{"id":308369,"date":"2026-01-09T18:01:15","date_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:01:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/when-diplomacy-meets-reality-germanys-balancing-act-with-trumps-america-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-01-09T18:01:15","modified_gmt":"2026-01-09T18:01:15","slug":"when-diplomacy-meets-reality-germanys-balancing-act-with-trumps-america-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/when-diplomacy-meets-reality-germanys-balancing-act-with-trumps-america-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"When diplomacy meets reality: Germany&#8217;s balancing act with Trump\u2019s America |Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i1.ytimg.com\/vi\/D3otDJNClWg\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"When diplomacy meets reality: Germany's balancing act with Trump\u2019s America |Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/D3otDJNClWg\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Headlines coming out of the US shook the world in the first week of 2026: the military operation in Venezuela and Trump&#8217;s talk of seizing Greenland confronted European leaders with an uncomfortable question: How do democracies navigate a world where power politics trumps international law? DW Berlin Briefing host Nina Haase and her guests, Michaela K\u00fcfner (DW Chief Political Editor) and Thorsten Benner (Global Public Policy Institute) discuss whether Germany&#8217;s relative silence is strategic restraint or helplessness in the face of US assertiveness. <\/p>\n<p>Chapters:<br \/>\n0:00 Intro: US superpower unleashed<br \/>\n1:32 Turbulent start of 2026<br \/>\n5:24 Venezuela: German government responds<br \/>\n9:22 No illusions: law vs. interests<br \/>\n13:29 German president: &quot;US and Russian ruptures&quot;<br \/>\n15:00 Iraq &amp; Venezuela: this time, no pretense<br \/>\n18:28 Europe\u2019s dilemma: dependent on the US<br \/>\n20:57 Greenland: German foreign minister responds<br \/>\n28:32 How to engage Trump: The soap opera scenario<br \/>\n31:43 Taking responsibility for defense<br \/>\n34:07 The challenge of political reality<br \/>\n37:19 Wrap-Up: Hard Truths &amp; Next Steps<\/p>\n<p>For more news go to: http:\/\/www.dw.com\/en\/<\/p>\n<p>Follow DW on social media:<br \/>\n\u25baInstagram: https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baTikTok: https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@dwnews<br \/>\n\u25baFacebook: https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/deutschewellenews\/<br \/>\n\u25baTwitter: https:\/\/twitter.com\/dwnews<\/p>\n<p>F\u00fcr Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/dwdeutsch<\/p>\n<p>Subscribe: https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/deutschewelleenglish?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Headlines coming out of the US shook the world in the first week of 2026: the military operation in Venezuela and Trump&#8217;s talk of seizing Greenland confronted European leaders with an uncomfortable question: How do democracies navigate a world where power politics trumps international law? 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