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Post by account_disabled on Oct 26, 2023 6:21:59 GMT -5
This year will be recorded in European history as a clear turning point, perhaps even an epoch-making breakthrough. Russia's war offensive against Ukraine, which began on October 1, marked the beginning of a profound paradigm shift in the European security and peace order, and perhaps in the world and economic order as well. Just a few years after the fall of the Iron Curtain and the signing of the Paris Charter, Europe found itself facing the ruins of Mikhail Gorbachev's so-called Common. Home and the idea of European cooperation and collective security. associated with it. Vladimir Putin’s invasion calls into question many previous certainties and assumptions. The war dramatically changed Germany's role and expectations in Europe and photo editor the world. The "changing times" mentioned by German Chancellor Olaf Schulz in his speech to the Bundestag on October 1 confirmed the reality of this change. Therefore, from now on, the Federal Republic of Germany will invest in its defense sector. A constitutionally protected special fund for the Armed Forces will also be established with a total amount of €100 million. The German government is providing weapons for Ukraine's self-defense and has announced its continued commitment to European joint arms projects. The scale of these measures makes it clear that we are facing a profound paradigm shift in German foreign and security policy. Beyond these historic decisions, however, there is an urgent need for a strategic debate on the specific implementation and impact of the changing times on German foreign and security policy.
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