Integrated Country Strategy Germany - FOR PUBLIC RELEASE

This shift suggests a new Approved: May 25, 2022 Revised: January 30, 2024 FOR PUBLIC RELEASE FOR PUBLIC RELEASE PAGE 4 of 25 understanding of Germany’s international role, a new appreciation of the threats to democracies and the international rules-based order posed by autocracies, and a new willingness to take action to protect Germany and Europe’s economic and national security. [...] In the absence of a strong bottom-up understanding in Germany of the importance of the transatlantic relationship and the current international order, non-democratic actors such as the PRC and Russia will gain further influence. [...] Germany and the United States share a fundamental commitment to domestic and international safety and security, and the German government has been increasingly willing to take on greater global responsibilities to address global security threats and underlying roots of destabilization and conflict. [...] The Mission will continue to work with Germany and EU institutions headquartered in Germany to implement sanctions and other measures to bolster the economic and national security of our citizens and our partners. [...] • Risks | A failure to achieve coordination and cooperation bilaterally and in multilateral fora could also lead to regulatory divergence between the United States and Germany and enable competitors to set the standards for innovation inconsistent with our shared values.