Why military service is back on the table in Germany | Berlin Briefing podcast скачать в хорошем качестве

Why military service is back on the table in Germany | Berlin Briefing podcast

The German government says it aims to build up Europe’s strongest conventional army, but is facing a shortage of personnel. Conscription was suspended in 2011 and now plans to bring it back in are on the table. Who's going to be affected? Will women serve? And amid rising tensions with Russia, how prepared is Germany? DW’s Nina Haase talks to Michaela Küfner, Sina Schweikle, and David Matei. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Bundeswehr social media influencer 01:43 Conscription debate 06:13 The government's plans 08:21 “Zeitenwende” 12:27 Friedrich Merz 13:32 Disunity within the SPD 17:57 German defense minister 25:24 Where do Germans stand? 29:14 Draft law 34:49 Women in the army 36:27 Germany’s youth and military 40:57 End LINKS: Germany fast-tracks its military buildup    • Germany fast-tracks its military buildup |...   How ready are Germans to defend Europe?    • How ready are Germans to defend Europe? | ...   DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast... Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/show/07Wp4c6... RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: https://rss.dw.com/xml/podcast_Berlin... For more news go to: https://www.dw.com/en/top-stories/s-9097 Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter: https://x.com/dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe:    / deutschewelleenglish   For more news go to: http://www.dw.com/en/ Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram:   / dwnews   ►TikTok:   / dwnews   ►Facebook:   / deutschewellenews   ►Twitter:   / dwnews   Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie:    / dwdeutsch   Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/user/deutsche...