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OSW Report | | Konrad Popławski

Chasing globalisation Germanys economic relations with the BRIC countries

The Eurozone crisis has forced German exporters to speed up their expansion onto the emerging markets, in particular Brazil, Russia, India and China
OSW Report | | Marta Zawilska-Florczuk, Konrad Popławski, Anna Kwiatkowska, Piotr Buras

Germanys energy transformation difficult beginnings

Zainicjowana  w maju 2011 roku, kilka miesięcy po awarii elektrowni atomowej w Fukushimie transformacja energetyczna RFN przedstawiana jest jako decyzja ostateczna, a ze względu na narzucone tempo zmian stanowi nową jakość w strategii…
Point of View | | Justyna Gotkowska

Bundeswehr 30 The political military and social dimensions of the reform of the German armed forces

This reform of the Bundeswehr, launched in 2011, is the latest of the three decisive stages in the post-war transformation of the German armed forces. The reform aims at “constructing” the armed forces anew in the political, military and…
OSW Report | | Konrad Popławski

Germanys stance on the European Unions Multi-Annual Financial Framework for 2014–2020 Background and interests

The aim of this report is to look at the EU budget from the point of view of Germany as one of the greatest beneficiaries of EU policies. The text presents the significance of particular budget items for Germany, such as the Common…
OSW Studies | | Artur Ciechanowicz, Marta Zawilska-Florczuk

One country two societies Germany twenty years after reunification

Germany became reunited through the incorporation of the East German federal states to the then Federal Republic of Germany. The West German point of view is predominant in public discourse regarding this issue, which is manifested through…
OSW Report | | Justyna Gotkowska

German Networks in the East German soft power in Eastern Europe Central Asia and the South Caucasus

Contact network building and political lobbying, development co-operation programmes and foreign cultural and science policy are vital for supporting the German economy – which relies heavily on exports – and for the country’s ambition to…
Point of View | | Anna Kwiatkowska

Its not only about Erika Steinbach Three myths in the German discourse on the resettlements

The consequences of the present debate on how Germany suffered during the war do matter and will continue to matter both for Germany itself and for Germany’s relations with its near neighbours. Contrary to popular belief, the debate, still…
Point of View | | Krzysztof Marcin Zalewski

The Berlin Republic Evolution of Germanys politics of memory and German patriotism

Important changes have occurred in recent years in the attitude of a majority of the German elite towards the history of the 20th century and the political identity built on collective memory. Until recently, the sense of guilt for the…