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Bibliography:
"Großmachtsucht: Deutschland Rüstet Für Die Führung Europas" - Jens van Scherpenberg
"Warum Ich Niemals Für Mein Land Kämpfen Würde" - Ole Nymoen
"Wenn Russland Gewinnt: Ein Szenario" - Carlo Masala

Articles and other stuff used:
https://www.politico.eu/europe-poll-of-polls/germany/
foreignaffairs.com/germany/europes-next-hegemon-liana-fix#
lavanguardia.com/internacional/20260425/11522230/newsletter-europa-ue-alemania-rearme-defensa-rusia-ee-uu-otan-ucrania.html
ft.com/content/dc3215da-9e16-4910-94b3-2885b89767c5
dw.com/en/germanys-merz-says-israel-doing-dirty-work-for-us-in-iran/live-72939104
dserver.bundestag.de/btp/20/20019.pdf
dw.com/en/germany-bundeswehr-nato-russia-ukraine-military-strategy-boris-pistorius/a-76914837
sipri.org/sites/default/files/2026-04/2604_milex_2025.pdf
dw.com/en/germany-backs-5-nato-defense-spending-target/a-72549909
dw.com/en/german-chancellor-olaf-scholz-announces-paradigm-change-in-response-to-ukraine-invasion/a-60932652
bmvg.de/de/grundlagendokumente-strategische-ausrichtung/gesamtkonzeption-fuer-militaerische-verteidigung-aus-einem-guss-6092138

Studies/Analysis used:
quincyinst.org/research/right-sizing-the-russian-threat-to-europe
peace.fes.de/projects/visualising-military-capabilities.html
rand.org/pubs/research_reports/RR2402.html
iiss.org/research-paper/2025/05/defending-europe-without--the-united-states-costs-and-consequences
ifri.org/en/studies/europe-russia-balance-power-review
csis.org/analysis/revitalizing-european-air-defense
chathamhouse.org/2024/07/assessing-russian-plans-military-regeneration
carnegieendowment.org/research/2024/09/russian-military-reconstitution-2030-pathways-and-prospects