Foreign and Security Policy

Security & Geopolitics

Shaken but Not Deterred

USAID, the world's largest foreign aid agency, was abolished by the Trump administration in July 2025. Tessa Coggio reflects on this process as well as on its long-term implications.
Security & Geopolitics

US intervention in Venezuela: power politics instead of international law

Venezuela reveals the crisis in the transatlantic partnership. With its military intervention, the US has made it clear that it will only support international institutions and procedures as long as they serve US power interests, comments IW Director Michael Hüther.
European Initiative

“I strongly believe that FCAS has a future.”

Bertrand de Cordoue shares his assesment on German-French cooperation in driving European defense efforts in this video interview.