Germany has a strong streak of pacifism as a core Identity ever since WW2. That includes a prohibition against exporting arms into conflicts that needed to be w

Germany has a strong streak of pacifism as a core Identity ever since WW2. That includes a prohibition against exporting arms into conflicts that needed to be waived here. Yes, they will tend to err on the side of caution, even drastically so. They make up for it with lots of money and taking in a large number of refugees.