Why Germany is racing to rebuild its army
Are the German people on board with the government’s massive militarisation programme? Kate Connolly reports“Not so long ago, to be a German soldier dressed in German uniform was quite a difficult role to embody. I mean, you could be going down the street and you could be spat on, or you could...
<p>Are the German people on board with the government’s massive militarisation programme? Kate Connolly reports</p><p><em>“Not so long ago, to be a German soldier dressed in German uniform was quite a difficult role to embody. I mean, you could be going down the street and you could be spat on, or you could have names called at you.</em></p><p><em>“I’ve recently seen people get into conversation with soldiers, which I hadn’t seen in the past, [and] more recently, somebody going up to a soldier and actually getting him into conversation about his role, and at the end of the conversation, thanking him.”</em></p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/news/audio/2026/jan/26/why-germany-is-racing-to-rebuild-its-army">Continue reading...</a>
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