Frank-Walter Steinmeier

Germany's path to greater military assertiveness has not been linear, and it never will be. Germans do not believe that talking at roundtables solves every problem, but neither do they think that shooting does.

I feel that we Germans are spending less and less time talking to each other. And even less time listening to each other.

Germany's historical responsibility will not expire. We want to live up to it - and you should judge us on it.