NATO Paradox - Russia Out while Germany In: Historical Perspective
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Published Date: 01 May 2022
Rozen-Bakher, Z., NATO Paradox - Russia Out while Germany In: Historical Perspective, Risks Timeline by Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher, 01 May 2022, https://www.rozen-bakher.com/timeline-risks/01/05/2022/0701
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Dr. Ziva Rozen-Bakher
Researcher in International Relations and Foreign Policy with a Focus on International Security alongside Military, Political and Economic Risks for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and International Trade
01 May 2022 at 07:01. To understand risks, we must look at the Past, Present, and Future. If we look at WWII, then NATO should include Russia and not Germany because Russia fought against the Third Reich from East-North, while the West allies from West-South until together they overcame the Nazis. However, paradoxically, NATO includes Germany and not Russia because, after WWII, the USA opposed the option of including Russia in NATO due to communism, but more importantly, because of the desire of the USA to become a hegemonic superpower. Thereby, the USA considers Russia as a rival, which applies until today. Besides, NATO was established in 1949, while West Germany joined NATO in 1955 when West Germany was still separated from East Germany. Keep in mind that after the end of WWII, high-rank Nazi officers escaped to countries outside Europe, like Argentina, to avoid punishment, while mid-rank Nazis escaped to East Germany. Hence, the decision of NATO to allow West Germany to join NATO was based on the reasoning that West Germany was never the stronghold of the Nazis, alongside that West Germany will preserve pacifism as expected from Germany since WWII. However, in 1990, West Germany was unified with East Germany, so ironically, since 1990, NATO includes East Germany, which was the stronghold of the Nazis. Importantly, at the beginning of the German reunification and based on the Berlin-Bonn Act, West Germany from the capital Bonn was the prominent actor in German internal politics, and as a result, it defined the Foreign policy of Germany, but as time passed, East Germany from the capital Berlin started to be the prominent actor in German internal politics, yet the former Chancellor Angela Merkel kept up German pacifism. However, the new German chancellor, Olaf Scholz, is a different story. His acts signal that he would like to revive Germany as the Fourth Reich, namely positioning Germany as a military superpower to secure global political power while abandoning the pacifism policy of Germany. What is the risk? History repeats itself. A Nation with a history of creating an Empire via occupied territories may do it again in the future. However, if it happens again with Germany, then who will protect against Germany if Germany is part of NATO? The paradox story of NATO regarding Russia and Germany proves that in the geopolitics game of the USA everything is possible, even to create a military alliance like NATO that includes the enemy Germany, despite that the military alliance was established to protect against Germany, while Russia that sacrificed millions to release Europe from the Nazis, became the enemy of NATO. Worse, now, the USA is going to help Germany to revive the Fourth Reich. Why? Because it’s good for the American defence industry to boost the sale of weapons worth €100 billion to Germany.
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