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| Justyna Gotkowska, Lidia Gibadło
On 22 April, Germany’s Ministry of Defence published a public summary of two classified documents: the Military Strategy and the Bundeswehr Capability Profile. The first outlines Germany’s security environment, the nature of contemporary…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Kacper Sienicki
On 14 April in Berlin, Chancellor Friedrich Merz and President Volodymyr Zelensky took part in the first Germany–Ukraine intergovernmental consultations in over 20 years. The Ukrainian president was accompanied by six ministers responsible…
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| Lidia Gibadło, Justyna Gotkowska
In an article published on 13 February in the bimonthly Foreign Affairs and in remarks delivered during the Munich Security Conference, Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) confirmed that Germany and France have been engaged in talks on nuclear…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska, Paulina Uznańska
On 25–26 February, Friedrich Merz (CDU) visited China for the first time in his capacity as Chancellor. During a joint press statement with Xi Jinping, General Secretary of the Chinese Communist Party and the leader of the People’s…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Łukasz Maślanka
On 23 January, German Chancellor Friedrich Merz (CDU) and Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni took part in the 33rd German–Italian intergovernmental consultations in Rome. Merz was accompanied by ten ministers, including Vice-Chancellor…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło
On 12–13 January, Chancellor Friedrich Merz paid a visit to India – his first trip to the Indo-Pacific as head of the German government. A celebratory reception hosted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi in his home state of Gujarat formed a…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Anna Kwiatkowska
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 |
| Lidia Gibadło, Jacek Tarociński
On 5 December, the Bundestag passed a law reforming military service. From 2026, the new regulations will require male German citizens residing in Germany who have reached the age of 18 to complete a questionnaire, including questions…
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| Michał Bogusz, Lidia Gibadło, Aleksandra Kozaczyńska
In the second half of November, Vice Chancellor and Finance Minister Lars Klingbeil (SPD) became the first politician from the current CDU/CSU-SPD government to visit China and Singapore. In Beijing, accompanied by representatives of…
Analyses |
| Lidia Gibadło, Karol Wasilewski
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…