If there is one thing that the current crisis in and around Ukraine makes clear, it is the complete irrelevance of the NATO alliance, which over the past 30 years has transformed itself from a defensive alliance to a mere instrument of power for the U.S. hegemon. From a German's point of view, it is… Continue reading NATO is dead
Tag: Germany
The new Nuclear Alliance
France has joined forces with nine other European countries to push for the expansion of nuclear energy. In view of the current energy crisis, this alliance is thus embarking on a path that is a countermovement to that of Germany. The European Union has acquired new political factions. In 2011, after the nuclear disaster in… Continue reading The new Nuclear Alliance
Merkel’s Successor
The moment Angela Merkel announced her resignation as party leader of the CDU, a number of politicians put themselves in position to aspire to the post, and with it, of course, the chancellorship. Five candidates stood out, Ursula von der Leyen, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, Friedrich Merz, Markus Söder (for the CSU) and, of course, the Union's… Continue reading Merkel’s Successor
A dusty Relationship
Germany and Namibia have a long and painfull, but partly shared history together. How could it´s future look like?
The foreign policy of Armin Laschet
Since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany, the CDU has played an overriding role in shaping policy as a whole, including foreign policy. Under Konrad Adenauer, the first Chancellor of the FRG, Germany was tied to the US-dominated West, a fundamental decision that still determines the country's foreign policy today. Under Helmut Kohl,… Continue reading The foreign policy of Armin Laschet
The Foreign Policy of the Left
The Left Party had not played a role in the foreign policy of the Federal Republic until now. After all, it is the successor party to the SED, which established a one-party dictatorship in the former German Democratic Republic, largely controlled from Moscow. After reunification, it sought its way into the politics of the Federal… Continue reading The Foreign Policy of the Left
Liberal Foreign Policy
The FDP has played a major role in shaping the foreign policy of the Federal Republic of Germany, having provided the country's Foreign Minister from 1969 to 1998, with an interruption of barely three weeks. Hans-Dietrich Genscher, in particular, has played an outstanding role in this, as he was also involved in the preparations for… Continue reading Liberal Foreign Policy
The Foreign Policy of the SPD
This year, the Social Democratic Party of Germany was the first party to present a finished election programme. Yet the SPD is currently in a difficult situation. In the last federal elections, the veteran workers' party had to accept its worst election result since the founding of the Federal Republic of Germany. In addition, every… Continue reading The Foreign Policy of the SPD
Green Foreign Policy
The party Bündnis 90 / die Grünen have published a first draft programme for the Bundestag elections in September 2021. It will take a good month before the final version is ready, but many points should already be apparent here. So what does the German eco-party think about the country's foreign policy? Since 2014, the… Continue reading Green Foreign Policy
Dexit becomes an issue
Debates about exiting the EU or at least the Eurozone have been with us for a good decade. Grexit was the first option considered in view of Greece's horrendous debts, but it was prevented at the time with a lot of money and a lot of pressure. The Brexit was much more turbulent, was finally… Continue reading Dexit becomes an issue
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