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Germany between U.S. and China: Who is the better partner?

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February 26, 2026

The power struggle between the United States and China is intensifying. At the same time, the EU appears divided. Is Germany at risk of becoming a pawn in global power struggle? Our guests: Thorsten Benner (GPPi), Noah Barkin (Rhodium Group), Meredith Crowley (Prof. in Cambridge)

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Thorsten Benner,

from the Global Public Policy Institute, a think tank in Berlin.

 

 

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Noah Barkin,

Rhodium Group and journalist.

 

 

 

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Meredith Crowley,

Professor of Economics, Deputy Chair of Faculty at Cambridge University in the UK.

 

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