Spurwechsel

The end of the story has been postponed once again. War has returned to Europe. Ukraine is just the beginning. The Russian-Ukrainian war is much more than just a regional conflict in Europe. It has forced nation-states worldwide to change course. This dynamic is altering our reality of life in a way that was previously hard to imagine. Military economist Marcus M. Keupp analyzes this forced reordering of the world and explains why we are not only facing a new Cold War but also a fundamental historical question that is being decided in these days. The Russian-Ukrainian war has redefined the question of Germany. For the first time since 1945, the German people must decide for themselves which direction to take. No big brother in Moscow, no allied control council determines the limits of action anymore. One must take a stand, clarify where one stands: What worldview do you represent? Do you want to be a nationalist or a pluralistic society, do you support authoritarian collectivism or liberal individualism? And do you stand on the ground of international law or do you flirt with a brutal world order of unchecked power? This inner turmoil reflects the historical dimension of the war.