- Germany Should Look to Africa for Gas, Not Russia – FP, 11.03.22
To stop financing Moscow’s brutal wars, Berlin should help African countries develop their energy sectors. By Vijaya Ramachandran, the director for energy and development at the Breakthrough Institute - Germany Is Debating How Much to Suffer for Ukraine – FP, 11.03.22
Europe’s largest economy is trying to figure out just how badly it would fare without Russian gas. By Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based journalist
Germany Has Never Been a Pacifist Power – FP, 4.04.22
Contrary to the popular historical narrative, the country has always prepared for war. By Jakub Eberle, the research director at the Institute of International Relations Prague and a lecturer at the Prague University of Economics and Business
Zeitenwende: Germany as a pioneer in foreign and security policy? – ECFR, 4.03.22
- Breaking with tradition, Chancellor Scholz announced that the German government intends to surpass the goal of committing 2% of GDP on defence spending, and pledged to establish a special fund of €100 billion which is to be rooted in the German constitution. But there’s a long road ahead for pushing this agenda through.
- This discussion will cover the following questions: Why did it take Germany so long to come to this decision? How did the traffic light coalition push it through seemingly overnight? What are the political ramifications – will this be the birth of a geopolitical Germany?
- How Germany can sustain its policy revolution – Rafael Loss, Angela Mehrer, ECFR, 4.03.22
The revolution in defence funding and energy policy that Germany recently announced should be accompanied by an intellectual awakening - A Revolution in German Security Policy – Henning Hoff, DGAP, 28.02.22
Vladimir Putin and his illegal war of aggression against Ukraine have achieved something no German politician has been able to: Setting the country on the path to becoming a serious military power. - The birth of a geopolitical Germany – Jonathan Hackenbroich, Mark Leonard, ECFR, 28.02.22
The only way for Germany to escape its historical inhibitions and be true to its post-war development is to change
- Putin Accidentally Started a Revolution in Germany – FP, 27.02.22
The invasion of Ukraine is triggering a dramatic reversal of Berlin’s grand strategy. By Jeff Rathke, the president of the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies at Johns Hopkins University - Germany to Arm Ukraine in Major Policy Reversal – FP, 26.02.22
Berlin will send anti-tank and anti-aircraft missiles to help Kyiv fight off Russia. By Jack Detsch, Foreign Policy’s Pentagon and national security reporter
2021
Germania, cu o populaţie în curs de îmbătrânire, rămâne fără muncitori, punând cea mai mare economie europeană în pericol – zf, 24.12.21
What the German Election Taught America About Democracy – FP, 17.10
Americans concerned about the future of their democracy can learn from the system they helped install in Germany. By Stephen F. Szabo, an adjunct professor of German and European studies at Georgetown University and a senior fellow at the American Institute for Contemporary German Studies
The Post-Merkel Return of German Ideologies – FP, 16.09.21
After years of consensus, a new era of division is set to roil German politics at home and abroad. By Adam Tooze, a columnist at Foreign Policy and director of the European Institute at Columbia University
Ian Techau: Germania, în criza psihologică dintre post-naționalism și ”Germany-first” – CdG, 28.11.19
- Olaf Scholz a preluat ștafeta de la Angela Merkel și promite germanilor „un nou start” – 8.12.21
- Era post-Merkel a început oficial / Social-democratul Olaf Scholz a fost votat de Bundestag în funcția de cancelar al Germaniei – 8.12.21
- Social-democraţii, ecologiştii şi liberalii din Germania au semnat acordul pentru formarea noului guvern / Noua coaliție este condusă de Olaf Scholz, care preia funcția de cancelar de la Angela Merkel – 7.12.21
Germania vrea să urmeze modelul Greciei – 8.12.21
Are Germany’s Capitalists Cool Now? – FP, 24.11
The pro-business Free Democratic Party is about to wield power in Berlin, thanks to the country’s youngest voters—but doesn’t yet know what it wants. By Peter Kuras, a writer, translator, and editor living in Berlin
Olaf Scholz’s Quiet Revolution in German Economics – FP, 8.10
A new generation of economists is changing the culture of German—and European—policymaking. By Caroline de Gruyter, a columnist at Foreign Policy and a Europe correspondent for the Dutch newspaper NRC Handelsblad
Is Olaf Scholz the German Joe Biden? – FP, 1.10
- On the latest episode of Ones and Tooze, Cameron Abadi and Adam Tooze discuss the results of the election and the economic policies of Scholz, who served as minister of finance for the past three years.
Olaf Scholz: subestimat, ironizat și acum salvator al SPD – DW, 28.09
Cine este omul care a revitalizat SPD? Să fie cel numit ironic “Scholzomat” și pe care partidul nu l-a iubit niciodată? Olaf Scholz și-a pregătit cu tenacitate și perseverență ascensiunea. Un portret.
Germanii dau mai multă putere partidelor mici – DW, 26.09
Dominația conservatorilor și social-democraților aparține trecutului – alegătorii germani s-au pronunțat pentru schimbare. Este o șansă pentru schimbări necesare, crede redactoarea-șefă a DW, Manuela Kasper-Claridge.
