Episode 5 — Germany in Active Mode?  In this fifth episode of the Berlin Policy Journal Podcast, we explore whether Germany is ready to take a more active role in foreign policy. Starting with January’s Berlin Libya Conference, looking forward to the Munich Security Council, and then ahead to summer when Germany will take over the rotating EU presidency, the country is being pushed to take the lead. In fact, the EU’s top diplomat Josep Borrell, went as far as to say, “Nothing can be done without Germany.”  To discuss whether the country is truly ready for action, host and Berlin Policy Journal executive editor Henning Hoff sits down with the director of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), Daniela Schwarzer, who also wrote the article “Weaponizing the Economy” in the current issue of the Berlin Policy Journal. We also have a chat with Rainer Rudolph, a German diplomat who worked on a previous German EU presidency; he’s currently on a think-tank sabbatical with DGAP.  ------------------------ The Berlin Policy Journal is a bi-monthly digital magazine on European affairs, edited in Germany’s capital and published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). It’s the sister publication of Internationale Politik, Germany’s leading foreign affairs magazine. You can read the Berlin Policy Journal on our website berlinpolicyjournal.com/ or receive it free of charge via our app for Android and iOS devices.   Contact us with questions or suggestions: podcast@berlinpolicyjournal.com