The December issue of Baltic Rim Economies includes a short piece of mine: “Zeitenwende at Twilight: Will Germany’s Shift Last?“. This article is part of a special issue on Germany’s Political, Economic, and Environmental Development. The contribution reflects on the transitional phase that Germany currently finds itself in, after the collapse of the “traffic light” coalition in November 2024, before the early elections in February 2025, and amidst increasing political contestation over Germany’s foreign and security policy, as witnessed in regional elections in Brandenburg, Saxony, and Thuringia, among others. Baltic Rim Economies is published by Centrum Balticum, headed by Director Kari Liuhto, Professor at the University of Turku in Finland.
From the article: “As Germany stands at the twilight of its Zeitenwende, the question remains whether this transformative shift in foreign and security policy will endure amid domestic political upheaval and external pressures. The upcoming general elections will play a decisive role in shaping the future of this pivotal moment in German history, determining whether the policy changes that have been initiated since 2022 can be sustained or fade into twilight, overshadowed by competing domestic and international pressures.”
