![In Germany, Scholz's new military strategy is hitting snags in the traffic light coalition.](https://www.worldpoliticsreview.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/02/scholz-germany-military-defense-budget-nato-traffic-light-coalition-02282023-1.jpg?w=519&h=259&crop=1)
A year after Chancellor Olaf Scholz’s Zeitenwende speech, progress has been made in remaking Germany’s defense strategy on multiple fronts. But the lingering concern is whether Scholz has the political capital—and courage—to break away from the structural incentives that have guided Germany’s security posture since reunification.