The Concerns of Germans – Fear of Migration and War

The fear among Germans of a military conflict has increased by 11 percentage points since February 2025. This may partly be due to the erratic behavior of our transatlantic partners, who in recent weeks and months have done much to unsettle NATO allies (annexation of Canada, invasion of Greenland and Panama) and are increasingly abandoning the familiar diplomatic stage. Germany finds itself in a situation where, in the words of JD Vance, we can no longer be “freeloaders” relying on American security guarantees. Instead of American “bailouts,” we now have to put on our own boots, fix bayonets, and defend our interests ourselves.