Germany

European governments maintain that security arrangements affecting Europe should involve European states and not be decided solely by external powers.

States frequently consult regional and allied partners (for example, France, Germany, and the United Kingdom) when shaping responses to major external diplomatic proposals or peace plans.

Multiple European countries, including Germany, Denmark and the Baltic states, have experienced unclaimed drone flights and other unidentified aircraft operating near airports and military facilities.

France, Germany and the United Kingdom have publicly supported Ukraine's territorial integrity and opposed proposals to allow Russia to unilaterally seize Ukrainian territory.

In 2025 the German company Vertanical developed a full-spectrum cannabis oil called VER-01 that was evaluated in European clinical trials for low-back pain.

A 2025 joint Pew Research Center and Körber-Stiftung survey found that 71% of U.S. adults said relations with Germany were very or somewhat good in 2025, a 13 percentage-point decline from 2024.

In 2025, 71% of U.S. adults said relations with Germany were very or somewhat good, representing a 13 percentage-point decline from 2024, and 24% of U.S. adults said relations with Germany were bad.

In 2025, 46% of German adults named France as Germany's most important foreign policy partner while 26% named the United States; in the same 2025 surveys, 19% of Americans named the United Kingdom as the United States' most important partner and 1% of Americans named Germany.

In 2025, U.S. adults generally viewed China and Russia as major military threats to the United States, while German adults generally viewed Russia but not China as a major security threat; both U.S. and German publics perceived China as an economic threat and expressed concern about China's growing influence.

In 2025, Germany's coalition government (the Christian Democratic Union/Christian Social Union and the Social Democrats) agreed to a new system of incentives for voluntary military service.

In 2025, Germany's voluntary military service incentives include offering recruits free access to driving licenses, and driving licenses in Germany can cost several thousand dollars.

In 2025, German officials indicated that making military service compulsory would require passing a new law.

Several NATO member states, including Sweden, Finland, Poland, and Germany, have coastlines on the Baltic Sea.

Capitalist-oriented democracies sometimes retain ownership stakes in private companies deemed strategic; for example, France, Germany, and Spain hold stakes in Airbus.

Many prospective international graduate students choose programs in countries such as Australia, China, the United Kingdom, and Germany instead of U.S. universities.

G20 membership includes the United States, China, Russia, India, Japan, France, Germany, the United Kingdom and the European Union.