Politics

How Germany is building Europe’s biggest army for Europe but not with Europe [ANALYSIS]

Stuart Dowell
 24.04.2026, 15:36
German recruits at the Federal Ministry of Defense in Berlin in March, as the Bundeswehr embarks on its most ambitious expansion since the Cold War. Photo: PAP/EPA
German recruits at the Federal Ministry of Defense in Berlin in March, as the Bundeswehr embarks on its most ambitious expansion since the Cold War. Photo: PAP/EPA

As Washington steps back and Moscow looms, Berlin unveils a military strategy.