Overview

• The latest episode aired Sunday at 21:45 on Das Erste and is available to stream in the ARD Mediathek.
• The broadcast centered on the question titled "Braucht Deutschland eine neue Außenpolitik, Herr Wadephul?"
• Guests were Johann Wadephul of the CDU as the new foreign minister, political scientist Daniela Schwarzer of the Bertelsmann Stiftung, and Tagesspiegel journalist Christoph von Marschall.
• Discussion context included European anger over Israel’s Gaza campaign, a wave of recognitions of a Palestinian state, and U.S. pressure for a firmer European line against Russia over Ukraine.
• The show followed its format of a one-on-one interview with the politician before journalists and experts analyzed and contextualized the responses.