Sudha David-Wilp und Michael Kimmage begrüßen in ihrem Beitrag für die Foreign Policy grundsätzlich die als „Zeitenwende“ etikettierte Aufrüstung Deutschlands. Zugleich sprechen sie zumindest in einem Bereich Klartext, was das bedeutet:
„[…] Berlin’s push for autonomy will come at a price. Germany will have to take primary responsibility for deterring Russia in Europe – an enormous and risky job. If more intense forms of nationalism were to take hold in Europe, a revamped German military could fall into the hands of an extremist government, which could then use it to intimidate Germany’s neighbors.“
