For Germany, the status quo is not an option any more.
During the cold war, it was in a position of weakness: defeated, divided, rather isolated and threatened by nuclear annihilation. The US helped Germany get back on its feet, protecting and supporting its re-emergence, even its reunification. The European project has provided the country with a ring of friends and partners.
All agreed that never again should Europe explode in war, bringing the world down with it. Overwhelming US power ended the geostrategic competition between European powers, while integration built trust and replaced conflict with mutually beneficial deals.
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