BERLIN (AP) — Germany is affirming its growing role on the world stage in new security guidelines that mark another step away from its caution after World War II.
A draft defense policy paper obtained by The Associated Press Tuesday and due to be presented on Wednesday states that “Germany is a globally highly connected country … which has a responsibility to actively shape the global order.”
It formalizes what leading officials have been saying for the past two years — a period in which Germany has played a leading diplomatic role in Ukraine’s conflict and also sent weapons to Kurdish fighters …read more
Source: KXAN
