... place against the backdrop of a well-established, institutionally embedded, but internally contradictory model of German–Chinese relations. It was not a “reset” in the classical sense. Rather, the visit represented an attempt to stabilize the Germany’s China vector, especially its economic dimension, in rising technological competition, chronic trade imbalance, and growing politicization of interdependence between economic spaces(Standorts).
To assess this event adequately, it is useful ...
... requires not only structure and order, but also dialogue and a constant sensitive exchange that considers all the nuances of geopolitics. Both structure and dialogue are necessary. One should never replace the other; they must always remain in harmony.
Germany and China – a constant balancing act of nuances
During Friedrich Merz's first visit to China in 2026, when both delegations sat opposite each other at the long table and Chinese President Xi Jinping spoke about the importance of cooperation ...
Lifting German sanctions could reduce migratory pressure from asylum-origin countries by approximately 0.5%, which corresponds to a reduction of about 600 asylum seekers in Germany per year
Summary and Policy Recommendations
Germany is actively participating in Western sanctions against around 30 countries. These sanctions do not serve Germany’s national interest but instead follow geopolitical directives issued by the ...
... facilities.
In contrast to Ukraine, Greenland's cost and time factor for extracting these raw material deposits is very high. There is still a long way off.
Warmongering, mass hysteria and propaganda
"The Russians are coming, Russia is going to invade Germany!" These voices have been haunting the German population since February 2022.
Old fears have also been flaring up again in Poland and Lithuania, causing borders to be once more closed and massively fortified, such as with the construction ...
... geopolitical objectives. The following article dissects the rationale behind Trump’s “tariff hammer,” evaluates its economic foundations, the Mar-a-Lago Accords, and broader implications and consequences of the U.S. retreat for U.S. allies, particularly Germany.
Trade Imbalances and Justifications
The United States currently runs a current account [
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] and balance of payments deficit with the EU, which, though narrowed since 2020—likely due to rising U.S. digital service exports and German industrial ...
... easing the most confrontational aspects in Russian–German relations
The early elections to the Bundestag highlighted the irreversible transformation of German politics from a stable and somewhat boring process into a series of crises and scandals. Germany definitively bid farewell to the “Merkel era.” The government of Olaf Scholz took office in late 2021, handling the
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legacy with utmost caution. Even after February 2022, changes in German politics were made with an eye to the recent ...
The What If: Normalize Relations, Improve Trade and Welfare for Germany
Ukrainians Favor Peace: Germany Should Lead Diplomatic Initiative for Economic Gain
By late 2024, a Gallup poll conducted in Ukraine revealed a significant shift in public opinion and increasing fatigue after nearly three years of conflict. ...
... the ground rules and the global corporations’ often ideologically inflected economic sanctions. Nevertheless, the role of governments should not be underestimated, since they can constrain the global agitators of our time.
The most recent example: Germany’s “no” to the EU’s punitive tariffs on imports of electric vehicles from China. And Olaf Scholz’s clear “no” to supplying Taurus missiles to Ukraine. These are clear signals from Germany to China and Ukraine.
The illusion of a perfect ...
The country is a tightly controlled dependent US colony and it’s hard to see that changing in the near future
Germany is a political void in the center of Europe, even though it contributes significantly to the global economy and is influential in trade.
It’s also the Western country with which Russia has had the most historical, cultural and, until recently,...
How the successes of the far right and far left will affect politics in the EU’s most powerful state
The elephant in the room has gotten bigger. There’s yet more anxiety in Germany after the non-systemic parties (often dismissed as ‘populists’) scored significant electoral successes in two eastern states over the weekend. ‘Alternative for Germany’ (AFD) won the contest in Thuringia and finished just behind the establishment ...
