An internal survey about extremist attitudes in the German military now found that it does not have "systemic" extremism in ...

Germany's newly elected chancellor, Friedrich Merz, called for Berlin to transform its Bundeswehr into the "strongest conventional army in Europe" in his first major speech to parliament.

Significantly, Merz began his speech by praising the pro-war and rearmament policies of his predecessor, Olaf Scholz (SPD).

European allies have stressed the urgency of growing and improving their military capabilities to counter Russia.

Conscription could be used to increase the size of the German army, Defense Minister Boris Pistorius has said Read Full ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said his government’s top priority is to transform the nation’s military into Europe’s ...

New German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he will work to bring Europe and the U.S. together in their approach to Ukraine.

The president clearly wants to end the bloodshed. He needs a better-organized strategy.

Since Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in 2022, Germany has drastically increased military spending, though its armed forces — known as the Bundeswehr — remain in dire need of investment after ...

Tamir Kalifa/Getty Images The Bundeswehr has around 181,600 active personnel, according to Global Firepower, which compiles military data. For overall military power, the Global Firepower index ...

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz plans to make the Bundeswehr the "strongest conventional army in Europe." Other EU countries ...