i mean, your parents are the wild. nobody expected a mother of three being murdered sleeping in her home. the usual suspects, her husband, they were going to a contentious divorce. you have a man who is there on the property when she is being murdered? yes, we looked intensely at him. we wanted to bring in her sister, we. was there jealousy and competition between the sisters? we just thought somebody is going to talk. that is one powerful secret. absolutely. that kind of had two out of nowhere. absolute shock. i mean, heartbroken. rockford, michigan. perched on the river just north of grand rapids, is an outdoor paradise. but this piece is fragile, easily pairs by one troubling phone call. the kind of call that often begins a story like this. rene did not meet up with a sweat friend that she was supposed to go and grab a beer with. it was a saturday afternoon in the summer of 2006. so this friend called her dad and they said that she n
foreign policy principle, putting business first, not military power, was suddenly, it looked like weakness. chancellor olof shulz promised dramatic change. my guest is the state secretary for cooperation niels annen. so has germany got a new strategic vision? niels annen, welcome to hardtalk. thank you. pleasure. it is great to be here. let s start with the war in ukraine. i think there is no doubt that putin s invasion of ukraine shocked germany. would it be fair to say it has also destabilised germany? no, i don tthink destabilised germany? no, i don t think so destabilised germany? no, i don t think so but destabilised germany? no, i don t think so but it - destabilised germany? no, ll don t think so but it certainly shocked germany because a lot of our economic model was based on the assumption that we would continue using cheap russian natural gas and it was also based in a kind of historic, i want to say historic experience that although russia was a competitor an
given those two elements, germany still trying to figure out where to go? germany still trying to figure out where to go? yeah, but you asked me out where to go? yeah, but you asked me about out where to go? yeah, but you asked me about whether - out where to go? yeah, but you asked me about whether it - out where to go? yeah, but you asked me about whether it was| asked me about whether it was destabilising for germany and mike answer is clearly no. here in berlin, wejust overcame mike answer is clearly no. here in berlin, we just overcame a very difficult winter. we were able in record time to substitute for russian gas and oil, especially oil, we have been very familiar with german politics, and decision making, it is quite a complicated business year, we have been able to build a first energy terminal. so, yes, we have the chancellor indicating a fundamental shift. chancellor indicating a fundamentalshift. but fundamental shift. but germany is fundamentalshift. but germany is
the question, market? for the first part of the question, the market? for the first part of the question, the answer. market? for the first part of the question, the answer is| the question, the answer is yes. and it is interesting. if you look at who were the few, i have to say few leaders of germany who have been asking for example, a couple of years ago, to take government money, public money, to subsidise the building ofan public money, to subsidise the building of an lng terminal, to give us an option to become more independent and open up the market, the german gas market. the former town man was olaf scholz and he repeated that. this is an important part. that was rejected not only by the majority of the political class but also the german business community. but olaf scholz german business community. but olaf scholz is also the chancellor who went to china late last year with a whole team of business people who expressed his deep desire to see an ever deeper trade relatio
answer ? yeah, that is a german government answer ? yeah, that is a german government position answer ? yeah, that is a german government position and - answer ? yeah, that is a german government position and i m - government position and i m sure that the foreign minister shares that view, so we all agree that we need to do more to diversify our economies but we also agree that decoupling is not a short term option for the german politics are not for the german politics are not for the german politics are not for the german businesses. i the german politics are not for the german businesses.- the german businesses. i ust wonder «fl the german businesses. i ust wonder ifyou i the german businesses. i ust wonder if you think i the german businesses. ijust wonder if you think germany | wonder if you think germany runs the risk of not getting it quickly enough in terms of the need to distance itself economically from china? last point on this, the head of german domestic intellig