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Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

The SPDs defeat in the Rhineland-Palatinate election will intensify tensions within the German federal government

In the election to the Rhineland-Palatinate state parliament (Landtag) held on 22 March, the CDU emerged victorious with 31% of the vote (+3.3 percentage points compared with the 2021 result). The governing SPD came second with 25.9% (–9.8…
Analyses | | Michał Kędzierski

The indefinite derogation of Rosnefts German assets from US sanctions

On 5 March, the United States decided to indefinitely exempt the two companies registered in Germany, Rosneft Deutschland (RND) and RN Refining & Marketing (RNRM), from US sanctions imposed on Russian oil companies last October (see ‘…
Analyses | | Kamil Frymark

Germany the Greens win the Baden-Württemberg state election

On 8 March, the Greens, who have governed Baden-Württemberg since 2011, won the election to the state parliament (Landtag) with 30.2% of the vote (2.4 percentage points down from their 2021 result). The Christian Democratic Union (CDU),…
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 | | Agata Łoskot-Strachota

Suspension of LNG exports from Qatar – the spectre of another gas crisis

The US-Israeli attack on Iran and its regional repercussions have significantly affected global energy markets, most notably the gas market. On 2 March, Qatar, the world’s third-largest exporter of liquefied natural gas, announced a…
Analyses | | Łukasz Maślanka

The E3 and the EU in response to the attack on Iran reluctantly aligned with the US

Europe’s largest countries have declined to join the initial phase of the US-Israeli strikes against Iran. However, they have condemned the Islamic Republic’s disproportionate and ‘indiscriminate’ retaliatory campaign targeting countries…
Analyses | | Lidia Gibadło, Justyna Gotkowska

Germany and nuclear deterrence dialogue with France while preserving US guarantees

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

Assertiveness in retreat Merz visits China

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 | | Andrzej Wilk, Piotr Żochowski

The Russians are advancing towards Sloviansk and Kramatorsk Day 1462 of the war

OSW Commentary | | Marek Menkiszak

Sometimes it is better not to talk Pitfalls of potential dialogue between Europe and Russia

In recent weeks, discussions have intensified regarding the possible resumption of dialogue – including at the highest political level – between the European Union, its Member States, and the Russian Federation. This debate has unfolded in…