Kind of a disappointing set of patch notes. It's looking more and more like the only way you want us to fight wars is brute force my army vs your army. Why? Any good commander in a war would try to find a way to neutralize the enemy's strengths while sacrificing as few of their resources as possible.
Also, why do we constantly try to focus around the military strength of countries? Looting is a benefit to small and weak nations. If you have a lot of money and a big army, there are easier ways to go about fighting a war that requires far less micro. You might miss out on some money, but instead you end the war faster and make gains in that respect. Military access is a benefit to the nation that spent the time to ensure good relations. Except now the evil dictator who cares nothing about anything else gets it for free. People constantly ask for more politics and such in the game, and here we go in the opposite direction. There's no need for any investment but a large military, assuming you can afford it.
Also, did you bother to fix the fact that the mil access gives access to all your enemies but none of your allies? Getting military access currently hurts you more than it helps you thanks to this oversight.