What the US Midterms mean for Europe (Interview with Peter Beyer)

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After the US Midterm elections, Berlin Briefing's Max Hofmann talked to Peter Beyer, Germany's former Coordinator for Transatlantic Cooperation (2018-2022) to discuss German expectations for the new Congress.

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