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The First 90 Days of Trump 2.0

This report examines the first 90 days of the Trump 2.0 administration and offers strategic recommendations for the new German government and its partners in Europe and beyond. DGAP experts analyze the administration’s priorities and methods across key policy areas and explore how best to respond. The opening chapter outlines the ideological foundations of Trump’s new coalition and their foreign policy implications, concluding with key insights and policy takeaways.

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Rachel Tausendfreund
Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
Dr. Claudia Schmucker
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What the Germans Think ... About “Debt Brake” Reform

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Conventional wisdom suggests that the German public is fiscally conservative and hostile to easing the constitutional debt brake. However, a new poll suggests that a majority of Germans, including supporters of the center-right CDU/CSU, want the debt brake to be changed to allow for higher levels of investment.

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Joseph de Weck
Shahin Vallée
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How to Deal with a Bully

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The different camps within Europe will need to come together and find ways to come to terms with Donald Trump in the White House.

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Thomas Kleine-Brockhoff
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In this Special Morning Briefing, DGAP experts look at the new German government and how the coalition treaty addresses key facets of foreign policy – transatlantic relations, security, migration, technology, and climate and energy.

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