The mood to the round anniversary of the creation could be better. After all, the Nato survived as the only military Alliance 70 years of success and since the end of the Cold war need to re-invent. It would have been in Washington so at the anniversary meeting of the Nato-Minister of foreign Affairs to celebrate a lot. However, the dispute about the money overshadowed the anniversary of the military Alliance.
It is not in the first line of the ruckus price of Donald Trump debt. The US President, just worded more clearly, what has been said by his predecessors. Germany as an economic strong member will be his responsibility. Trumps Deputy Mike Pence took the criticism on the sidelines of the anniversary meeting. Germany needs to do more. And anyway, the Us defence of the West could not guarantee when the allies made themselves dependent on Russia.
That was a shot, a clear page on the Nord Stream gas pipeline 2, which in future is to bring Russian Gas through the Baltic sea to Germany. Not only the Americans, the Eastern Europeans in the Alliance criticise the Pipeline as unsolidarischen act. With a view to burden-sharing in the Alliance, Germany is regarded as a problem at all. Actually, the member States have agreed after the Russian annexation of the Crimea until 2024 with a share of 2 percent of their gross national product for defense spending.
The Europeans must take more responsibility for their own protection.
Although only 6 of the 29 member States reach the goal. But it has a different quality, if Germany as the export champion of the world relies simply on the American security guarantee. After an increase to 1.5 percent of economic output, the German defense could be spending up to 2024, even back fall. Not even in the right direction.
the Alliance, 70 years after its founding, indispensable than ever. At least since the Russian annexation of the Crimea and the continued destabilization of war in the East of Ukraine to doubt the existence of privilege are gone. And China is the new Russia threatens to be. The protection of democracy, independence, and territorial integrity is not in vain. The Europeans need to assume more responsibility for their own protection. You can set it to be within the Alliance of the United States is also taken seriously.
“We are determined to improve the Balance in the cost and obligations for our indivisible security”, as stated in the final Declaration of the anniversary meeting. Nato General-Secretary Jens Stoltenberg praised Germany for its Leadership in Afghanistan, but warned at the same time: of Course he was expecting more of the Alliance partners. US Secretary of state Mike Pompeo did not want to hear the excuse that higher defense costs to the citizens not to communicate. It is the task of each Nato to declare member of the population the need.
(editing Tamedia)
Created: 04.04.2019, 22:30 PM
