Episode Notes:

In his now-famous 2022 speech, then Chancellor Olaf Scholz declared a Zeitenwende, a historic turning point for European security after Russia's invasion of Ukraine. Most people assume the Zeitenwende refers only to Germany's willingness to make transformative reforms in the military and defense, but Claudia Major explains why Zeitenwende is actually an all-encompassing mindset shift in German society.

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