(own report) – Germany’s leading foreign policy journal proposes comprehensive rearmament of Germany and the rest of Europe in favor of a vigorous militarization of the Asia-Pacific region. According to the magazine “Internationale Politik,” published by the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP), European states must rapidly build up their armed forces and take control not only of their own continent, but also “the Mediterranean, as well as the Red Sea and the Bab al Mandab Strait, if necessary” to “reduce the need for US troops in Europe.” If this succeeds, the United States would have sufficient military capacity available should “war break out in the Indo-Pacific.” European countries should also prepare for possible war against China by increasing their defense industrial capacities to replace spent US ammunition if necessary. Experts are noticing that even among the countries of the Asian-Pacific region, there is a growing shift away from the declining Western domination and a growing “Asianization” of their military relations.