this new Commission and the approval process in the European Parliament.

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