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As Germany selects a new conservative chancellor, a look at the challenges he inherits
In Berlin, Friedrich Merz was elected Germany’s chancellor, but not without a surprising setback. For the first time in ...
Germany’s new government wants to be a foreign policy power
Beyond the immediate neighbourhood, positioning Germany towards the US, China and Israel are high on the agenda. In line with ...
Foreign Affairs1d
What Germany’s Economy Really Needs
TOM KREBS is Professor of Economics at the University of Mannheim, member of the German Minimum Wage Commission, and former ...
Politico Europe8d
A bruised Merz wants to prove he’s a strong leader in first foreign trip as chancellor
The newly sworn-in German leader heads to Paris and Warsaw in an effort to rejuvenate an alliance and show he’s ready to lead ...
Rubio and German Foreign Ministry spar on X over comments accusing Germany of ‘tyranny in disguise’
A remarkable exchange played out on X on Friday as US Secretary of State Marco Rubio accused the government of key ally ...
WTOP News12d
Marco Rubio criticized Germany. The foreign ministry hit back
BERLIN (AP) — Germany’s foreign ministry hit back at U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio after he criticized the decision to classify the Alternative for Germany party as a “right-wing ...
Washington Examiner8d
Germany’s conservative establishment warns Trump officials to ‘stop meddling’ in country’s politics
In some of his first remarks as Germany’s leader ... wrote in a social media post earlier this month that criticized the policy as “tyranny in disguise.” Vance backed the post, replying ...
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Johann Wadephul is Germany's new foreign minister
Conservative lawmaker Johann Wadephul heads Germany's foreign office ... closely integrating German foreign, security, and development policy — a declared goal of the new German government.