Next Steps for Germany’s National Security Zeitenwende

Next Steps for Germany’s National Security Zeitenwende

German Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared in 2022 that Germany was undertaking a societal and political sea change on national security matters. The word he used for this sea change in thinking, Zeitenwende, has come into common usage in Anglophone defense circles when discussing German national security. The Zeitenwende represents a cross-party consensus in Germany that the changing strategic landscape necessitates a stronger Bundeswehr (German ar…

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Acting German Chancellor Olaf Scholz was officially dismissed on Tuesday by President Frank-Walter Steinmeier.

Since the late afternoon, Olaf Scholz has only been in office as managing Chancellor. What that means, how powerful Scholz is still - and when is the final end.

From now on, it says for Chancellor Scholz and his cabinet: only absolutely necessary appointments are still being made. Federal President Steinmeier officially dismissed the previous federal government - and praised its achievements.

Olaf Scholz and his cabinet have received the discharge certificates from Frank-Walter Steinmeier and are now only managing the office. The Federal President attested determination to the outgoing chancellor.