Tag: Foreign policy in general
“A question of war and peace”: Is climate protection crisis prevention?
Frankfurt Water scarcity, food shortages, the increase in storm and flood disasters – these are all consequences of climate change that people are already feeling directly. And these consequences also…
Russia threatens military action
Wladimir Putin There are worldwide fears that Russia will invade Ukraine. (Photo: Reuters) Moscow One day after the G7 countries warned of an attack on Ukraine, Russia tightened the tone.…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
G7 states warn Putin against attack – Biden threatens Russia with “devastating” economic consequences
G7 meeting in Liverpool “We sent a clear message to Vladimir Putin from this G7 meeting,” said British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss. (Photo: Reuters) Wilmington The G7 countries are urging…
Annalena Baerbock relies on Angela Merkel’s EU maxim in Poland
Annalena Baerbock and Zbigniew Rau The new German Foreign Minister meets her Polish counterpart for the first time. After Paris, Warsaw is the second national capital to which the first…
Foreign policy: Baerbock versus Scholz – The first practical test
Baerbock and Scholz Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock and Chancellor Olaf Scholz have to take a strong stand against China and Russia. (Photo: Reuters) At first glance, the new federal government…
Court overturns US extradition request
Julian Assange The Wikileaks founder could now be extradited. (Photo: dpa) London An appeals court in London has overturned the rejection of the US extradition request for Julian Assange. A…
Foreign Minister Baerbock is negotiating with the USA on climate issues
Annalena Baerbock at the Gare du Nord in Paris The new Federal Foreign Minister took the train for some of the appointments on her first day in office. (Photo: imago…
Baerbock to Russia: Ukraine invasion would have consequences
The new German Foreign Minister The Green politician Annalena Baerbock met her French counterpart in Paris. (Photo: AP) Paris In the worsening conflict in Ukraine, Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock threatened…
Biden’s offensive for democracy divides the world
Berlin, Brussels Joe Biden chose the title with care: When the US President welcomes the heads of government from around 110 countries to a video conference on Thursday, he does…
Biden’s offensive for democracy divides the world
Berlin, Brussels Joe Biden chose the title with care: When the US President welcomes the heads of government from around 110 countries to a video conference on Thursday, he does…
The challenges for the first female foreign minister
“You can rely on Germany,” promised the 40-year-old, who is younger than all of her predecessors, in her inaugural address. The EU continues to be “the linchpin” for Germany.Her first…
Five reasons Putin is risking the escalation
Moscow Instead of the red telephone, the “red video chat” is celebrating its premiere: a secure internet connection between Moscow and Washington at the highest level. This connection existed before,…
Biden and Putin meet for video summit
The costs would turn out to be very high, “should Russia decide in favor of such an approach,” said a US government official. Putin would then have to reckon with…
Sebastian Kurz allegedly wants to withdraw from politics
Sebastian Kurz The Austrian Chancellor resigned after allegations of corruption. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Sebastian Kurz allegedly wants to resign from all political offices. Several media reports unanimously. At 11.30 a.m.…
Sebastian Kurz allegedly wants to withdraw from politics
Sebastian Kurz The Austrian Chancellor resigned after allegations of corruption. (Photo: dpa) Dusseldorf Sebastian Kurz allegedly wants to resign from all political offices. This is reported by the Austrian media…
Last dress rehearsal for serious EU foreign policy
Lukashenko and Erdogan in 2019 One can regularly accuse European foreign policy of being embarrassing. The principle of unanimity in EU foreign policy has often made Brussels incapable of acting…
Former US Secretary of State Colin Powell is dead
Colin Powell in 2008 The former US Secretary of State died as a result of a corona infection. (Photo: imago images / UPI Photo) Washington Former US Secretary of State…
The international reputation of the Chancellor contrasts with the overall foreign policy record
The leader of the free West should be Angela Merkel, or even the last advocate of freedom. That was not the case in the times when Donald Trump plunged into…
Submarine deal shows how easily Europe can be bypassed
Deep disappointment in international relations could hardly sound clearer: “I’m angry,” says French Foreign Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian. “You don’t do that among allies.” And he’s right. With the agreement…