unpopular opinion: little mix could be so much bigger than what they are now if americans weren’t so tasteless

Defense spendings, nuclear participation, arms exports, relations with China & Russia… several critical issues for the new #Koalitionsvertrag. Thanks Claudia Major for pushing these topics. I would also add Germany’s future role in the Middle East though. #ESC2021

The Franco-German relationship is insufficient to drive European / EU policy-making, but remains indispensable. So all eyes are on the German coalition negotiations. Steven Erlanger opens 8th European Strategic Choices conf in Berlin hosted by Chatham House ISPK & KAS #ESC21