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Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark

Germany accuses Russia of attempted attack at Leipzig Airport

On 1 September, the German government for the first time attributed the attempted attack at Leipzig/Halle Airport on 4 August to Russia (see ‘Armed drone found at Leipzig Airport’) and announced a series of retaliatory measures.
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Merz visits the US German trade diplomacy

From 2 to 4 March, Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a working visit to the United States at the invitation of President Donald Trump. The key event was a meeting at the White House on 3 March, followed by a working lunch. The agenda was…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Anna Kwiatkowska

Merz in Israel Unconditional support

In the first week of December, Chancellor Friedrich Merz undertook a two-day visit to Jordan and Israel – his first since assuming office. In Jordan, he met King Abdullah II, to whom he expressed support for a two-state solution to the…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

The outline of the Merz doctrine Germany as a global player

On 8 September, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) opened the annual ambassadors’ conference in Berlin identifying security and the competitiveness of the Federal Republic of Germany as priorities amid the systemic conflict between liberal…
OSW Report | | Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark, Michał Kędzierski, Lidia Gibadło, Sebastian Płóciennik, Justyna Gotkowska

Making up for lost time. Germany in the era of the Zeitenwende

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Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Germany radically revises its policy towards Russia

Germany has decided to radically revise its policy towards Russia. The government of Olaf Scholz has suspended the certification process of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline, agreed to the exclusion of selected Russian banks from the SWIFT…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

More continuity than change Germanys response to Russian demands and the future of NS2

Germany's response to Russian demands for a revision of the European security order and for Russia to be guaranteed a sphere of influence in the post-Soviet area has been inconsistent and overcautious. So far, it in no way resembles the…
Analyses | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Kramp-Karrenbauer to lead the CDU

The Christian Democratic Union (CDU) elected a new party leader during its party congress in Hamburg. The new leader is Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer (often known by her initials, AKK), who won the votes of 517 delegates, beating Friedrich…
Analyses | | Witold Rodkiewicz, Anna Kwiatkowska

Putin meets Merkel in Meseberg

On 18 August, Chancellor Angela Merkel and President Vladimir Putin held a working meeting at the castle in Meseberg near Berlin.
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark, Anna Kwiatkowska

Serious clash between CDU and CSU on migration policy European implications

Angela Merkel’s government finds itself in its deepest crisis since she became Chancellor in 2005.