Dear MEL Topic Readers,
Germany decides to leave history in the past and prepare for war
Led by Vlademir Putin, Russia annexed Crimea in 2014 and invaded Ukraine on a full scale in 2022. Led by the USA, the Western allies have been supporting Ukraine ever since, both economically and militarily. However, the new US leader has made its allies suspicious of its support to Ukraine and NATO. Until recently, Germans had been reluctant to strengthen military forces because of their roles in the last two world wars, but their peace sentiment seems to have been changing. A recent poll in Germany suggested that not only nearly 80% of the respondents see Putin as dangerous to European peace and security but also 74% said the same for Donald Trump. Germany has recently lifted the strict budget cap on defense spending to upgrade its forces to improve preparedness. However, the military top thinks it needs 100,000 more troops to defend itself and NATO’s eastern flank, which most likely requires the reintroduction of compulsory military service like Lithuania, Sweden, and Latvia. It seems that the world is now experiencing a paradigm shift in international security from WWII and the Cold War.
Read the article and learn how Germans have changed their mindset for national security.
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cdjyjlkewr2o
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