Since Reunification in 1991, Germany has intermittently and ambivalently contemplated a more significant leadership role in international politics, including the Atlantic Alliance. The central question here is where relations with the United States are headed. For the past 30 years, German leaders have chosen to leave this question for a more convenient time.During the Balkan wars, Germany was attracted to the humanitarian aspects of intervention but not to the military burdens that came with separating the combatants. In the event Berlin ended up cheerleading for American forces and waiting for the European Union to take charge of putting the Western …read more
Source: The American Interest
