Topic: Bundeswehr

Germany plays catch-up after being on sidelines of NATO's Libya campaign

Germany's government now appears eager to make loans, unfreeze Libyan assets, and commit itself to aid for Libya, but a growing list of critics is saying it's all too little, too late.
08/25/2011 06:09 pm

In Pictures O Christmas tree

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Germany considers scrapping the draft

Deployments in Afghanistan have tested the Army's limits and bolstered arguments to scrap the draft and build a smaller, more professional volunteer force.
09/08/2010 06:30 pm

Editorial Board Blog Germany considers another step toward normalcy: dropping the draft

The minister of defense in Germany proposes ending the draft, a cold-war legacy but also an antidote to its past. The time for such a change seems right. But will it create a better Army, or just save the federal government some euros?
09/01/2010 12:00 am

Afghanistan war: Dutch withdrawal, WikiLeaks don't deter main NATO allies

The Afghanistan war has not been popular in Paris, Berlin, or London. But neither the Dutch withdrawal nor WikiLeaks revelations appears to be a threshold issue for voters.
08/02/2010 06:17 pm

Gallery World's top 10 military spenders

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Global News Blog Germany’s Merkel under siege after Afghanistan airstrike

The deadliest use of force by German troops since World War II has ignited a debate among an increasingly skeptical electorate.
09/08/2009 01:00 am

Opinion Germany's combat revival

The Bundeswehr's recent offensive in Afghanistan's Hindu Kush mountains is too timid for Washington, yet too bold for many in Germany.
08/07/2009 01:00 am