It hasn't taken long to put the new German government's talk of a bolder and more values-based foreign policy to the test. After just six weeks in power, it finds itself confronted by Russia's military moves against Ukraine, which fears another attack from its bigger and more powerful neighbor.
Germany and its allies are struggling to agree on a response to Russia's unclear intentions. German policymakers, including within the three-party coalition government, are also debating among themselves.
On Tuesday, Chancellor Olaf Scholz, of the Social Democrats (SPD), said Russia would pay a "high price" in the event of an invasion of Ukraine. On Wednesday, Scholz reiterated that silence on the issue of Ukraine was not an option. His foreign minister, the Greens' Annalena Baerbock, has made similar expressions of solidarity with Ukraine but rejected its latest request for weapons deliveries.
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Why Germany refuses weapons deliveries to Ukraine | Germany | News and in-depth reporting from Berlin and beyond | DW | 19.01.2022
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Religion: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions reports the Pew Research Center
Islam is the most common state religion, but many governments give indirect privileges to Christianity
More than 80 countries favor a specific religion, either as an official, government-endorsed religion or by affording one religion preferential treatment over other faiths, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries and territories around the world.
Read more: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions | Pew Research Center
More than 80 countries favor a specific religion, either as an official, government-endorsed religion or by affording one religion preferential treatment over other faiths, according to a new Pew Research Center analysis of data covering 199 countries and territories around the world.
Islam is the most common
government-endorsed faith, with 27 countries (including most in the
Middle East-North Africa region) officially enshrining Islam as their
state religion. By comparison, just 13 countries (including nine
European nations) designate Christianity or a particular Christian
denomination as their state religion.
But an additional 40 governments around
the globe unofficially favor a particular religion, and in most cases
the preferred faith is a branch of Christianity. Indeed, Christian
churches receive preferential treatment in more countries – 28 – than
any other unofficial but favored faith.
Read more: Many Countries Favor Specific Religions | Pew Research Center
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