The conflict at the heart of German foreign policy

Hitler's favourite theorist envisioned a world in which great powers dominated smaller neighbours. His ideas are still surprisingly popular today.

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Dear Reader,

I came across an article in the weekly newspaper Die Zeit recently, which charted the re-emergence of Nazi political theorist Carl Schmitt as an influence on 21st-century international politics.

I had never heard of Schmitt before. So I’ll give you a summary of what the article says about him.

A professor at Ber…