Media mentions – German election 2021
The foreign-policy chapter is stronger than I’d expected
Merkel dealt with all the big foreign policy portfolios herself […] [Baerbock will try to bring back competences to the foreign ministry] but it won’t be easy
Jana Puglierin wonders how much power a Baerbock-led foreign ministry would really have
By being tougher on Lukashenko and willing to accept a limited number of migrants, the new federal government could defuse the conflict between Poland and Belarus
Piotr Buras explains in his op-ed how the new German coalition could solve the crisis at the Polish-Belarussian border
Instead of copying other powers, the coalition should do a better job of highlighting Germany’s strengths
The new government is taking office in a situation that has been heating up on multiple fronts. And when it comes to foreign policy, Olaf Scholz remains a bit of an enigma
Germany needs to formulate a climate foreign policy and to engage Biden on a transatlantic Green Deal
I believe that this willingness is lacking in every German government, both the old one, the present one and the future one
Gustav Gressel is sceptical of whether a traffic light coalition will mean a real departure in foreign and security policy
Above all, the new government in Berlin must lead the fight against the two biggest threats the EU will face in the near future: The rule of law and the further dismantling of democracy
Angela Merkel has done a lot right – but merely managing her legacy will not be enough, writes Jana Puglierin in her op-ed