But Germany is a reflective power: even as it adapts, a belief in the importance of restraint, deliberation, and peaceful negotiation will continue to guide its interactions with the rest of the world. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
The history of the outbreak of war 100 years ago and of the collapse of the fragile balance of power in Europe in the summer of 1914 is a disturbing tale of the failure of the governing elites and the… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Germany's path to greater military assertiveness has not been linear, and it never will be. Germans do not believe that talking at roundtables solves… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
But Germany is a reflective power: even as it adapts, a belief in the importance of restraint, deliberation, and peaceful negotiation will continue to… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
I wish I could say that we Germans have learned from our history once and for all, but I cannot say that when hatred… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Today, our world is more interconnected than ever. This offers many opportunities; it creates wealth and new freedoms. Yet our world is also vulnerable,… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
The question that stands in the foreground is not 'Do we need this technology?' No one denies the great chances and the great opportunities… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Since 1998, I have served my country as a member of four cabinets and as the leader of the parliamentary opposition. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Europe has the potential to pioneer and supply a sustainable worldwide economy. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
The history of the outbreak of war 100 years ago and of the collapse of the fragile balance of power in Europe in the… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Following its peaceful reunifica'tion in 1990, Germany was on track to become an economic giant that had little in the way of foreign policy. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
Seventeen million people around the world lost their lives in the first world war, countless suffered and were marred for life. — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
We in Europe must not indulge the illusion that we could shut ourselves away from the world if it goes to pieces, and maybe… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
From my point of view, we have the two communities: the tech community on one side and the rather social-scientific, philosophical community on the… — Frank-Walter Steinmeier Copy Share Image
