A grand coalition could show greater flexibility in addressing the euro crisis, but less on questions of foreign and security policy. In this respect, however, Germany would gain much from the opportunity to craft a proper foreign policy in the framework of the EU and the Western alliance that in recent years has had a dangerous void where Germany used to be – though this is more a vague hope than a concrete expectation.
大联盟能在解决欧元危机中表现出更大的灵活性，但在外交和安全政策上则否。但是，在这方面，德国可以抓住机会在西方联盟的框架下形成合适的外交政策并获得好处。近几年来，西方联盟框架出现了此前由德国填补的危险的真空。但这与其说是实在的期望，不如说是模糊的愿望。