Throughout this time, the Chancellor and his cabinet have had to jettison many of their convictions about weapons, coal-generated power and debt. Vladimir Putin has forced them to adopt unfamiliar and unintended policies. What is the government doing to end the war? From the time the government took power in December 2021, Stephan Lamby has been travelling with its key decision-makers, accompanying them to Washington, to the capitals of Europe, to Asia’s megacities, to the Sahel and the Arabian Gulf, and also to different regions of Germany. And, of course, to Berlin. He has seen Olaf Scholz and his government make pivotal decisions and serious mistakes. Lamby’s investigative report paints a unique portrait of historic events – from inside the German centre of power.

• ‘Lamby is always there when there is something happening in German politics.’ - Nils Minkmar, Süddeutsche Zeitung

• The most dramatic phase in German foreign and security policy since the Second World War

• Stephan Lamby follows the most important players in the German government through the beginning of a turbulent time

• Upcoming ARD documentary

• A must-read for anyone with an interest in politics and contemporary history