German Chancellor Olaf Scholz delivered his historic “Zeitenwende” – literally, “turn of an era” – speech three days after Russia invaded Ukraine. The world was at an inflection point, Scholz said, and Berlin had to adapt. Foremost, Germany needed a forceful but prudent answer to the Russian attack. Scrapping his coalition’s ban on the delivery […]
In Germany, the Era That Didn’t Turn
Russia’s decline and America’s assurances weaken the rationale for rearmament.
