The remark was not widely interpreted abroad, as if the promise formulated by Berlin was doubtful. “Germany will soon have the largest conventional army in EuropeChancellor Olaf Scholz assured last May. Given the state of the Bundeswehr, the ambition can make you smile or worry. After the invasion of Ukraine, his chief of staff lamented.to be dry“, that is, not having enough resources to meet the needs of the crisis. Since then, there has been a revolution of thought in Berlin where people presume to talk about power and the army. Even the SPD, traditionally reticent, is calling for a “Führungsmacht,” that is, political leadership to be added to economic power. After about ten years of speeches about Germany’s “obligations” to the world, the time has come to act.
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Source: Le Figaro
