Come on! That is again a bit too gloomy outlook. I always saw Germany as a tanker. It moves slowly, but once it changes direction (which takes a lot of energy!), it's hard to stop.

It took a war for Germany to recognise that something needs to change with its military, now it did (I only hope it will be able to stop one day before that historically frightening overcompensation kicks in).

It took a while for Germany to even start the Energiewende and then it went on. Is it as fast as we wish? No. Is it done already? No. I have some hopes there.

And I see many such small things Germany gets right. Maybe not on the first attempt, but eventually.

In my view, Germany has one big power: it's hesitant, but once it commits to something, for better, or worse, it follows through.