It is certainly a great virtue to think of Germany’s military - TopicsExpress



          

It is certainly a great virtue to think of Germany’s military role exclusively in terms of alliances and close multilateral partnerships. But it is not a virtue to be a follower in debates shaped by others. Germany needs its own definition of what kind of world it wants to shape, what kind of interests it wants to defend, and what kind of price it is willing to pay. Only a shadow of that discussion exists—a shadow that uses all the right words but creates no substance, as it assigns Germany a purely reactive role, not that of a driver. Ursula von der Leyen, contrary to appearances, has not yet changed this. Not much is cooking in German security and defense policy.
Posted on: Tue, 28 Jan 2014 11:09:20 +0000

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