Not since Helmut Kohl steered Germany through the end of the Cold War and reunification has a chancellor faced so many significant policy challenges at home and abroad. Even so, it’s likely Olaf Sholz will continue the considered and assured leadership shown by his predecessor, Angela Merkel. Read more at Monash Lens.
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China, the transatlantic relationship, the future of the EU - foreign policy didn't play a large role in Germany's election campaign. But there are huge issues for the next government to address. As Olaf Scholz works to establish a new coalition, we ask his party's foreign policy spokesman what the world can expect from a Germany under Scholz's leadership.
China, the transatlantic relationship, the future of the EU - foreign policy didn't play a large role in Germany's election campaign. But there are huge issues for the next government to address. As Olaf Scholz works to establish a new coalition, we ask his party's foreign policy spokesman what the world can expect from a Germany under Scholz's leadership.