Service thread with some observations on the draft election platform of #Germany|s #Green Party @Die_Gruenen (published 19 March)
gruene.de/artikel/wahlpr…
#Greens call for a more active #German foreign policy & above all for a strengthening of the #EU. Franco-German cooperation 🇫🇷🇩🇪 referenced along mside a #transatlantic approach. Issue of systemic rivalry with authoritarians highlighted.
#Greens describe the #transatlantic partnership as pillar of 🇩🇪 foreign policy, with #climate as core element. Recognition that #US will be less focused on European #security & that @Europe will need to do more. Good to see specific mention of security of
#Poland & 🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹
Not surprisingly the #Greens use tough language to describe #China in their draft platform. Noteworthy: Rejection of unification with #Taiwan by force. References to #5G and protection of critical infrastructure.
#Greens see #Russia as a threat to democracy & stability of the EU. Sanctions related to #Ukraine tied to specific demands which must be met for any relief to be granted. #NordStream2 to be terminated for geostrategic reasons & reasons of #energy and #climate
#NATO is described as "indispensable actor", guarantor of common security & check on "renationalization". At the same time, the #Greens reject 2% & call for new mission-based goals to be agreed.Specific reference to 🇬🇧 & 🇳🇴 as non-EU allies.
Finally, #Greens highlight #ArmsControl & #Disarmament - calling for global zero, rejecting first use, and arguing for nuclear- weapons-free Germany. At same time acknowledgment that #allies must be engaged & (once again) specific reference to 🇵🇱🇪🇪🇱🇻🇱🇹

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Having read through the #UK #IntegratedReview a few personal observations from a 🇩🇪 perspective, focusing on just a few key points - short thread
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Also good to see that cooperation with the #EU in the area of #security is specifically referenced.
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