Germany’s Zeitenwende has failed. That is the sweeping, yet inescapable, conclusion after a two-year evaluation by the German Council on Foreign Relations’ (DGAP)  Action Group Zeitenwende (AGZ) . The project brought together German and international politicians, officials, experts and business representatives in different formats, building a network as well as knowledge. In more than forty events and over thirty publications we analyzed and explored Germany’s geostrategic positioning and