Positive Message from Angela Merkel
They were just a few sentences intended for fellow pretzel-munching conservatives in a Bavarian beer tent. But Angela Merkel’s comments hit headlines across the world.
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Trans-Atlantic Relations
Nothing New on the German Front?
With parliamentary election past and a new coalition of the willing, composed of Chancellor Merkel’s Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and Guido Westerwelle’s Free Democratic Party (FDP), in the starting blocks to replace the little liked marriage of convenience between the CDU and the Social Democrats (SPD), it is time to take a look at the portents this new leadership casts over the future of German foreign and security policy.
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Estonia, Germany and Relations with Russia
Gruusias (ehk Georgias, ehk Jürimaal) toimuvad täna tuhandete vaatlejate valvsa pilgu all lõpuks kauaoodatud (või kauakardetud – sõltub vaatepunktist) parlamendivalimised, kus suure tõenäosusega nopib võidu president Mihhail Saakašvili partei Rahvuslik Liikumine. Võtmeküsimuseks on peaasjalikult see, kui suureks just täpselt kujuneb Rahvusliku Liikumise ülekaal.
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