Searching for Deutschland

On 23 February, Germany will hold an election—but the country seems to have turned inwards. Relations with France and Poland, its two essential partners, have deteriorated; where the country previously provided the European project with leadership at crucial moments, it now drags its feet. As a result, Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin are “Searching for Deutschland”. This new podcast from the European Council on Foreign Relations sees the think-tank's Berlin-based editorial director and Berlin office head joined by expert guests to discuss the domestic fault-lines behind the country's foreign policy disorientation. Following the election campaign from a European and global perspective, they will explore the political debates and what the country's new government might have to offer. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more info

Searching for Deutschland is a news podcast hosted by European Council on Foreign Relations, with 9 episodes on record and a Required Pod Score of 80. PitchCentric scores this show on Booking Probability, Listen Score, and live audience signals refreshed every 24 hours.

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  What comes next: European discord or European leadership?

  Feb 28, 202539 minS0

  <p>The final episode of Searching for Deutschland—a special crossover with the World in 30 Minutes—sees experts from Berlin, London, Paris and Warsaw break down the result of Germany’s federal election and discuss what comes next. Coalition negotiations are underway; Germany's shifting political dynamics will shape the country's future while carrying significant implications for Europe.</p><br><p>Guests:</p><p>Piotr Buras, Head, ECFR Warsaw and Senior Policy Fellow</p><p>Marie Dumoulin, Director, Wider Europe programme</p><br /><p > Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.</p>

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  Germany's election results: Continuity or turning point?

  Feb 24, 202558 minS0

  <p>On the morning after Germany's election, Searching for Deutschland hosts Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin were joined for a live webinar by ECFR colleagues Timo Lochocki and Janka Oertel. They discussed the results; prospects of a coalition between the CDU/CSU and SPD; likely chancellor Friedrich Merz's direction on China, the EU and the US; and the AfD and Left parties’ new “blocking minority” role, before taking questions from viewers.</p><p> </p><p>This “election special” episode of Searching for Deutschland features a full recording of this morning’s webinar. </p><p> </p><p>Guests:</p><p> </p><p>Janka Oertel, EC...

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  Ukraine and the US-Russia talks: Deterrence or disarray?

  Feb 20, 202537 minS0

  <p>In Searching for Deutschland’s last pre-election episode, hosts Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin review the Munich Security Conference, the US-Russia talks on Ukraine, and what the new era in transatlantic relations means for Germany and its next government. They also look ahead to Germany's polling day on 23rd February, before Moritz Gathmann and Gustav Gressel join them to discuss German support for Ukraine in the face of an unfavourable Trump-Putin deal—and how this intersects with domestic politics.</p><p> </p><p>Find ECFR’s polling report on European views of their continent and the world in the new Trump era...

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  Defence and the Zeitenwende: Glass half-empty or half-full?

  Feb 13, 202539 minS0

  <p>Ahead of the Munich Security Conference, hosts Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin talk German defence and the future of the country's armed forces. They review the first televised debate between Olaf Scholz and Friedrich Merz and discuss new ECFR polling, which illustrates German pessimism about Europe's future. ECFR colleagues Ulrike Franke and Rafael Loss also join the podcast to ask whether Scholz's proclaimed Zeitenwende, or turning point, has translated into real improvements in Germany's frayed armed forces. Together, they review the main parties’ defence policies and look ahead to the next four years. </p><p> </p><p>ECFR's new polling...

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  Euroscepticism in Germany: Normalisation or radicalisation?

  Feb 6, 202534 minS0

  <p>This week, hosts Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin discuss German election campaign frontrunner Friedrich Merz's bid to win Bundestag votes on migration with support from the far-right AfD. Political scientist Marcel Lewandowsky joins the podcast to discuss the apparent rise of Euroscepticism in Germany: does Merz's gambit mean his CDU envisions a more unilateral Germany in Europe? What’s behind the rise of the AfD and the anti-establishment BSW? And is Germany's turn towards forms of Euroscepticism part of a wider European trend—or a distinct (and distinctly alarming) phenomenon? </p><p> </p><p>Guests:</p><br><p>Marcel Lewando...

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