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
Europe needs to think hard about the future of crisis management in its neighbourhood
Jana Puglierin speaks in this interview about the lessons learnt from Afghanistan
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
Jana Puglierin comments on Merkel’s EU policy
It showed, basically, how dependent we really are, because then it was immediately clear that we needed to follow the American withdrawal, and withdraw, as well
Jana Puglierin looks at the hard truths that the American withdrawal from Afghanistan has revealed for Europe
At the European level, the Chancellor was exposed to conflicting interests and expectations, and Berlin often faced a dilemma
The end of the Merkel era will unleash new dynamics at the EU level. The next federal government must strive for radical solutions and act quickly
The Afghan situation has strongly shown Europeans how much they depend on US military capabilities
The comment by Jana Puglierin on what emerged from the Afghan crisis about European security and defense
Jana Puglierin discusses lessons learnt from Germany’s and NATO’s military mission in Afghanistan
Jana Puglierin talks in this podcast about Afghanistan and the Bundeswehr missions abroad
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 comments on Europe’s fear of mass immigration from Afghanistan
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