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Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
On 7th – 9th December the SPD held its convention in Berlin. Delegates reelected Martin Schulz as the party’s leader (with support at 82%).
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Wojciech Konończuk
On 14 June, the US Senate voted to impose new sanctions on Russia and to significantly impede the potential of the Donald Trump Administration to lift the already existing sanctions.
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
During her first visit to the United States Chancellor Angela Merkel was faced with a new approach towards Germany by an American administration.
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
On 27 January, deputy chancellor Sigmar Gabriel, who had up till then served as the minister for the economy, was nominated minister of foreign affairs.
Analyses |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Krzysztof Strachota, Mateusz Chudziak
The current dialogue has radically changed the nature of the relationship between the EU and Turkey, and significantly raises the status of Turkey itself.
OSW Commentary |
| Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark
Since the beginning of the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, profound changes in Germany’s thinking about Russia can be observed.
OSW Commentary |
| Konrad Popławski, Anna Kwiatkowska
The crisis in Ukraine have brought about a situation in which it is necessary for Germany to make decisions and take action. No one in Berlin was prepared for this.
Analyses |
| Kamil Frymark, Anna Kwiatkowska
The German government sees its role in the Russian-Ukrainian conflict over Crimea as that of a liaison in maintaining dialogue between Russia and the West.
Point of View |
| Anna Kwiatkowska
Germany at this stage seems to have no idea of what the long-term strategy of co-operation with Putin's Russia should be.
Analyses |
| Marta Zawilska-Florczuk, Konrad Popławski, Anna Kwiatkowska, Kamil Frymark, Rafał Bajczuk
Since the differences in the political manifestos of the CDU/CSU and SPD are constantly reducing, the grand coalition is very likely to operate smoothly until the end of its term.