Annalena Baerbock Annalena Baerbock

Taking the foreign-policy positions of the 2021 chancellor candidate as its starting point, the text examines Baerbock's understanding of the office and her constitutional and political role within the federal government, as well as her party-political influences and objectives. The analysis contextualises her successes and failures within the broader framework of German foreign policy and international politics. It also delves into the personal motivations and priorities that informed her work, particularly with regard to providing military support to Ukraine, policy towards Russia, bolstering the United Nations, and developing a National Security Strategy.