German Conventional Defense Capabilities and Capacity

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The renewed and large-scale Russian attack on Ukraine that started on February 24, 2022, necessitates a fundamental rethinking of Germany’s defense policy. Therefore, this chapter analyzes to what extent Germany’s defense approach, especially in the realm of conventional capabilities and capacities, has been adjusted, and analyzes whether speaking of a real turning point (Zeitenwende) is fitting three years after its announcement, or whether Berlin is still in the process of undergoing a fundamental transformation.

You can find the full article by Aylin Matlé in the paper by the Strategic Studies Institute.

Bibliographic data

Matlé, Aylin. “German Conventional Defense Capabilities and Capacity.” German Council on Foreign Relations. March 2025.

You can find the full article by Aylin Matlé in the paper by the Strategic Studies Institute that was published by the US War Army College on February 27th 2025 here (Chapter 4).

Program

Center for Security and Defense