为了实现这一目标，德国必须成为“有决定力的大国 ” （ shaping power ） ， 成为一个有能力为部分甚至全体国际社会解决问题、消弭冲突的国家。
To achieve this objective, Germany must become a “shaping power,” a state with the ability to solve problems and resolve conflicts affecting all or part of the international community.