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Can Germany build Europe’s strongest military – and should it? | News Desk
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1:14:39Now PlayingGermany's new chancellor Friedrich Merz has vowed to build the "strongest conventional army in Europe", and plans to unlock billions of euros to transform the military. It's a major pivot, taking Germany from a culture of strategic restraint to a state of war-readiness. But is Europe ready for a bulked-up Bundeswehr? And can Germany's armed forces overcome decades of neglect and solve its recruitment crisis?
This week's panel:
Alex Forrest Whiting
Michelle Stockman
Dustin Hemmerlein
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Katja Hoyer, Historian & Journalist
Patrick Sensburg, Defense analyst, Bundeswehr Reservist President
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