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Annalena Baerbock

Annalena Baerbock from the Green Party, became the country's foreign minister in December 2021.

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Vladimir Putin celebrates election win

Triumphant Putin celebrates re-election victory

Triumphant Putin celebrates re-election victory

Without any meaningful opposition, Vladimir Putin gained 87 percent of the vote.
PoliticsMarch 18, 202402:15 min
A view of Ukraine's President Volodymyr Zelenskyy arriving for the "Ukraine. Year 2024" conference, with journalists and attendees seen in the background

Zelenskyy: 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers dead since start of war

Zelenskyy: 31,000 Ukrainian soldiers dead since start of war

The Ukrainian president's statement comes as his country faces increasing difficulties on the battlefield.
ConflictsFebruary 26, 202402:28 min
Boris Pistorius, Svenja Schulze, Bundeswehr soldiers and a Bundeswehr plane in Gao

Should Germany expand strategic partnerships in the Sahel?

Should Germany expand strategic partnerships in the Sahel?

Mali, Niger and Burkina Faso are all governed by military regimes. How can Germany continue its involvement there?
ConflictsJanuary 25, 2024
Annalena Baerbock deboards a plane in Kuala Lumpur

Germany strikes balancing act in Southeast Asia

Germany strikes balancing act in Southeast Asia

Foreign Minister Baerbock has sought to balance Germany's position on Israel with fostering better economic ties.
PoliticsJanuary 16, 2024
Izchak Herzog holding Annalena Baerbock's hand as both smile into the camera

Germany's Middle East diplomacy reaches limits

Germany's Middle East diplomacy reaches limits

Germany's top diplomat, Annalena Baerbock, has been in the Middle East again this week in an attempt to mediate.
PoliticsJanuary 13, 2024
Annalena Baerbock sitting at Germany's desk in the UN General Assembly

Cease-fire in Gaza: Why Germany abstained in UN votes

Cease-fire in Gaza: Why Germany abstained in UN votes

Twice now Germany has abstained in a vote in the UN General Assembly that called for a cease-fire in the Middle East.
ConflictsDecember 20, 2023
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In the spotlight

black and whie photo of Eleanor Roosevelt holding up a copy of the UN Human Richts Charter

UN human rights declaration turns 75

Germany marks the occasion at a time when human rights are under threat worldwide.
Human RightsDecember 10, 2023
Olaf Scholz and Li Qiang putting earpieces into their ears, standing in front of their national flags

Germany's new China strategy: Critical but not decoupling

The divisions are widening between Germany and China, but Berlin does not want to hamper its own economic interests.
PoliticsJuly 14, 2023
Annalena Baerbock stands next to a display wall featuring rows of images of Yazidi victims

Visiting Iraq, Germany's Baerbock pushes for stability

Germany's foreign minister has used her recent trip to Iraq to call for greater support for Baghdad and the region.
PoliticsMarch 12, 2023
Annalena Baerbock and Robert Habeck

German Greens elect new leaders

The Green party has faced some tough tests in its first weeks in office. Now it has to manage party expectations.
PoliticsJanuary 29, 2022
Annalena Baerbock at a press conference in Paris on her first visit abroad

Who is Germany's Annalena Baerbock?

Germany's new top diplomat emphasizes a "values-guided" foreign policy. But what inspired those values?
PoliticsJanuary 24, 2022
Das Logo of the German G7 presidency 2022

Germany takes over G7 presidency

During its presidency of the group Germany plans to focus on major issues, with climate policy as the top priority.
PoliticsJanuary 1, 2022