Debrief: How Germany’s Defense Posture Is Transforming

Friedrich Merz in a Eurofighter

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz, pictured in the cockpit of a Eurofighter Typhoon.

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The era of Germany acting as a security freeloader is ending. Berlin is considering voluntary conscription, enacting spending levels not seen since the days when Soviet tanks were plowed into Prague and rearming on a grand scale. Few countries epitomize the changes in Europe’s wider security...
Sonny Butterworth

Sonny works as a Senior Defense Analyst on Aviation Week Network’s Defense Market Analyzer, where he is responsible for creating market profiles on countries in Europe, the Middle East and North Africa.

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