Even after the “turning point” proclaimed by Federal Chancellor Olaf Scholz, the partners in the Baltic States remain skeptical as to whether they can rely on German foreign and defense policy. They demand more German leadership – including military leadership.
At the Berlin Foreign Policy Forum, German Foreign Minister Annalena Baerbock reaffirmed her support for the countries on NATO’s eastern flank. People still don’t fully trust Berlin there.
The Berlin Foreign Policy Forum is a show of the German capital bubble. Between – and also during – the lectures by top-class politicians, members of parliament, diplomats, journalists and experts discuss the course of the world in the hall next to the event hall. Here, over a cappuccino and appetizers, networks are established, assessments compared and forecasts made.