Historian Eckart Conze: 'We Must Think Peace and Armament Together – Like in the Cold War' (faz.net)

• Conze calls for a new mindset uniting peace and military strength.
• He compares the current situation to the Cold War, advocating deterrence.
• Emphasizes historical continuity of German military policy since 1648.

"Historian Eckart Conze argues that Germany needs a new security debate that does not see peace and military strength as opposites. He compares the current situation to the Cold War and calls for a departure from traditional German pacifism. Conze emphasizes the historical continuity of German military policy since 1648 and warns against naive notions of peace. The interview examines Germany's role in the world and the need to reconcile strategic autonomy with alliance commitments."