Berlin’s post-Cold War foreign policy was rich in moralism but poor in morality. It left Germany defenceless, Eastern Europe weak, and Vladimir Putin expecting an easy victory in Ukraine.
In less than a week since Russia invaded Ukraine, the war has turned German politics upside down.
We are used to seeing about-faces, changes of mind, and U-turns in politics. But what happened in Berlin on Sunday morning, announced by new Chancellor Olaf Scholz, left the normal volatility of politics far behind.
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Oliver Hartwich is executive director of The New Zealand Initiative, a business think tank in Wellington.
