While I found Mathieu von Rohr’s analysis at Spiegel Interational of German politics interesting and his conclusion:
The German government must respond to the threat from Russia. Berlin should reconsider its opposition to arms deliveries to Ukraine. It is incomprehensible that Germany is refusing this support to a partner country in such dire need. It is a given that Germany and Europe need to agree on their own military deterrent in the face of the new Russian threat.
Above all, though, it’s time for the SPD to give itself a reality check. In Germany’s left-wing circles, the word “warmonger†remains popular vocabulary for discrediting anyone calling for an economic, military and political strategy in the face of Russia’s destabilizing and bellicose intentions. In those circles, anything Russia does is never half as bad as what the U.S. or Europe does to ensure their security.
But there can be no doubt these days about just who is the true warmonger and wager of wars. It is imperative that this fact is recognized not only that the German government and particularly the chancellor’s party, the SPD, but also that they act accordingly.
hortatory, I found it remarkable that he doesn’t see the connecting thread uniting left, center, and right in Germany. None are willing to do anything that bears costs for Germany and no effective economic, political, or military sanction against Russia can be cost-free for Germany.
Why doesn’t he see the problem? The problem as has been the case for 40 years is Germany.
