Bundeswehr

Number of Germans leaving the armed forces doubles since Ukraine conflict

More and more people are leaving the Bundeswehr, saying they did not expect an armed conflict. The number is twice as large as last year.

Thanks but no tanks: German dilemma over supplying heavy weapons to Ukraine

As heavy fighting between Ukraine and Russia continues, Scholz’s coalition, the Greens and Free Democrats, have called on him to remove his doubts over supplying Ukraine with heavy weapons.

Commoditising conflict: What the rise of mercenaries implies for warfare

Offering the means of war to anyone who can afford it will transform warfare and — if left unchecked — can thrust the world into an era of perpetual fighting and suffering.

Germany completes troop withdrawal from Afghanistan

"After nearly 20 years of deployment, the last soldiers of our Bundeswehr have left Afghanistan this evening," German Defence Minister Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer said in a statement.