An alarming series of mishaps and accidents have hampered recent missions by the German military in Iraq and Ebola-stricken Western Africa. As Germany tries to live up to its international obligations, many are left wondering just how bad shape the Bundeswehr actually is in. Is Germany’s readiness compromised? Can it live up to its NATO obligations?
Our guests:
Alison Smale is the New York Times bureau chief in Berlin.
Judy Dempsey works as Senior Associate at Carnegie Europe and is editor-in-chief of Strategic Europe.
Johannes Leithäuser is a historian, political scientist and an economist whose areas of expertise include domestic politics as well as European and foreign affairs.
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