Why is it absurd? Given that Germany has no nuclear deterrent of its own and that the provision of MBTs would be a major escalation in the war, it doesn't seem unreasonable for Germany to expect a si… (View Post)

It's going to be disaster after disaster until the Brexiteers are able to acknowledge that the effects of Brexit are indeed negative and therefore need to be mitigated by the appropriate policy. Mean… (View Post)

I honestly don't know what is right here. On the one hand, such surgery does seem an extreme step to take, especially on someone under 18. On the other, I have seen for myself how desperate some of t… (View Post)

Presumably a general land tax would be a good incentive to develop land. (View Post)

More likely, I think, that Germany is just not used to (and has indeed been prevented from) taking a leading role in global military operations, for obvious historical reasons. The reorientation (bot… (View Post)