I believe that Nick Clegg has too quickly hailed Germany as the
new leader of democracy in the West.
Being a leader of democracy means not just practicing democracy but also
standing up for it. Unfortunately Germany's
modern history has encouraged an enduring pacifist tradition that leaves the
country and wider democratic Europe vulnerable.
The main German political parties are reluctant to stand up to a
resurgent Russia even as it changes the map of Europe by force of arms. The end of the Cold War has encouraged a
complacent attitude to defence spending in Germany. It is with some historical irony that the
survival of European democracy now relies on a renewed German commitment to
it's armed forces.
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