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 "title": "The End of Post-Merkel Illusions: Trump’s Second Term, Germany, and Changing Defense Priorities",
 "url": "https://www.grosswald.org/the-end-of-post-merkel-illusions-trumps-second-term-germany-and-changing-defense-priorities/",
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 "published": "2025-01-05T15:49:39.000+01:00",
 "updated": "2025-03-28T17:58:22.000+01:00",
 "excerpt": "\nForeign policy advisor to the incoming U.S. President Donald Trump, Ken Weinstein, stressed that Trump expected Germany to take more responsibility for its own defense, signaling reduced U.S. security guarantees for Germany and Europe.",
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