In this conversation with Jacob Heilbrunn, Wolfgang Pordzik, Former EVP – DH, reflects on Germany’s post-war democratic transformation, the erosion of transatlantic trust, and the uneasy return of strategic and historical dilemmas. From Adenauer’s Atlantic choice to today’s debates on defense, freedom, and responsibility, this exchange sheds light on Germany’s internal fractures and the future of Europe’s relationship with the United States.
Wolfgang Pordzik: Why Germany’s Transatlantic Certainties Are Eroding
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February 2026
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