Germany’s Economic Competitiveness
German Investor Confidence Rises for Fourth Straight Month – Ed Frankl, The Wall Street Journal
One in Four Companies in Germany Fear for Their Competitiveness – ifo Institute
Der Export erklärt, wo die Wirtschaft ihre Zukunft sieht – Michael Hüther, Handelsblatt

Merz Under Pressure
Five Reasons Why Embattled Merz Will Fight On – David Marsh and Andreas Meyer-Schwickerath, OMFIF
Dieser Urlaub fällt Merz auf die Füße – Nicole Diekmann, T-Online

German Politics and Cracks in the Far-Right Firewall
German Christian Democrats Are Paralyzed by a Far-Right Surge – Alexander Görlach, Jacobin
Germany’s Firewall Was Meant to Hold the Far Right at Bay. It May Have Done the Reverse – Jon Henley, The Guardian
How One Region in Eastern Germany Is Getting a Second Chance – Anja Koch, Deutsche Welle

Diplomacy and Germany on the World Stage
Op-Ed: Germany’s Strategy Gap Runs Through Africa – Thomas Matussek, Internationale Politik Quarterly
The Price of Silence – Abdullah Fahimi, IPS
Daniel Fried: “The Germans and the British Should Convince the US that They Will Fight for the Baltics” – Konstantin Eggert, Baltic Sentinel
One Year Later, Can the Turnberry Agreement Hold? – Peter S. Rashish, American German Institute

NATO and Europe’s Defense Dilemma
Leipzig Incident Tests NATO’s Resolve Against Russia – Prince Michael of Liechtenstein, GIS Reports
Why Is Europe Still Dependent on the US for Defense? – Daniel Winter and Kevin Tschierse, Deutsche Welle
Europe’s Next War – Samuel Charap and Hiski Haukkala, Foreign Affairs