OUTLASTED ANOTHER ONE:

Germany to readjust its foreign policies (Judy Dempsey, NOVEMBER 10, 2005, International Herald Tribune)

In a readjustment of foreign policies pursued by departing Chancellor Gerhard Schröder, Germany's new government intends to push for greater democracy in Russia and seek a political solution to the long-running conflict in Chechnya, according to an agreement reached Thursday between the conservative union and the Social Democrats.

Germany will also seek to improve ties with the United States, though the accord puts a greater emphasis on Europe and its neighbors. [...]

Schröder, supported by Russia and France, led the opposition to the war in Europe, creating a crisis of confidence in the trans-Atlantic relationship and breaking the special German ties with the United States that started after World War II.

But the accord makes clear that the powerful alliance between Germany, France and Russia will not maintain the central role that it had under Schröder. Europe will not be used as a counterweight or alternative to the United States.

Wasn't one anyway, but nice to see them admit defeat.

Posted by Orrin Judd at November 11, 2005 10:06 AM