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Is mandatory military service on its way back in Germany? – DW – 08/07/2025
The German government says it aims to build up Europe's strongest conventional army, but is facing a shortage of personnel. Conscription was suspended in 2011 and now plans to bring it back in are on the table. Who's going to be affected? Will women serve? And amid rising tensions with Russia, how prepared is Germany? DW's Nina Haase talks to Michaela Küfner, Sina Schweikle, and David Matei. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:06 Bundeswehr social media influencer 01:43 Conscription debate 06:13 The government's plans 08:21 'Zeitenwende' 12:27 Friedrich Merz 13:32 Disunity within the SPD 17:57 German defense minister 25:24 Where do Germans stand? 29:14 Draft law 34:49 Women in the army 36:27 Germany's youth and military 40:57 End DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe:
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25-07-2025
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How the far-right AfD fuelled a campaign of division – DW – 07/25/2025
The deliberate spread of false information just handed the far right a big win. The vote on a new set of constitutional court judges was postponed. One candidate has been left damaged. We speak to Philipp Sälhoff, who heads a think tank that showed how a post by the far-right AfD party went on to fuel a campaign of disinformation and how this has become a wake-up call for German policy makers. CHAPTERS: 0'00' - Welcome 01'21'- The campaign begins 02'53' - Accusations stick 04'00' - AfD gets involved 05'51' - Abortion Trigger Point 09'30'- That viral moment 12'40' - Narrative derailed 13'47' - Campaign or Disinformation 15'44' - MPs get cold feet 17'44' - AfD Playbook 21'47' - Breaking the strategy? 25'21' - Get your MPs together! 27'20' - Shift the conservative normal 28'40' - Digital underperformance 32'56' - Manipulation effect 34'10' - Winner takes it all 35'10' - End Previous episode: Drama in parliament: How a routine vote blew up German politics How far-right social media impacted Germany's highest court | Protesters derail interview with AfD's Alice Weidel | DW News DW Berlin Briefing newsletter DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: For more news go to: For more news, analysis and background information on the German election 2025 go to our dedicated page: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: / dwnews ►TikTok: / dwnews ►Facebook: / deutschewellenews ►Twitter: / dwnews Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: / dwdeutsch Subscribe:
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11-07-2025
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"Helping Ukraine defeat Russia is doable" – DW – 07/11/2025
There are fresh doubts about whether the US President and Europe are on the same page on Ukraine. Why is Europe not using frozen Russian assets? And how worried are the Baltic states that they might become Putin's next targets? In this episode, DW's Nina Haase explores these questions with Estonian diplomat Jonatan Vseviov, defense expert Christian Mölling, and DW Russian's Roman Goncharenko. CHAPTERS: 00:00 Intro 01:22 Latest developments in Ukraine 03:59 Is Europe reacting enough? 07:11 Mixed messages from the U.S. 09:58 Germany's role 12:20 'The means of diplomacy have been exhausted' 15:53 How do Russians view Donald Trump? 23:30 Russian frozen assets 25:00 Self-Imposed red lines? 27:55 Past narratives, present risks 32:00 Interconnected global conflicts? 35:00 The 'Narva Scenario' 38:25 End DW Geofaktor DW Berlin Briefing on Apple Podcasts: Spotify: RSS feed DW Berlin Briefing: For more news go to: Follow DW on social media: ►Instagram: ►TikTok: ►Facebook: ►Twitter: Für Videos in deutscher Sprache besuchen Sie: Subscribe:
