The Social Democrats started the whole Nord Stream project and of course they want to cross the finish line. In their relations with Russia, they have always emphasized dialogue rather than deterrence
An increase in the leading role of the Social Democrats in security and defense policy could lead to a less militarily contributing Germany and more talk of dialogue with Russia, predicts Jana Puglierin
Merkel was never ambitious about EU matters as, for example, French President Macron is. Her mastery was to find the least possible change that was just enough to solve a problem. Not more.
The composition of the future government will have a major impact on Germany’s future, and the policy guidelines will determine the direction of the next decade
Rafael Loss looks at what’s at stake in the upcoming German federal elections
We Europeans have been in that country for 20 years, of course we have a moral responsibility, especially for the people who are fleeing this new Taliban regime
Jana Puglierin explains why the people’s dissatisfaction with the Union has grown recently, where improvements need to be made and why there is no sustainable alternative to cooperation between the states in Europe
I think Merkel’s politics, given Germany’s role as a super-exporter, went in the direction of separating politics from trade
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