A Nation Must Think Before it Acts
Navigating Germany’s Defense Pivot
A nation must think before it acts.
Navigating Germany’s Defense Pivot
Welcome back to the Ties That Bind, a project of the Foreign Policy Research Institute examining the past, present, and future of NATO and the transatlantic relationship.
This season we examine how Western European NATO members like Germany are shifting their defense policies, pursuing rearmament, and what lies ahead for the future of European security.
This week FPRI President Aaron Stein sits down with Peter Beyer, a member of the German Bundestag, to evaluate the trajectory of Germany’s Zeitenwende defense shift. The conversation explores Germany’s expanding defense spending, military rearmament, and the ongoing response to Russian gray-zone threats and drone incursions. Beyer also addresses internal political pressure from the rising far-right AfD party and provides insights on the future of US-German security cooperation and transatlantic relations.
The third season of the Ties That Bind is generously supported by the Konrad Adenauer Stiftung USA.
