Investing more in defense and security, tackling illegal migration, containing China, revitalizing the EU: Germany’s foreign policy must finally replace its customary caution with boldness.

Germany runs the danger of belatedly arming itself for yesterday’s wars. It needs to fundamentally change the way it thinks about military-technological innovation.

For the first time, Germany is supplying weapons to a conflict zone, but its goals remain unclear. That is regrettable, since Berlin could have a decisive influence on the course of the war in Ukraine.