Frederik Fink is a summer 2025 Halle Foundation Intern at the American-German Institute. Originally from Frankfurt, Germany, he recently completed a bachelor’s degree in history and international relations at King’s College London. His studies focused on the intersection between history and international politics as well as U.S. and UK foreign policy and national security and Russian politics and culture. His undergraduate thesis examined Germany’s policy toward the Western European Union (WEU), analyzing it through the lens of the agency-versus-structure dichotomy.
Frederik has a particular interest in the evolution of German foreign and security policy as well as the dynamics of German-U.S. relations. In 2022, he volunteered with Mission Siret, delivering humanitarian aid to southern Ukraine.
Chancellor Merz and Germany’s ‘New Determination’
In a June 24 address to the German parliament, Chancellor Friedrich Merz delivered a Regierungserklärung (government declaration) that highlighted a profound shift in Germany’s strategic outlook, characterized by what he …
