{"id":315817,"date":"2026-02-06T12:00:44","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:00:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/beyond-the-big-powers-germanys-global-pivot-berlin-briefing-podcast\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T12:00:44","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T12:00:44","slug":"beyond-the-big-powers-germanys-global-pivot-berlin-briefing-podcast","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/beyond-the-big-powers-germanys-global-pivot-berlin-briefing-podcast\/","title":{"rendered":"Beyond the big powers: Germany&#8217;s global pivot | Berlin Briefing Podcast"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i3.ytimg.com\/vi\/NntWmZBOUl0\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Beyond the big powers: Germany's global pivot | Berlin Briefing Podcast\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NntWmZBOUl0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Where is Germany really heading as it scrambles to diversify its foreign\u2011policy partnerships? And what does that shift look like from inside the government delegations themselves? In this episode of Berlin Briefing, Nina Haase talks to Jakob Hensing (Head of Political Economy, GPPi) about Germany\u2019s evolving role in a tense, multipolar world. Richard Walker and Michaela K\u00fcfner join in to share rare first\u2011hand insights from traveling with German officials on diplomatic missions to the Indo\u2011Pacific and the Gulf \u2014 trips aimed at securing new energy sources, building fresh alliances, and reducing dependence on the usual big powers. Can Germany balance values with hard interests? And what did our correspondents witness behind the scenes that signals a deeper strategic pivot?\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>DW Berlin Briefing on<br \/>\nApple Podcasts: https:\/\/podcasts.apple.com\/us\/podcast\/dw-berlin-briefing-inside-german-politics\/id1775699172<br \/>\nSpotify: https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/07Wp4c6w9qVIYmB7JIbFBZ  <\/p>\n<p>RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https:\/\/rss.dw.com\/xml\/podcast_Berlin_Briefing <\/p>\n<p>CHAPTERS:<br \/>\n00:00 Intro<br \/>\n02:57 A new German economic model?<br \/>\n05:23 Merz\u2019s Realpolitik approach<br \/>\n09:30 Opposition criticism<br \/>\n12:37 Merz\u2019s Gulf region agenda<br \/>\n17:55 Indo-Pacific jet set diplomacy<br \/>\n21:36 A lack of experts<br \/>\n26:18 Values vs interests<br \/>\n29:22 European constraints<br \/>\n33:58 A clear vision?<br \/>\n35:26 Outro <\/p>\n<p>#BerlinBriefing #Germany #Geopolitics<br \/>\nFor 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>Where is Germany really heading as it scrambles to diversify its foreign\u2011policy partnerships? 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