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The return of Germany-bashing?

It's always fun to take a swing at the Germans. Whether it is always justified is a different matter.

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Jörg Luyken
Feb 15, 2023
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Dear Reader,

There have been many good reasons to criticise German foreign policy in recent years.

During the Merkel era, German policy towards countries like Russia and China was based on the complacent and convenient maxim that “countries that trade don’t go to war.”

Through its refusal to supply Ukraine with even defe…

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