INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY

INTERNATIONALE POLITIK QUARTERLY (IPQ) serves as the English version of INTERNATIONALE POLITIK (IP), which is Germany's magazine dedicated to global perspectives and insights on international issues, providing a unique Berlin viewpoint on foreign affairs. This publication comes out four times a year, specifically in January, April, July, and October. Additionally, the IPQ website frequently addresses topics related to German and European foreign policy, featuring regular columns such as BERLIN CABLE, PARISCOPE, and CARBON CRITICAL. Both IPQ and IP are produced by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP).

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Canada’s Delicate Balancing Act

4 days ago | ip-quarterly.com | Doug Saunders

At the G7 summit held in Canada’s Rocky Mountains on June 15-17, 2025, its host, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, seemed to be speaking two very different diplomatic languages. In the presence of Donald Trump, he deployed calculated flattery, speaking of cooperation with the US president on defense, border security, and trade files.
The EU and the UK Turn a Page

1 month ago | ip-quarterly.com | Henning Hoff

In the minds of those in the United Kingdom who supported leaving the European Union, “British fish” always meant more than just the ever-dwindling shoals of cod or haddock passing through the territorial waters of the United Kingdom.
A Terrible Start for Merz

1 month ago | ip-quarterly.com | Henning Hoff

With Friedrich Merz, it seems, Germany is entering new, uncharted territory. The 69-year-old leader of the Christian Democrats (CDU/CSU) only become German chancellor on his second attempt. And he has form. It already took three rounds of voting for him to be elected leader of the CDU back in 2021. The adage by Irish absurdist playwright Samuel Beckett—“fail again, fail better”—comes to mind.
Op-Ed: How Merz Can Get Ukraine a $300 Billion War Chest

1 month ago | ip-quarterly.com | Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer |Hugo Dixon |Lee Buchheit

Friedrich Merz’s swearing-in as German chancellor, expected on May 6, means that Germany can now play a key role in the defense of Ukraine. The new chancellor, the leader of the center-right Christian Democrats (CDU), realizes that Ukraine’s fate is vital for Europe. He is prepared to go further in supporting Kyiv than his predecessor Olaf Scholz. He has also declared that he wants Germany to play a leading role in Europe’s response to Russia’s aggression.
What Europe Thinks … about China in 2025

Mar 25, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com | Luke Johnson

At February’s Munich Security Conference, US Vice President JD Vance spoke to Europeans with rank hostility, while Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi took a far more conciliatory approach. He proposed “mutually beneficial cooperation” with Europe, saying that the continent should have a seat at the table at any peace talks between Ukraine and Russia. Chinese representatives also met with the Ukrainian delegation in Munich; the readout was positive.
With the US Economy in Disarray, Is This the Euro’s Hour?

Mar 25, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com | Rebecca Christie

The euro is ready for its close-up. With the United States’ economy swerving itself toward a recession and new European leadership pressing for more investment, the 20-country currency area could become more of a global economic engine. But the European Union has to do more than stand by and watch Washington fall apart. Member states will need to invest. Tariff fights mean transatlantic tensions will only keep growing, as a new trade war gets underway.
Voted Out of Power, the Greens Are Still Shaping Germany

Mar 25, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com | Henning Hoff

“The Greens are to blame!” At some point in 2024, when the popular frustration with outgoing Chancellor Olaf Scholz’ permanently bickering governing coalition of center-left Social Democrats (SPD), Greens, and pro-business Free Democrats (FDP) was at a high, it became fashionable to fault the Green Party for all that was wrong with Germany and the world at large.
Trump’s Tariffs Endanger World Trade | Internationale Politik Quarterly

Mar 25, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com

Despite the US president’s tariffs threats, other states and the EU should stick to the rules-based trading system and find ways to strengthen it.
The China Factor

Mar 25, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com | Henning Hoff

2025 sees the 50th anniversary of the establishment of relations between China and the European Union. There’s not much of a festive mood in Brussels or Beijing, however. Suggestions that Chinese President Xi Jinping may pay a visit to the de facto EU capital for this year’s EU-China summit to mark the occasion have been rebuffed by the Chinese government. Xi will be sending Premier Li Qiang instead, while a date still needs to be fixed for the summit. In 2024, it didn’t take place at all.
Europe Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Mar 18, 2025 | ip-quarterly.com | Noah Barkin

The first months of US President Donald Trump’s second administration have unfolded like a horror movie for Europe. Just when it looks like the massacre might be over, the orange-tinted villain and his zombie minions rise up again and wreak more havoc. In the span of a few weeks, Trump and his team have shown they are prepared to throw Ukraine under the bus and, in the words of Trump’s Secretary of State Marco Rubio, embrace the “incredible opportunities” offered by Vladimir Putin’s Russia.