Der Spiegel on terror and responses to terror in Germany:

'Before de Maizière's much-heralded public statement, a so-called "Berlin Declaration," made the rounds among conservative state interior ministers belonging to de Maizière's Christian Democratic Union (CDU) and its Bavarian sister party, the Christian Social Union (CSU). It was originally supposed to be published next Thursday. The six-page paper begins with a turgid quote from Prussian philosopher Wilhelm von Humboldt: "Without security, there is no freedom." This is followed by a list of 27 proposals. More police. More powers for Germany's Bundeswehr armed forces to be deployed domestically. More data retention. A ban on burqas. Sanctions against new arrivals who refuse to integrate, "up to the point of expulsion."

The paper's authors even dusted off an old conservative rallying cry, demanding that rules surrounding dual citizenship be tightened after they were loosenedd by the governments of former Chancellor Gerhard Schröder in 2000 and his successor Angela Merkel in 2014.

Hundreds of thousands of German Turks with passports from both countries are having their loyalties openly questioned by some Christian Democrats. "We suggest that those who want to engage in the politics of foreign governments leave Germany," the paper reads.

Integration, security, the fight against terror, Turkish policy. The lines are blurring.

A year after Merkel's proclamation that "We can do it," there seems to be few traces of last summer's optimism in the conservatives' ranks. Back then, the chancellor was still confident that a "strong Germany" could absorb hundreds of thousands of immigrants and train and integrate them into the country's workforce.

The conservative interior ministers' proposals highlight to what extent fear has become a driving political force in Germany. Citizens fear terrorism and violence, while politicians fear the will of voters.'

Read the article here.

Loyalties questioned? We have seen that in the past. A law-abiding citizen is not necessarily a loyal citizen. The marriage between state and citizens is not a love affair. A state that insists on loyal (monogamous) citizens risks becoming a police state.

Let's hope that Merkel is still optimistic.