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February 19, 2021

German Foreign and Security Policy after Merkel, with Constanze Stelzenmüller and Sam Denney

By Carisa Nietsche, Jim Townsend, Constanze Stelzenmüller and Sam Denney

Constanze Stelzenmüller and Sam Denney join Carisa Nietsche and Jim Townsend to discuss German foreign and security policy, upcoming German elections, and what might change after Chancellor Angela Merkel steps down.

Constanze Stelzenmüller is an expert on German, European, and transatlantic foreign and security policy and strategy. She is the inaugural holder of the Fritz Stern Chair on Germany and Transatlantic Relations in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings.

Sam Denney is a Senior Research Assistant in the Center on the United States and Europe at Brookings.

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