Keeping It Up? Where Friedrich Merz Will Take Germany’s Foreign Policy

... Russia and the U.S. takes a long-term and structured form, Washington’s key European allies will likely choose to align with this trend rather than oppose it. For Germany, this could present a window of opportunity to revise its foreign policy toward Russia. Second, Friedrich Merz has extensive connections in German business circles. He is probably well-informed about the deep frustration among German entrepreneurs struggling with high energy prices. Since 2022, efforts to address this issue—whether through diversifying ...