The last German National election (26 Sept. 2021) was atypical in that there was no incumbent from the ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) fighting for re-election. Indeed, long-time German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the steady hand of German politics had retired, leaving the party’s fortunes to new CDU leader Armin Laschet. With Laschet & the CDU having lost the election, what lies ahead for Germany and Europe? Will there be change or will things remain the same. To discuss this, John is joined by the Academy for Political Education’s Prof. Ursula Muench.

The last German National election (26 Sept. 2021) was atypical in that there was no incumbent from the ruling party, the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) fighting for re-election. Indeed, long-time German Chancellor Angela Merkel, the steady hand of German politics had retired, leaving the party&rsquo;s fortunes to new CDU leader Armin Laschet. With Laschet &amp; the CDU having lost the election, what lies ahead for Germany and Europe? Will there be change or will things remain the same. To discuss this, John is joined by the Academy for Political Education&rsquo;s Prof. Ursula Muench.

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STRATEGIKON is the podcast of SAGE International (SAGE), an Adelaide-based private think-tank specialising in the analysis of foreign policy, international and national security issues in Australia's 'defence state' of South Australia. Est. in 2015 STRATEGIKON is hosted by SAGE Founder/CEO Dr. John Bruni, long-time media commentator on national security issues &amp; co-hosted by SAGE colleague, David J. Olney. STRATEGIKON is produced by Michael Migali, who is also &lsquo;the asker of occasional questions.&rsquo; Our podcast is proudly powered by the Auscast Network, Australia&rsquo;s Coolest Podcasting Network. Let STRATEGIKON be your window to all things security and foreign affairs.
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Early episode music courtesy of Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com): "One-eyed Maestro" Licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution