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Germany Between a Rock and a Hard Place in China-US Competition
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Abstract The Biden administration has just issued its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. The guidance document states the need to "build back better at home" and acknowledges that "international economic policies must serve all Americans" - a theme often referred to as "foreign policy for the midd... view more
The Biden administration has just issued its Interim National Security Strategic Guidance. The guidance document states the need to "build back better at home" and acknowledges that "international economic policies must serve all Americans" - a theme often referred to as "foreign policy for the middle class". While the interim guidance does not preclude cooperation with China in selected policy areas, it is unambiguous in considering China a strategic competitor. The prospect of intensifying China-US geopolitical and (geo)economic competition is bad news for Germany, which has high value trading and investment relationships with both countries.... view less
Keywords
Federal Republic of Germany; United States of America; China; competition; security policy; economic policy; foreign policy; geopolitics; international relations
Classification
International Relations, International Politics, Foreign Affairs, Development Policy
Peace and Conflict Research, International Conflicts, Security Policy
National Economy
Document language
English
Publication Year
2021
City
Berlin
Page/Pages
4 p.
Series
DGAP Commentary, 8
ISSN
1864-3477
Status
Published Version; reviewed
Licence
Creative Commons - Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0