Germany’s turning point: 2 years into strategic pivot, progress made bodes well for the US, NATO and the world
- Written by Michael F. Harsch, Associate Professor of National Security, National Defense University
German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, right, meets Ukraine's Volodymyr Zelenskyy on June 1, 2023.
Kay Nietfeld/picture alliance via Getty ImagesIt 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,...


