Democracy and war

Dr. Norbert Röttgen, geboren 1965, ist Jurist und seit 1994 Mitglied des Deutschen Bundestages. Er war Erster Parlamentarischer Geschäftsführer der CDU/CSU-Bundestagsfraktion, Bundesumweltminister, von 2014 bis 2021 Vorsitzender des Auswärtigen Ausschusses, dem er auch in dieser Wahlperiode angehört. Röttgen ist der profilierteste deutsche Außenpolitiker.

Norbert Roettgen, one of the wisest strategic thinkers and players in German politics, has written a blistering critique of his country's foreign policy towards the wars of the present and the future. It is sharply observed, briskly written and compellingly argued, a must-read for all those in the west worried about the cohesion of NATO as the Russian war against Ukraine reaches a critical phase. Roettgen makes the case for constant innovation and reappraisal in foreign policy, and the need for leaders to explain to voters that there are essential causes worth fighting for. He writes passionately as a politician who cares about peace but who understands that democracies have to be ready to go to war against the enemies of freedom. Roger Boyes The Times 20240913

Norbert Roettgen, one of the wisest strategic thinkers and players in German politics, has written a blistering critique of his country’s foreign policy towards the wars of the present and the future. It is sharply observed, briskly written and compellingly argued, a must-read for all those in the west worried about the cohesion of NATO as the Russian war against Ukraine reaches a critical phase. Roettgen makes the case for constant innovation and reappraisal in foreign policy, and the need for leaders to explain to voters that there are essential causes worth fighting for. He writes passionately as a politician who cares about peace but who understands that democracies have to be ready to go to war against the enemies of freedom.