The Teutonic insistence on wanting to inflict defeat on Russia should instil fear in the German population.
At the present time, when Germany is experiencing unprecedented political instability since its reunification three decades ago, it would be important for Berlin to commit itself to the search for peace and strategic stability on the continent.
The unfortunate conflict in Ukraine, which began a decade ago in Kiev under the Obama-Biden administration, can only be resolved between the parties involved: Moscow and Washington. ‘Tout court!’
Germany’s role is simply to work towards peace, diplomacy and trade. This is no small task. Russia and Germany, the two largest, richest and most populous countries in Europe, not only must but are obliged to reach an agreement that will enable a rapprochement in the energy and trade spheres, which has brought such remarkable benefits to both countries and to Europe in recent decades.
Germany is too important a country in the concert of nations to lend itself to cheap hostility, whether towards the US on the one hand, or Russia and China on the other. Thanks to the strength of its economy, it is still a key player in the necessary accommodation of European, North American and the flourishing Euro-Asian interests. And, of course, its own national interests.
The recent threats by the new German chancellor to attack Russia with Taurus missiles via the proxy regime in Kiev are therefore a dangerous bravado, which history does not endorse in any way. Although fundamental at the economic level, Germany should understand that it lost its military relevance 80 years ago and remember that revanchism has only brought it bitter rewards.
A rearmament with an eye on a war in the East would literally take decades to have any relevance. It won’t happen! The Teutonic insistence on wanting to inflict defeat on Russia should instil fear in the German population. After all, everyone here has heard horror stories from their parents or grandparents, which should serve as a lesson.
Merz and the German political class, instead of parading around Kiev in a fanfare, should have enjoyed today’s beautiful Spring day in Berlin and taken a walk around the Bundestag, on the banks of the Spree, appreciating the beautiful but disordered architecture of the rebuilt city, and engaging in an exercise of remembrance. Such an epiphany would perhaps help them understand that today there is no other path left but reconciliation and understanding.
History is a good advisor.
Ricardo Nuno Costa ‒ geopolitical expert, writer, columnist, and editor-in-chief of geopol.pt
