A social democratic vision of German foreign policy
How deep are the divides between the SPD’s foreign policy and that of the parties they’re running against?
How deep are the divides between the SPD’s foreign policy and that of the parties they’re running against?
Berlin will only harm itself and others if it continues to snub Washington’s entreaties to rebuild the transatlantic alliance
New technologies are a significant force shaping international relations. If the EU wants to be more than a mediator between the US and China, it will need to change its mindset.
The German Greens’ positions on the Western Balkans check all the right boxes. The challenge will be to translate these positions into a bold policy on the region.
The EU and Turkey have a mutual strategic interest in developing a constructive, cooperative, and sustainable relationship
To engage more confidently with a world that is changing, outward-looking Germans need to shape a progressive new national identity before it is defined by the forces of isolation and exclusion
Der Checkpoint EXTRA findet als Kooperation zwischen der bpb und dem Berliner Büro des European Council on Foreign Relations statt
Discussion with key representatives from the major parties on their party’s vision on German foreign & security policy. How are parties responding to the new challenges and how do they want to secure the support of the voters?
Berlin can make its climate action more ambitious – and galvanise its European partners at the same time
The EU has the ambition and potential to become a sovereign digital power, but it lacks an all-encompassing strategy for the sector, in which individual governments are still the key players