1. The Berlin Pulse 2023/24 (full issue)
- Author:
- Julia Ganter, Steffen Müller, Sarah Pagung, Norbert Röttgen, and Lila Roldán Vázquez
- Publication Date:
- 11-2023
- Content Type:
- Special Report
- Institution:
- Körber-Stiftung
- Abstract:
- What do Germans und US citizens think about the most pressing foreign policy issues? Here are the highlights of this year’s public opinion survey, addressing Germany’s international role, biggest challenges and most important partners. A majority (57 per cent) of Germans believe that Germany’s international influence has declined over the past two years, despite Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s proclaimed Zeitenwende. As a result, only 38 per cent of respondents would like to see Germany become more engaged in international crises. This is the lowest figure since the start of the survey in 2016. 76 per cent believe that this involvement should preferably be of a diplomatic nature, compared to 65 per cent last year. 71 per cent of respondents are against Germany taking a leading military role in Europe.
- Topic:
- Foreign Policy, Public Opinion, Military Spending, and Russia-Ukraine War
- Political Geography:
- Europe, Germany, North America, and United States of America