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250 Years of USA: Where Germany needs to pivot now

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July 3, 2026

As the United States marks 250 years of independence, Germany is confronting an uncomfortable question: can it still rely on its most important ally? Former German ambassador to Washington Emily Haber joins DW's Nina Haase to discuss the future of transatlantic relations and how Europe may have to forge new alliances and capabilities on its own.

Chapters:


00:00 A Foreign Policy Revolution

02:29 From Kennedy’s Berlin to a New Reality

06:21 Germany’s Growing Doubts

08:58 Can Europe Stand on Its Own?

12:44 Ukraine, Biden and Europe’s Comfort Zone

15:47 Why America Is Looking at China

18:08 Building New Partnerships

20:33 Germany’s China Knowledge Gap

24:27 Trump or a Deeper Shift?

27:26 Germany Through American Eyes

31:28 NATO, Burden Sharing and Power

36:00 When Principles Come at a Cost

40:24 A Memory from Washington

 

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