thanks, there was 1.85 € used copy on the German Amazon that is now being hopefully sent to me to read :)

check if using a fax machine is possible, this should definitely work with German authorities;)

A terrible legacy that she left already visible on so many fronts - German politics, security, economy, society and credibility of Germany as a leader in Europe. It will take a long time and decisive actions to restore the above.

Great to have your account and perspective of the actions/inactions of states and leaders. While waiting the book, curious if Bulgaria's Kiril Petkov and Asen Vasilev are included and how Poland is presented (from a healthy mistrust of German literature and media covering geopolitics)?

If the German corporatist industry economy can do one thing, it is to produce and export stuff. It is to say the least a very flawed method, but I hope the Germans see a lifeline again and start producing ammo and panzer as long as they can and as long as they are on our side

True, and Trump's actions (not words) have been much better than Big Western Europeans: he started to arm Ukraine (after Obama refused), and acted against China. Let's see what his actions this time will be.

ciekawo, danke!

es war/ist nur eine Fortsetzung der Deutschen Politik, genau wie Kohl die Baltischen Länder nicht frei sehen wollte (erst so in ca. 20 Jahre), wie Solidarność als eine Gefahr der Beziehung mit DDR gesehen wurde, wie ...

He is quite young, seems to have quite firm anti-socialist stand. Does he have a good reputation in Poland?

Is the PiS candidate chosen? Having Trump as a president makes it good if they have a winning one. Good play by Sikorski and Duda prior the US elections.

Heiko Maas and co. laughed at Trump in 2018 on his request to spend more on defense. Now Germany is thankfully not in a position to laugh and has to listen to it's neighbours and allies

compared to the one issued in PL according the article - from January to the end of October 2024, developers obtained building permits for 170.7 thousand apartment

and here the situation in Germany "These figures suggest that the total number of building permits for the year may barely surpass 200,000, falling far short of the German government’s target of 400,000 new homes annually."
www.refire-online.com/markets/germ....

as said, you are right on Scholz and most people are aware what a disaster he is even before being Kanzler. But there are many signs that he is not alone in this, look at the policy of CDU of Merkel, the Greens continuing to send strings words not actions, German companies exports to Tajikistan:)

If CDU forms a new govt that takes decisive steps in strengthening European security, we will then be talking about Germany's success and high moral standards and it would be true. If it fails, it will not be Merz' failure only.

Good, but please change "Scholz" with "Germany" until actions prove otherwise. The problem is much deeper than one person, same as why it is Russian's war and not Putin's