Debt, Nukes and Arms Are Key to German Renaissance: Chris Bryant

The collapse of Germany’s deeply unloved and dysfunctional three-party coalition offers Europe’s biggest economy an opportunity for political and economic renewal. Two important questions arise: Will Germany put aside political squabbles and grab its golden opportunity. And if so, what can and should it do?

On the first point, I’m not entirely confident. On the second, there’s no shortage of bold and sensible ideas — reforming Germany’s debt brake to fund investment, stemming an exodus of capital and properly funding the country’s military are obvious places to start.

While the leader of the opposition conservatives, Friedrich Merz, is most likely ...