Geopolitical Non-Fiction: Navigating Security Paradigms and War Scenarios (faz.net)

• Shift from traditional de-escalation to deterrence-based narratives.
• Examination of systemic risks linked to adversarial state expansion.
• Assessment of intellectual influence on national security policy.

"A rising wave of German non-fiction literature is exploring previously unthinkable scenarios regarding potential military confrontations with Russia or China. The discourse evaluates whether these works act as essential preparation for new security realities or as vehicles for alarmism. The core objective is understanding how these narratives influence the evolution of Germany’s strategic self-conception amidst shifting global power dynamics."