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Schröderism is the ideology of the former German chancellor Gerhard Schröder, who held the position from 1998 to 2005.


He had a highly pro-business platform, to the point many of his advisers (including one Peter Hartz) and cabinet members had ties to Germany's major companies. He pushed for welfare reform in an effort to reduce unemployment rates and spur economic growth. This culminated in Hartz IV, setting time limits for unemployment insurance and requiring benefits recipients to look for and accept jobs.

Schröder actively intervened in the economy in the interest of Germany's industrial and corporate leaders. He sought to protect Germany's automobile industry from the European Union's market liberalization policies through extensive subsidies. He abolished the capital gains tax, bailed out failing companies to save the economy from recesssion, undermined the country's trade unions by expanding labor market flexibility, balanced the budget, and promoted foreign investment—all in an effort to make Germany more internationally competitive.

As Chancellor he befriended Russian president Vladimir Putin. He advocated for Nord Stream 1 to increase the country's access to natural gas. Since the early 2000s, Schröder actively defended Russia whenever possible. More recently, he has opposed NATO's efforts to curtail Russia's inavsion of Ukraine.

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Friends

  • Neoconservatism (2001-2003) - I love interventions!
  • Putinism - Well I have worked for Russian state-owned energy companies
  • Russophilia - Putin is based

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  1. Schröder subscribes to Heartland Theory, in which, if Germany unites with Russia ("The Heartland" or Eastern Europe), they would dominate Afro-Eurasia ("The World-Island", or Africa, Asia, and all of Europe") and the rest of the planet can be liberally exploited for resources, including the British Isles and Americas. In other words, both Germany and Russia would dominate global politics. Incidentally, this theory has inspired both Alexander Dugin and National Bolsheviks alike. As Chancellor, Schröder compelled his circles to study Prussia's relationship with Russia under Bismarck to show how tenable this theory is.
  2. While he initially supported NATO membership and several interventions, he opposed the Iraq War and aiding Ukraine against Russia.
  3. Schröder advocates for keeping Germany an export-oriented economy, propping up local industries to boost Germany's global competitiveness, while reducing so-called "unfair advantages" other countries have over them. His commitment to ensuring Germany's economic dominance on the global stage reflects his mercantile orientation. He has also praised Trump's protectionist policies.
  4. "Europe: The Third Way/Die Neue Mitte" by Tony Blair and Gerhard Schröder
  5. „Finde ich richtig“ – Schröders überraschendes Trump-Lob