ÖDP on foreign affairs and defence

The ÖDP wants Germany to join the Treaty on the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons and to have all nuclear weapons removed from the country. The Bundeswehr should act militarily only in an emergency and in self-defense. According to the platform, foreign policy should above all serve peace and the protection of the basis of life.

The ÖDP wants no nuclear weapons in Germany. Germany should sign a treaty against nuclear weapons. The army should only fight to defend the country. Peace should be the most important goal.

The platform places all activities of Germany and the EU under the priority of securing peace. Military action by the Bundeswehr would be allowed only in an emergency and for self-defense. Germany is to sign the nuclear ban treaty, and all nuclear weapons are to be withdrawn. Disarmament and peace diplomacy should consider the well-being of all negotiating partners and not serve geostrategic dominance. Trade relations and free trade agreements should not be used as leverage against other states.

The ÖDP wants to reduce the causes of flight by turning trade agreements into fair trade agreements and banning arms exports to countries outside the EU. It justifies this with shared responsibility for the climate crisis, conflicts and economic hardship in the Global South.

The ÖDP wants fewer people to have to flee. Trade with poor countries should be fair. Germany should not sell weapons to countries outside the EU. The party says Germany shares responsibility for the problems there.

According to the platform, Germany bears responsibility for countries of the Global South because it helped cause the climate crisis. It calls for converting all trade agreements into fair trade agreements, help for self-help, and reparations in crisis regions. Arms exports to states outside the EU are to be banned. It also calls for frugal use of raw materials and an end to the exploitation of countries of origin. The party expects fewer conflicts and less displacement as a result.