32 – Season Finale – The State of Play, The Road Ahead & Where Lies Germany?

BerlinsideOut

Wrapping up season 2 of BerlinsideOut, Ben and Aaron give listeners their take on what to watch out for in international security this summer – particularly at the upcoming NATO Summit in Washington, November’s American election, and the incoming European Commission. The hosts talk about the significance of Kaja Kallas’ nomination as the new EU High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy and explore the state of German politics after the European Parliament Elections. They also discuss their own highlights of the season, its most important lessons – and give you a taste of what’s next for BerlinsideOut.

Resources:

• The US Presidential Election 2024 – Two Outcomes, One Set of Challenges, Andrew A. Michta, DGAP Commentary
• The World Needs to Win in Ukraine, Chris Alexander, The Globe and Mail
• Kaja Kallas: The Russia-defying Estonian PM poised to lead EU foreign policy, Patrick Wintour, The Guardian
• Europe’s Response to China Shock 2.0: Hold China Closer, Tom Fairless and Bertrand Benoit featuring comment by Noah Barkin, The Wall Street Journal
• Step Aside, Joe Biden, Eliot A. Cohen, The Atlantic
• Germany has One Year to Replace Olaf Scholz, Paul Hockenos, Foreign Policy
• Letter: Forget half-measures, G7 must confiscate frozen Russian assets, Letter to Financial Times by Michael Roth, Benjamin Haddad, Rihards Kols and others
• The West Should Use Frozen Russian Billions to Fund Ukraine’s Victory – Fear is the Only Thing Holding Them Back, Aaron Gasch Burnett, Byline Times
• Military Mobility: Getting Germany’s Infrastructure Up to Speed, Jannik Hartmann, DGAP Policy Brief
• Ukraine-Krieg: Umfrage zur militärischen Unterstützung durch den Westen im Juni 2024, Statista
• Neue Umfrage zeigt deutliche Veränderung: Immer mehr Deutsche wollen stärkere Ukraine-Unterstützung, Lisa Schmedemann, Merkur

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