BerlinsideOut

20 – Germany’s Failing Zeitenwende – And What to Do About It

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In BerlinsideOut’s second season premiere, Ben and Aaron dive into Germany’s recent foreign policy problems – driven by a Chancellery whose threat assessment of Russia is increasingly jeopardising European security. Together with parliamentarians Anton Hofreiter and Thomas Erndl, as well as regular panellists Minna Ålander and Britta Jacob, BerlinsideOut lays out how Germany can address its dangerous lack of strategy – and how it can start turning things around to help Ukraine win, deter Russia, and defend European security and democracy.

Guests & Twitter handles:

  • Anton Hofreiter MdB (Greens), Chair of the German Bundestag European Affairs Committee (@ToniHofreiter)
  • Thomas Erndl MdB (CSU), Deputy Chair of the German Bundestag Foreign Affairs Committee (@TErndl)
  • Minna Ålander, Research Fellow, Finnish Institute of International Affairs (FIIA) (@minna_alander)
  • Britta Jacob, Senior Manager Global Government Affairs, Bayer (@JacobBritta)

    • Resources:

    • Can Europe defend itself without America?, The Economist
    • Ukraine proposal may shatter Olaf Scholz’s government, Katya Hoyer, Unherd
    • Chancellor Scholz Must Change Course and Support Ukraine to Win, Benjamin Tallis, Ralf Fücks and Maximilian Terhalle, Byline Times
    • Germany is failing Ukraine – and Europe, Anton Hofreiter, Roderich Kiesewetter, Benjamin Tallis, Foreign Policy
    • Want to be a real global leader, Canada? Start by seizing Russian assets, Aaron Gasch Burnett, The Hub Canada
    • Seizing Russian Assets to fund Ukraine’s Victory, Aaron Gasch Burnett, Macdonald-Laurier Institute Inside Policy
    • The War in Ukraine Is Not a Stalemate, Jack Watling in Foreign Affairs
    • Russia’s Adaption Advantage, Gen (ret.) Mick Ryan, Foreign Affairs
    • Zeitenwende in den Köpfen, Timo Graf, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung
    • Ukraine Support Tracker, Kiel Institute for the World Economy

      • This podcast is an original production of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It was created as part of DGAP's Action Group Zeitenwende.

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