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Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Karol Wasilewski

Barriers to a pragmatic policy towards Turkey Chancellor Merz in Ankara

On 30 October, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid his first visit to Ankara since taking office. During a press conference with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, he highlighted Turkey’s important role at a time when global powers…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

Derogation of Rosnefts German assets from US sanctions

On 29 October, the United States temporarily (until 29 April 2026) exempted the Germany-registered Rosneft Deutschland (RND) and RN Refining & Marketing (RNRM) from sanctions imposed a week earlier on Russia’s largest oil companies (…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński

Drones over Germany – plugging legislative and technical gaps

At the beginning of October, unidentified drones were spotted over Munich Airport, disrupting operations at the facility for several hours. This was yet another incident of its kind in recent weeks. At the end of September, drones were…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Mutual attacks on border energy infrastructure Day 1322 of the war

OSW Commentary | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

At the monopolists mercy Germanys dependence on Chinese rare earth elements

The trade war between the United States and China has triggered serious economic repercussions for the EU, including Germany. In response to Washington’s tariff increases in April 2025, Beijing not only raised duties on US goods but also…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

The Russians are surrounding Siversk Day 1315 of the war

Analyses | | Aleksandra Kozaczyńska

Germanys budget increased investment and debt

After nine months of operating under a provisional financial plan, on 18 September the Bundestag adopted the federal budget for 2025. The delay was a consequence of the collapse of the SPD–Greens–FDP government in autumn 2024, triggered by…
OSW Commentary | | Michał Kędzierski

A fragile future decarbonisation of Germanys steel sector

The steel industry in Germany holds significant economic importance for the development of key sectors, such as automotive manufacturing and machinery production. Its strategic role is further increasing in the context of rising defence…
Analyses | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

Death of 24 civilians in Donetsk Oblast Day 1301 of the war

Analyses | | Jacek Tarociński, Andrzej Kohut, Piotr Szymański

Consequences of the discontinuation of the Baltic Security Initiative by the Trump administration

On 5 September, citing an anonymous White House source, the Financial Times reported that the Trump administration’s budget proposal for fiscal year 2026 (1 October 2025 – 30 September 2026) does not envisage continued funding for the…