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Frankfurt – A war in his backyard, a runaway economic crisis and disgruntled partners at home and – German Chancellor Olaf Scholz endured unprecedented blows in his first year, while struggling to make his mark on the world stage.
The former finance minister took on a promising continuity with the era of Angela Merkel, who ended her 16-year tenure as chancellor.
But Russia’s invasion of Ukraine forced it to tear up Germany’s postwar axioms and draw up new economic, defense, and geopolitical instructions for the country it values, and is valued for, its stability and predictability.
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