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With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, Germany’s international role has undergone radical shifts. Berlin’s new National Security Strategy puts “integrated security” at its core and calls for internal unity, proactiveness, and solid international partnerships.
Over the last two decades, Germany’s foreign and security policy has evolved substantially, in ways that have led the country away from its previous defensive posture but have allowed it to meaningfully deliver on its commitments to human rights and collective security.
Berlin is still in the early phase of its Indo-Pacific journey. While the war in Ukraine has not changed its path, it is Berlin’s relationship with Beijing that will ultimately determine the credibility and depth of its Indo-Pacific engagement.
Zeitenwende has since morphed into a catch-all term and shorthand jargon for analysts inside and outside Germany to describe whatever policy change they want to see from Berlin. This goes beyond Berlin’s response to the Russian invasion to now include a more assertive German China policy.
The European Political Community aims to draw EU’s neighbors into its orbit while leaving enough room to accelerate European integration. Doubts remain over the new platform’s ability to overcome the harsh political realities that sunk similar initiatives over the years.
With more than 52 million tickets sold, the measure provided direct financial relief to citizens, to the point where it effectively lowered Germany’s inflation rate between June and August when the offer was valid.
ASEAN countries’ responses to the war in Ukraine have not been cohesive, largely due to the perceived selectiveness of the EU’s refugee policy. This disconnect is resulting in a breakdown of trust in the EU-ASEAN relationship, a partnership that is necessary in order to revive multilateralism.
Germany’s new feminist foreign policy aims to put the needs of all people, not just the loudest or most powerful, first. While the Ukraine war means emergency action is required, such steps must follow this policy by taking the consequences for the people themselves into account.
The European Union’s struggle to respond to the buildup of Russian troops along the Eastern Ukrainian border reveals the bloc’s internal divisions but also the need to rethink the continent’s security architecture.
For the new German government, China is now seen as "a systemic rival," as the country was unambiguously described in the German government's coalition agreement. Implicitly it means that Beijing's political and authoritarian system, its economic power and its growing military strength together pose strategic and ideological challenges to the West.