{"version":"1.0","type":"rich","provider_name":"Acast","provider_url":"https://acast.com","height":250,"width":700,"html":"<iframe src=\"https://embed.acast.com/$/678792b08dffa24d83c83ffd/678959bf981eb82ca6370708?\" frameBorder=\"0\" width=\"700\" height=\"250\"></iframe>","title":"German leadership: Gone for good or just resting? ","thumbnail_width":200,"thumbnail_height":200,"thumbnail_url":"https://open-images.acast.com/shows/678792b08dffa24d83c83ffd/1737054480010-33f61baa-b34b-48ea-84b3-7afaddfb089b.jpeg?height=200","description":"<p>Welcome to the inaugural episode of <em>Searching for Deutschland,</em> a new podcast by ECFR exploring the European and foreign policy dimensions of the German election on February 23rd. Hosts Jeremy Cliffe and Jana Puglierin join Mark Leonard, ECFR's director, for a <em>World in 30 Minutes</em> <a href=\"about:blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">[AS1]</a>&nbsp;crossover to discuss their plans for the coming weeks and the premise of the podcast, namely: has Germany gone missing from its European leadership role? </p><p>The hosts also discuss Friedrich Merz, chancellor candidate of the centre-right CDU party and front-runner to lead Germany’s next government. What are Merz's foreign policy influences and instincts? What will this mean for Germany's role in Europe and the world?</p><p><br></p><p>Read Jana's and Jeremy's commentary on the “Merz doctrine” <a href=\"https://ecfr.eu/article/the-merz-doctrine-what-a-cdu-led-government-would-mean-for-german-foreign-policy/\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\">here</a>.</p>","author_name":"European Council on Foreign Relations"}