Tag: Germany

(Germany) The Return of German Politics (Project-Syndicate)

JOSCHKA FISCHER After 16 years of Angela Merkel's chancellorship, it has become difficult for Germans to imagine a government led by anyone else. But two...

(USA/Germany) Rebuilding US-German relations: Harder than it appears (Brookings)

Steven Pifer The German government and many Germans breathed a sigh of relief when Joe Biden defeated Donald Trump in November. Mr. Trump damaged U.S....

(Germany) “Antisemitism-Lite” in Contemporary Germany (BESA Center)

Evyatar Friesel Let’s face it: Israelis aren’t interested in the problem of antisemitism. This is a mistake, as antisemitic views, in their diverse formulations and...

(Germany/France/FCAS) How Germany’s Greens could spell the end for the Franco-German fighter jet (ECFR)

Rafael Loss The future of the FCAS fighter jet now likely lies with the German Greens. If they enter government this year, the end could...

(Germany) German regional polls key stress test for Merkel successor (Euractiv)

Philipp Grüll Two German states are set to vote on Sunday in regional elections seen as a bellwether for September’s national poll as Chancellor Angela...

(USA/Germany/Austria/Europe) Biden must persuade Germany and Austria to stop the “Schroederization” of Europe (Atlantic Council)

Anders Åslund and Benjamin L. Schmitt For decades, German foreign policy toward the Soviet Union, and then the Russian Federation, has been based on the...

(Italy/Germany) Fincantieri to build two new German-design submarines for the Italian navy (Defense News)

Tom Kington Italian state shipyard Fincantieri has signed a 1.35 billion euro ($1.63 billion) contract to build the first two of four planned U212 NFS...

(Germany/Russia) Is There a Hydrogen Future for Nord Stream Two? (The Jamestown Foundation)

Mateusz Kubiak On February 16, the German-Russian Chamber of Commerce hosted its annual “Russia Conference” with the participation of high-ranking politicians and business executives. https://jamestown.org/program/is-there-a-hydrogen-future-for-nord-stream-two/

(Germany/USA/China) Germany is a flashpoint in the US-China cold war (AEI)

Hal Brands As goes Germany, so goes Europe — and that’s a real challenge for the U.S. During the Cold War, West Germany was America’s...

(Germany) Germany: MPs Should Strengthen Proposed Supply Chain Law (HRW)

The German government’s proposed law governing companies’ obligations to respect human rights in supply chains is a step in the right direction but needs improving in...

(Germany/Syria) German Court to Issue First Verdict in Syria Torture Trial (HRW)

Whitney-Martina Nosakhare A German court in the town of Koblenz this week will render its first verdict in a historic trial of two former Syrian officials for atrocities during Syria’s decade-long brutal...

(Germany/Indo Pacific) Germany’s Indo-Pacific vision: Building a multilateral world order with ASEAN (ThinkChina)

Jan Kliem German academic Jan Kliem says the Indo-Pacific that Germany envisions is neither unipolar nor bipolar, but led by multilateralism, which forms the key...

(Germany/Russia) Dead-end pragmatism: Germany’s Russia strategy after Merkel (ECFR)

Gustav Gressel https://ecfr.eu/article/dead-end-pragmatism-germanys-russia-strategy-after-merkel/

(Germany) What Germany’s new cyber security law means for Huawei, Europe, and NATO (ECFR)

Beryl Thomas https://ecfr.eu/article/what-germanys-new-cyber-security-law-means-for-huawei-europe-and-nato/

(Germany) German Navy Green Lights Laser-Based Weapon for Naval Warships (The Defense Post)

 INDER SINGH BISHT https://www.thedefensepost.com/2021/02/02/german-navy-laser-based-weapon/

(Germany) Germany and Europe need to adapt to new normal in post-Merkel era (Cui Hongjian, Global Times)

After two postponements, German Chancellor Angela Merkel's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) completed the leadership change in a very German way on Saturday. After two...