Episode 90 – Zeitenwende - A Turning Point for Germany?

In this episode of Current Account, Clay is joined by Andreas Kluth, an opinion columnist for Bloomberg covering US diplomacy, national security and geopolitics, to discuss the ongoing political and economic developments in Germany. Clay and Andreas dive into how and why the coalition government recently collapsed, the accelerated election timetable over the next few months, explain the "debt brake" and how it ties into recent economic stagnation, Germany's role within the European Union presently and going forward, the state of international relations throughout this period of instability and much more. To sign up for the new Current Account newsletter through the IIF website, please click here. This IIF Podcast was hosted by Clay Lowery, Executive Vice President, Research and Policy, with production and research contributions from Christian Klein, Digital Graphics and Production Associate and Miranda Silverman, Senior Program Assistant.