well, my guest today is the influential chair of the german parliament s defence committee, marie agnes strack zimmermann. so, is germany ready to leave its pacifism behind and project its military power? marie agnes strack zimmerman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. well, it s a pleasure to be here. let s start with that word that olaf schulz used right after putin s invasion of ukraine, zeitenwende . he promised it would be that word, a turning point for germany and its strategic thinking. more than a year later, do we see real evidence of that turning point, that zeitenwende? yes, yes, definitely we see it. it s a really important word, but it s, of course, not only a word, you need it in your mind. um, first of all, we have now the 100 billion euros for the bundeswehr. this is really important, more money for our army. we are looking for it for years. you said not so long ago that the german army has been bled dry. so now it s the right direct
is the influential chair of the german parliament s defence committee, marie agnes strack zimmermann. so, is germany ready to leave its pacifism behind and project its military power? marie agnes strack zimmerman, welcome to hardtalk. thank you very much for the invitation. well, it s a pleasure to be here. let s start with that word that olaf schulz used right after putin s invasion of ukraine, zeitenwende . he promised it would be that word, a turning point for germany and its strategic thinking. more than a year later, do we see real evidence of that turning point, that zeitenwende? yes, yes, definitely we see it. it s a really important word, but it s, of course, not only a word, you need it in your mind. um, first of all, we have now the 100 billion euros for the bundeswehr. this is really important, more money for our army. we are looking for it for years. you said not so long ago that the german army has been bled dry. so now it s the right direction. but that s an ex
War complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended, in my mind, in February 2022, when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yeah. For example, this country, although its fewer than six million people, has an extraordinary number of military reservists, up to 900,000 men and women, who are ready to serve
Welcome to hardtalk. Thank you. Let me begin with something you said just last month. Europe, you said, hasjust a few years to change its thinking from the la la land of post cold war complacency. What is this la la land youre talking about . Well, its probably. I think, in international relations, there is always a time when a big change happens. 1918, 1945, 1989. And 1989 was, for me and many of my kin, The End Of History the thought that all 200 Nation States in the world would revert to the best form of governance, which is democracy, Market Economy and globalisation. But that ended in my mind in February 2022 when putin attacked ukraine. All the International Institutions rules are being challenged. So the la la land that we used to live in doesnt exist any more, and we have to readjust. I mean, in the most literal sense, you seem to be saying that europe needs to learn from some of the things that finland does in terms of preparation and readiness for the worst case scenario. Yea
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