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This report examines how Germany has become a foreign policy leader in the EU and what impact it's having on Brussels' internal and external affairs. More specifically, the text's authors examine 1) Berlin’s role in developing EU institutions, the Common Security and Defence Policy (CSDP), and the European Neighbourhood Policy; 2) how Germany has shaped EU crisis responses, particularly in the cases of Libya, Syria and Ukraine; and 3) the Merkel regime's current relations with Russia, the US and Turkey, to include their impact on the EU's foreign policy.