Thread by @LianaFix

Four years after our Brookings paper, @stevenckeil and myself continue our reflection on the state of #German foreign policy. Is the Biden presidency Germany’s last chance to step up? Have a look at our @gmfus paper @ConStelz @ulrichspeck @Judy_Dempsey @jan_techau @jana_puglierin

https://twitter.com/gmfus/status/1373286460485480449

(2/5) Four issues will be critical in determining Germany’s ability to partner with the #US in leadership: security policy, the #Russia & #China test cases (Nord Stream & more), public opinion on foreign policy & the makeup of the governing coalition after this fall’s elections.

(3/5) Germany will have to navigate disagreements with the US, while keeping Europe together and going through its own election period, the most significant one in a decade-and-a-half. At the same time, uncertainty about the future of transatlantic relations after Biden remains.

(4/5) If the current opportunity is missed, the likelihood of strategic divergence between #Germany (and #Europe) and the #US will only increase as geopolitical forces pull at a common transatlantic approach. This would undermine the very framework for Germany’s foreign policy.

(5/5) The transatlanticist Biden presidency could be Germany’s best, and perhaps last chance, to be a partner in leadership with a US administration that is still rooted in the experience of 20th century transatlanticism. @StephenFSzabo @annakatrein @hanskundnani @StevenErlanger

@Nic_Koenig @DanSHamilton @TobiasBunde @NHelwig @SophiaBesch @RugeBoris @PSparding @KoerberIP