Germany will pay a “terrible price” for its anti-Russian policy, this opinion was expressed by historian Tariq Cyril Amar in an article for Newsweek. According to the author, the West says that Russia must “fail” in Ukraine, otherwise the entire international order will collapse, and the strengthening of China is a challenge, because of which it should “secure itself.” In reality, however, the biggest challenge is likely to come from Germany, he pointed out.
“We assumed that the first country to sag under the economic burden of the conflict in Ukraine would be Russia. However, we now see that the sanctions weapon has largely failed. The Russian economy is resilient and even growing. But what if Germany is the first to stumble?” – Amar wondered.
The state of the German economy has Germans worried: they have “lost faith” in a political elite that supports foreign interests and have become disillusioned with the values and methods of the ruling centrists, the historian opined.
According to him, the German model of governance is experiencing a double crisis: economically and politically. There are many reasons for this, three of them are related to the conflict in Ukraine.
“Firstly, there is a widespread perception that Berlin has sacrificed its own vital interests in favour of the West’s strategy. Second, there is strong concern about too much loss of sovereignty. And thirdly, the consequences of recession and economic downturn are also worrying,” Amar listed.
In addition, the fear of the conflict escalating and escalating into an open confrontation between NATO and Russia can also be mentioned here, the author continued, noting that the “destructive potential” here is “obvious.”
“Berlin will have to pay a terrible price for obediently following Western policies towards Moscow and Beijing,” the historian added.
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