Editing Alliance 90/The Greens (section)

===Foreign policy===
The Greens are regarded as taking a [[Atlanticist]] line on defense and pushing for a stronger common EU foreign policy,<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-greens-annalena-baerbock-5-things-to-know/|title=German Greens' Annalena Baerbock: 5 things to know|first=Laurenz|last=Gehrke|date=19 April 2021|publisher=[[Politico Europe]]}}</ref> especially against Russia and China.<ref name="Germany">[https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/germanys-greens-chancellor-candidate-vows-get-tough-russia-china-2021-04-24/ Germany's Greens chancellor candidate vows to get tough on Russia and China] ''[[Reuters]]'', 24 April 2021.</ref><ref>Erika Solomon (18 August 2021), [https://www.ft.com/content/12756e45-c2e1-4739-9a2a-4b7528fd5266 Germany's Baerbock sets out sharp break with Merkel era for Greens] ''[[Financial Times]]''.</ref> Green Party co-leader [[Annalena Baerbock]] has proposed a post-[[Pacifism|pacifist]] foreign policy.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Brzozowski|first=Alexandra|date=7 May 2021|title=German Greens leader Baerbock signals post-pacifist shift on foreign policy|url=https://www.euractiv.com/section/elections/news/german-greens-leader-baerbock-signals-post-pacifist-shift-on-foreign-policy/|access-date=10 May 2021|website=www.euractiv.com|language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Germany's rising Green Party echoes many U.S. policies. That could rattle pipeline plans from Russia. |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/europe/germany-greens-nordstream-russia-merkel/2021/05/12/ba3ce31e-6bae-11eb-a66e-e27046e9e898_story.html |newspaper=The Washington Post |date=13 May 2021}}</ref> She supports [[Enlargement of NATO|eastward expansion of NATO]]<ref name="Germany"/> and has considered the number of [[List of United Nations resolutions concerning Israel|UN resolutions]] critical of Israel as "absurd compared to resolutions against other states."<ref>{{cite news |title=As Germany votes, here's where the leading parties stand on Jewish issues |url=https://www.timesofisrael.com/as-germany-votes-heres-where-the-leading-parties-stand-on-jewish-issues/ |work=The Times of Israel |date=26 September 2021}}</ref> The party's program included references to [[NATO]] as an "indispensable" part of European security.<ref>{{cite news |title=Europe must step up on defense, German Greens leader says |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/europe-step-up-defense-germany-greens-leader-annalena-baerbock/ |work=Politico |date=30 November 2021}}</ref> The Greens have promised to abolish the contested [[Nord Stream 2]] pipeline to ship Russian natural gas to Germany.<ref>{{cite news |title=Germany's Greens vow to scrap Russian gas pipeline after election |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/us-germany-election-greens-nord-stream-idUSKBN2BB0ZS |work=Reuters |date=19 March 2021}}</ref> The party criticized the EU's [[Comprehensive Agreement on Investment|investment deal with China]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Where Germany's Greens and FDP agree — and where they don't |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/germany-election-2021-coalition-government-greens-fdp/ |work=Politico |date=30 September 2021}}</ref> It describes China as a "systematic rival", though the party also favors cooperation with China to fight climate change.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Koch |first1=Jonas E. |last2=Engert |first2=Alexandra |date=2025-01-28 |title=Bundestagswahl: Wer will was in der Außenpolitik? |url=https://www.zeit.de/politik/ausland/2024-11/faq-wahl-parteien-aussenpolitik#wie-gehen-die-parteien-mit-china-um |access-date=2025-02-22 |work=[[Die Zeit]] |language=de-DE |issn=0044-2070}}</ref> In 2016, the Greens criticised Germany's defense plan with [[Saudi Arabia]], which has been [[Saudi Arabian-led intervention in Yemen|waging war]] in Yemen and has been accused of massive [[Human rights in Saudi Arabia|human rights]] violations.<ref>"[https://www.thelocal.de/20161208/opposition-parties-condemn-german-defence-deal-with-saudi-arabia Opposition parties condemn German defence plan with Saudi Arabia]". ''The Local''. 8 December 2016.</ref>

The party remains divided over issues such as [[nuclear disarmament]] and [[Germany and weapons of mass destruction|U.S. nuclear weapons on German territory]]. Some Greens want Germany to sign the United Nations' [[Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons]].<ref>{{cite news |title=German Greens go nuclear over call to renew NATO vows |url=https://www.politico.eu/article/german-greens-go-nuclear-over-call-to-renew-nato-vows/ |work=Politico |date=23 January 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Incoming German government commits to NATO nuclear deterrent |url=https://www.defensenews.com/global/europe/2021/11/24/incoming-german-government-commits-to-nato-nuclear-deterrent/ |work=Defense News |date=24 November 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Explainer: Germany's incoming government won't ditch U.S. nuclear bombs |url=https://www.reuters.com/markets/asia/will-germanys-next-government-ditch-us-nuclear-bombs-2021-11-22/ |work=Reuters |date=27 November 2021}}</ref> About the [[Gaza war]], the [[Federal Ministry of Food and Agriculture (Germany)|Federal Minister of Food and Agriculture]] [[Cem Özdemir]] (former president of the party) criticized Swedish climate activist [[Greta Thunberg]] for her presence and support of pro-Palestinian demonstrations in Berlin, calling on everyone to reconsider their opinions about her.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-11 |title=Cem Özdemir fordert in Bezug auf Greta Thunberg Umdenken: "Furchtbar und schlimm" |url=https://www.merkur.de/politik/cem-oezdemir-greta-thunberg-umdenken-neubewertung-anti-israel-demo-maischberger-93347807.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.merkur.de |language=de}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-10-10 |title=Cem Özdemir fordert in Bezug auf Greta Thunberg Umdenken: "Furchtbar und schlimm" |url=https://www.bw24.de/politik/cem-oezdemir-greta-thunberg-umdenken-neubewertung-anti-israel-demo-maischberger-93347814.html |access-date=2024-10-11 |website=www.bw24.de |language=de }}{{Dead link|date=November 2024 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>