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

... confrontational aspects in Russian–German relations. Among them, the overall dynamics of relations between Russia and the West carry the most weight. Germany will not single-handedly initiate the normalization of bilateral ties, nor can it confront ... ... question is the composition of Friedrich Merz’s future cabinet. If a “grand coalition” government is formed between the CDU/CSU and the SPD, the Foreign Minister’s seat will likely go to a Social Democrat. Who will the new head of German diplomacy ...