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MR. DIRECTOR: The note published by La Tercera on May 5 with the title "Germany's rearmament: Merz seeks to build the strongest Army in Europe to deter Russia" shows the apprehensions generated by the military strengthening of an important international actor due to its past. So, one of the great challenges that the German Chancellor has in this objective is to consider an approach put forward almost four decades ago by Kenneth Waltz, one of the most influential in the field of geopolitics, who stated that "given that power can be used both to threaten and to support other States, as perceived by States that others will use their power will be fundamental". It will be key for the UK and France to embrace these German aspirations as an opportunity to strengthen Europe's autonomy in the face of current threats. In addition, according to the political scientist Zbigniew Brzezinski in 1997, employment power has greater limitations than in the past due to the growing economic interdependence. In fact, this reality is stronger within the European Union than anywhere else in the world. César Iribarren Arsuaga Political scientist