Germany Courts Two Gulf States

This post was originally published on here German Economics Minister Katherina Reiche is on her most important trip since taking office. She and 20 representatives of key German industries departed Sunday on a quest to establish strategic economic partnerships with the United Arab Emirates and Qatar. Before departing, she said: In a world of increasing…

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Germany Celebrates 35 Years Since Reunification

This post was originally published on here“We are celebrating the 35th year of being united in peace,” German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said today in his address in Saarbrücken. “Our nation is in the midst of an important, perhaps decisive phase in its recent history.” He noted that “alliances of autocracies are forming against us” and…

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Germany and Sweden Sign Defense Agreement

This post was originally published on here Yesterday, at the 24th Berlin Security Conference, German Defense Minister Boris Pistorius signed a memorandum of understanding with his Swedish counterpart, Pål Jonson, to strengthen the security and defense partnership of the two countries. During World War ii, Sweden allowed German troops to transit its territory, but it…

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