Responsibility for Europe reads differently from Bratislava than from Brussels. The new German defence strategy is worth reading carefully, particularly from the capitals whose security still depends on German territory. Responsibility for Europe will be defined in the next decade by what Berlin does if Washington no longer underwrites European defence at previous levels. Germany has now stated, in writing, that this is the planning horizon.
  • plyth@feddit.orgEnglish
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    4 天前

    For the analysis, Russia, not China, is the biggest threat, even for the transatlantic US, for the forseeable future:

    Russland als für die deutsche, europäische und transatlantische Sicherheit auf absehbare Zeit größte und unmittelbare Bedrohung.

    But it is China that had a trillion dollar trade surplus. They will use it to control global markets which will make it difficult for Germany to stay profitable and to finance the expansion against Russia. The strategy is incomplete without taking China into account.