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A New Wave of German Strategic Defense Policy

7m · The Peter Zeihan Podcast Series · 17 Jan 15:48

When your country's history has more than one tally mark next to the category - "World Wars Started" - it makes sense to avoid any form of strategic defense policy. Former German Defense Minister Christine Lambrecht did just that. She wasn't a skilled defense policymaker. She wasn't a military strategist. And that's exactly what Germany needed...until now.

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