Three days after Putin’s war against Ukraine started, German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, in a special session of the Bundestag, proclaimed a Zeitenwende, in the sense of a historic shift. The Russian invasion of Ukraine shattered many fundamental convictions of German politics, including “change through trade” (Wandel durch Handel), which had prevailed for decades. In a … [Read more...] about Did Germany Inadvertently Encourage Putin’s War?
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Transatlantic Destruction
Before getting to the world’s “disrupter in chief” and his antics at the recent horrifying Brussels NATO summit, let us have a look at the collateral damage the presidency of Donald Trump is causing to the transatlantic community that was developed during the last seventy years on both sides of the Atlantic. “U.S.-loving Germans planning life without transatlantic ties” and … [Read more...] about Transatlantic Destruction
Surprises, Shocks, and Upheavals
Looking for future surprises that could shock the world? This would not be an exercise Europe’s top leaders such as German Chancellor Angela Merkel need these days. For her, the surprises, shocks, and upheavals are coming faster than ever. For years, she has played a key role in crisis management at the helm of the largest and strongest member country of the European … [Read more...] about Surprises, Shocks, and Upheavals