Helmut Schmidt: Russia less dangerous than the US.

Helmut Schmidt, the former German chancellor (1974-82) and U.S. arms ally against the former Soviet Union in Cold War days, raised eyebrows with this one. Many Germans and Europeans still listen to and respect the 78-year-old statesman turned newspaper executive. See “How Dangerous Is America?” by Gabor Steingart, a DC-based reporter for Der Spiegel, the influential German weekly magazine.