Germany Has Three Chancellor Candidates but No Answers – FP, 15.09
A nationally televised debate mostly highlighted the weaknesses of the leading contenders to succeed Angela Merkel. By Peter Kuras, a writer, translator, and editor living in Berlin
There’s a Merkel-Sized Hole in European Conservatism – FP, 15.10
Pushed by an ascendent far-right, the search for an attractive, modern conservatism won’t be easy. By Paul Hockenos, a Berlin-based journalist
Why Germany’s Far-Right Remains on the Fringes – FP, 8.10
Although the AfD can’t be ruled out as a political force, observers see lessons in recent elections on how to quell radical populism. By Jessica Bateman, a freelance journalist focused on social issues around Europe
Germany Braces for Election Disinformation – FP, 13.09
A growing conspiracy movement is likely to spread false narratives about the results, with echoes of Trump. By Jessica Bateman, a freelance journalist focused on social issues around Europe
East Germany Is Still a Country of Its Own – FP, 7.07
Thirty years after unification—and two months before a national election—German politics are still divided in two. By Emily Schultheis
Populația de religie musulmană reprezintă în jur de 6,5% din populaţia Germaniei – 29.04
Germany’s Post-Pacifist Generation Is Nearing Power – FP, 3.05
The world according to Annalena Baerbock, the Green Party candidate—and frontrunner to become chancellor. By Emily Schultheis, a freelance journalist based in Berlin.
How the Greens Went Mainstream – FP, 23.04
They were once Germany’s anti-establishment party. Now they’re on the verge of reaching the peak of power. By Frank Uekotter
The Other Side of Angela Merkel – FP, 9.07
What the world has misunderstood about the German chancellor. By Matthias Matthijs, R. Daniel Kelemen
German Voters Just Dealt Merkel’s Party a Body Blow – FP, 16.03
Ahead of national elections in September, the CDU has to decide where to go from here. By Sudha David-Wilp
Germania: Înfrângere clară în 2 landuri pentru conservatorii lui Merkel – 15.03
Is Armin Laschet Too Gemütlich? – FP, 19.01
Angela Merkel’s most likely successor is promising continuity with her style of politics—but that may not be up to him. By Noah Barkin
Armin Laschet elected head of Merkel’s CDU party – DW, 16.01
- Germany’s governing CDU party has chosen Armin Laschet as its new party leader. Party members elected Laschet in an online convention. He is now in a strong position to become the Christian conservatives’ candidate in general elections held later this year, since Chancellor Angela Merkel has said she would not run again. The 59 year-old beat rivals Friedrich Merz and Norbert Röttgen to the top spot. Laschet is state premier of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany’s most populous state. He is considered a moderate, and has vowed to continue Merkel’s policy of keeping the CDU in the political center. Laschet replaces Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, who took over the party leadership from Merkel in 2018.
Merkel ally Armin Laschet elected new leader of Germany’s CDU party – 16.01
- Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right party on Saturday chose Armin Laschet, the pragmatic governor of Germany’s most populous state, as its new leader — sending a signal of continuity months before an election in which voters will decide who becomes the new chancellor.
As Merkel Prepares to Step Down, the Future of German Conservatism Is Open – FP, 13.01
The three men standing to replace Merkel as chair of the CDU will take the party in strikingly different directions. By Sudha David-Wilp
2020
Germany faces ‘hard times’ in 2021 says Chancellor Merkel in New Year’s speech – DW, 31.12.20
- German Chancellor Angela Merkel has called on Germans to help beat the pandemic by sticking to the rules in the weeks and months ahead. In what is likely to be her final New Year’s address, Merkel said that Germany faced “hard times” but that there was hope in sight — now that vaccinations have begun.
societate
- Presa germană: Cuvântul „rasă” va fi scos din Constituție – 22.10.20
- Peste un sfert dintre locuitorii Germaniei sunt imigranţi sau descendenţi ai imigranţilor – 28.07.20
- Schimbare de paradigmă: Majoritatea germanilor vor reguli mai dure pentru solicitanții de azil – 13.07.20
politică
- Extremism and the German Military – FP, 15.07
- Extremişti de dreapta în armata federală germană – 2.07.20
How Germany’s Angela Merkel has stayed in power for so long – DW, 20.11
- Many people don’t remember a Germany that wasn’t run by Angela Merkel. Germans go to the polls again in late 2021, and Angela Merkel has already announced she won’t run again. With no clear successor, a power vacuum is brewing in Berlin. The coming months will determine Merkel’s legacy, and the future of Germany and Europe. So how did she get to where she is? How did she manage to stay in power for so long?
Germania, în criza psihologică dintre post-naționalism și ”Germany-first”: interviu cu Jan Techau – CdG, 11.19
economie
Germania a încheiat anul 2020 cu o performanță economică peste aşteptări, în pofida carantinei – 25.02.21
Good times ahead for German post-virus economy – DW, 25.12.20
Plan fără precedent în Germania: Berlinul vrea să se împrumute 471 mld. euro în 2021 – ZF, 17.12.20
De ce face Germania mai bine față crizei – DW, 22.09.20
Germania: O mare gaură în bugetul de stat – DW, 14.09.20
Institutul ifo: Majoritatea companiilor germane vor să facă muncă de acasă permanentă – 18.07.20
Cum vrea Germania să salveze Deutsche Bahn – 28.05.20
30 de ani de la reunificare
- Angela Merkel: “E nevoie, în continuare, de curaj” – DW, 3.10.20
- Haideţi să aniversăm diversitatea şi nu unitatea! – DW, 3.10.20
- Berlinul înainte şi după reunificare – DW, 29.09.20
- Schäuble: “Avem nevoie de o cooperare mai bună cu Rusia” – 3.10.20
Estul, Vestul și unitatea – șanse ratate, conflicte noi – DW, 3.10.20
Gorbachev Was Right About German Reunification – FP, 2.10.20
Thatcher and Mitterrand nearly stopped it from happening, but 30 years on, reunification remains the world’s most successful geopolitical experiment. By Elisabeth Braw
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