“To try to understand how other people see my country and why? And to try to understand another country and to convey these insights in my country. That is basically what a diplomat does”, says Rüdiger von Fritsch in the German podcast MachtWas?!. Click here

With Joe Biden becoming new US-President, Rüdiger von Fritsch adresses the following questions in an interview with ZDF: What does the election of Joe Biden mean for cooperation with Germany? And what is the impact on the relationsship between the US. and Russia? Click here

The Berlin Global Advisors Partner and Germany’s ambassador to Moscow until 2019, describes the prospects for a renewed improvement in relations with Russia. Click here

The 14th Five-Year Plan indicates that Beijing feels compelled to make the country economically, technologically and financially more independent and self-sufficient. At its core is the striving for greater independence and fewer international risks, a reduction of the vulnerability of relevant supply chains and securing strategic resources.

European and particularly German companies are counting on an early Comprehensive Agreement on Investment (CAI) with China. Not least because of the trade conflict with the US., Beijing also has a strong interest in deepening economic cooperation with the EU. Click here

On 31 January 2020 the United Kingdom left the European Union, losing vote and voice. It was a legal departure. Until the end of 2020 the UK will be treated as a member in economic and financial aspects. The critical date is not 31 January, but 31 December 2020