Something is sprouting in Germany. As Europeans ponder the necessity of military strength after Russia's annexation of Crimea, and NATO charts its course for the post-Afghanistan era, Europe's reluctant central power is doing some serious soul-searching on its role as a military player. This reflective process started years ago, when former defense minister Karl-Theodor zu Guttenberg started to set things straight by calling the war in Afghanistan a war and a fallen soldier a fallen soldier-things that had previously been taboo. But now, after those linguistic adaptations to reality, it seems that a more profound change is happening, one that might eventually lead to a shift in political behavior.
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