Zeitenwende für die Außenwirtschaftspolitik

Abstract There is currently a geopoliticisation of foreign policy, which primarily driven by dependencies on autocratic systems. Autocracies are constantly the rise, especially when measured percentage distribution world population. Even though EU still trades with significantly more democracies than autocracies, trade relations autocracies often characterised strong dependencies, regard to critical raw materials such as lithium or magnesium. This also applies market for medical products, where China in particular uses its position main supplier expand geopolitical influence. This, together fact that generally likely impose restrictions democracies, means needs strategy how handle regimes future.