Since the beginning of the euro crisis, Germany has established itself as the dominant power in Europe. Over the past few years, German Chancellor Angela Merkel has been compared in the European media to Bismarck and even Hitler. And yet, few can deny that present-day Germany is very different from the stereotype presented by 19th- and 20th-century history.

After nearly seventy years of fighting against its Nazi past, Germans believe they have learned the lesson better than anyone, and what Germany aspires to above all else is the preservation of peace. Germany is a unique combination of economic assertiveness and military restraint. So, what does it mean to have a “German Europe” in the 21st century?

In *The German Power Paradox*, Hans Kundnani explains how Germany arrived at its current position and where it might go in the future. Explore German national identity and foreign policy through a series of tensions that take place in Germany's thinking and actions: between continuity and change, between "normality" and "abnormality", between economics and politics, and between Europe and the world.