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"It has now been more than two years since German Chancellor Olaf Scholz
entered a new compound word into the jargon of global politics: “Zeitenwende.”
Scholz’s Zeitenwende speech of Feb. 27, 2022 – the word loosely translates as
“turning point” – came as the world was coming to grips with Russia’s
full-scale invasion of Ukraine. It marked a major shift for the world’s
third-largest economy and its foreign and defense policy, including significant
investments in Germany’s depleted armed forces.
With NATO’s 75th anniversary summit approaching in July, has the Scholz
government lived up to its promises? And what are the implications of Germany’s
pivot for the United States?
As an expert on international security, I am well aware that critics on both
sides of the Atlantic argue the Scholz government has failed to adequately
strengthen Germany’s armed forces and that its military support for Ukraine is
insufficient. Yet when measuring Scholz’s actions against the objectives he
originally articulated, there is reason to believe that he has mostly delivered
on his promises."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
