If Trump returns to the White House, NATO is in danger. Why Germany has to arm itself to protect peace.
“A ship will come, / and that will bring me the one / That I love more than anyone, and that makes me happy / A ship will come,” sang Lale Andersen in 1960. She scored a big hit with it and was voted pop singer of the year . On the other hand, it is extremely doubtful whether the German Navy will make the allies just as happy and be honored for the contribution of the year if their ship ever comes to them off the dangerous coast of Yemen. While the US Navy and other naval forces are already taking drones and missiles from the Houthi militias out of the sky to protect merchant ships on one of the world’s most important transport routes, the Germans are still dealing with all sorts of questions.